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My names Steve Marsh . I'm the president of Business Insurance and Alumini Insurance services. What do we do?
I like to tell people that we help employers improve their bottom line by investing in the health of their employees.
During my second year at Mohawk College , I ran for student government , it was the thing that opened up my eyes to the world that was going to become
and eventually became my oyster. I'm so grateful to my time at Mohawk for doing that for me.
I met Steve back in 1995 when we had just obtained a hundred and four acre island from the Canadian Council of War Veterans.
And I was into a new job of fundraising . We had this big island but we needed now to develop some corporate sponsors and I met Steve through my boss , Bill Bain
Who is no longer with us, Steve was working with Tony Valeri at the time time.
And Steve hosted our first golf tournament for camp Maple Leaf.
You know the one thing about Steve , he accepts the most difficult of challenges and he accepts them , he takes them on , he solves problems in the most professional way
He's a leader of people. He has such great integrity and enthusiasm , he just inspires everybody that is in the community
I guess the message that I would give students today is , show up.
We live in a society that allows ourselves to avoid responsibility by texting an answer or sending a fax or an email and really just forgetting what it is that we have to be
So I think if you have good news. Take it in person , If you got bad news , take it in person. Pick up the phone and maybe warmth up the people to say
"I want to come and talk to you about something" But I really believe the success in the next generation of students that own everything that they have and own everything that happens to them
because the minute you stop communicating, you're done.
I just want to congratulate Steve for this Alumni of Distinction award. He's very deserving. Obviously Mohawk puts out some pretty good people
But Steve is number one and very very well deserving and I'm so proud of him.
I just think that this is a tremendous thing that Mohawk recognizes Steve because I see Steve of a man of honour , humility , decency , hard-working without ever seeking
the limelight. I am so delighted that Mohawk College would recognize Steve in this fashion.