[031]Robert E. Musto Insurance Hall of Fame

The Robert E. Musto Insurance Hall of Fame at MTSU recently held its annual induction ceremony at the Franklin Marriott at Cool Springs to honor four professionals who have made outstanding contributions to Tennessee’s insurance industry. They are, left to right, Ronald L. Corbin, field vice president of the Southern Region for Allstate Insurance Company in Nashville; Chester A. Butler III, from Brentwood, who founded his own agency, The Butler Company, in 1983; Scott Maclellan, grandson of honoree Thomas Maclellan (deceased), who was born in Scotland in 1837 and founded the Unum Group, which is the world’s largest disability insurer (Maclellan is an industry legend in the Chattanooga area.); and Andy Womack, State Farm Insurance Agent in Murfreesboro, who also served as a senator in the Tennessee General Assembly from 1988 to 2000. In 1997, Robert L. Musto, son of Robert E. Musto, presented a $10,000 gift to MTSU's Martin Chair of Insurance in honor of his father, which provided the foundation for the hall of fame. The late Robert E. Musto served as vice president of the former National Life and Accident Insurance Company. Robert L. Musto of Nashville is regional sales manager of the company his father helped build. To date there are 38 members of the Robert E. Musto Insurance Hall of Fame, which is under the auspices of the Tommy T. Martin Chair of Insurance in MTSU’s Jennings A. Jones College of Business. Dr. Kenneth W. Hollman is chair holder.