The first recipient got his start very similarly to many of the legacy stories within our association and industry. His dad started the J. N. Marshall agency in Colorado in 1949 and was joined by his brother in 1953. Gregg Marshall came on board in 1986 to primarily focus on operations and finance. They built a successful agency with multiple offices covering the Rockies region. J. N. Marshall became Marshall-Rodeno Associated when they merged with Rodeno & Associates in the early 2000s.
2018 AIM / R Hall of Fame recipients— Gregg Marshall and wife Lorraine.
Throughout his career, Marshall had been actively involved with AIM / R, serving as conference chairman in Marco Island and president in 1998-1999. In being named to the Hall of Fame, Marshall reflected back on the four key cornerstones he had wanted to help the group accomplish:
Improve and increase the educational offerings of the association. Take a more active role in the industry. Promote the importance of the rep function across the industry. Improve the committee structure and operations.
Well done, Gregg Marshall!
Tom Tiernan, CPMR, of Tom Tiernan & Associates AIM / R President 2000-2001
Tom Tiernan was also inducted to the Hall of Fame this year. Based in Wisconsin, Tom Tiernan & Associates also covers Iowa, Minnesota, and North and South Dakota. His son, Michael, has joined the firm and is now the third generation at the business. Tiernan served in the military during the Vietnam War and as he describes, was“ patched up” by the Canadian Medical Team there. After returning home from service, he formed the agency in 1972. Former Haws executive Pat Kelly was one of the first who encouraged Tom to get involved with AIM / R. Brian Morgan presenting the 2018 AIM / R Hall of Fame award to Tom Tiernan( right).
“ There was always so much good information that members could share between each other that really helped us grow our agencies,” Tiernan said.“ Some of it was thought-provoking‘ open your eyes’ types of discussions while some others were everyday operational practices.” Tiernan said