{"id":8289,"date":"2023-02-20T17:01:19","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T17:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/alumni\/?post_type=furman-update&p=8289"},"modified":"2023-02-20T17:01:19","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T17:01:19","slug":"wayne-and-rubye-reid-award-kevin-bryant-85","status":"publish","type":"furman-update","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/alumni\/news\/wayne-and-rubye-reid-award-kevin-bryant-85\/","title":{"rendered":"Wayne and Rubye Reid Award: Kevin Bryant \u201985"},"content":{"rendered":"

Furman University presented a number of major awards at its annual Bell Tower Ball Saturday, Feb. 11.<\/p>\n

The event,\u00a0which took place at the Greenville Convention Center, celebrated the accomplishments of members of the Furman community. Several alumni, a community partner and friends of the university were honored for their professional achievements and for their generosity, service and leadership to the university and community.<\/p>\n

Wayne and Rubye Reid Award
\nKevin Bryant \u201985<\/strong><\/p>\n

Recognizes alumni who have made significant contributions to the career development of Furman students.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"Kevin is a Managing Director with Marsh McLennan (NYSE:MMC), the world\u2019s leading professional services firm in the areas of people, strategy and risk. With annual revenues over $20B, the company\u2019s more than 85,000 colleagues advises clients in over 130 countries. Kevin leads Marsh\u2019s US Public Sector, a leading global business vertical for Marsh McLennan. Kevin is a member of Marsh McLennan\u2019s Public Sector Steering Committee which guides their $1B global Public Sector business and more than 1500 global Public Sector clients. Kevin\u2019s leadership within Marsh McLennan is vast. He sits on Marsh\u2019s US Inclusion & Diversity Council and is the executive sponsor of Marsh\u2019s Black colleagues Business Resource Group.<\/p>\n

Prior to re-joining Marsh in 2021, he served as Executive Vice President and Resident Managing Director for Aon.\u00a0 Kevin has more than 30 years of experience in the insurance brokerage industry as a prominent risk, talent, health, retirement and investment advisor because of his innovation and thought leadership across client organizations and industry verticals.<\/p>\n

Kevin is a Trustee at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee. He has also served as a board member for the following community organizations: The Greenville International Business Center, the SC Business Coalition on Health, and the United Way of Greenville African American Leadership Council. Kevin is a member of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.<\/p>\n

Kevin earned his Bachelor of Arts in political science from Furman in 1985, minored in business administration and played on the men\u2019s basketball team. He joined Furman\u2019s Board of Trustees in 2015 and previously served on the Alumni Board. He and his wife, Mitzi, have two children, Kristina and KJ.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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