Waring first woman in The American College Hall of Fame

“I am a passionate supporter of lifelong learning,” said Waring. “My entire career has been about moving forward and embracing new challenges in various positions at State Farm. None of that would be possible without a desire to confront challenges and always learn and grow.”

Waring is a true example of climbing the corporate ladder. She worked in academics for 15 years before becoming an insurance agent with State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company in Mercersburg, Pa. in 1986. Over the next two decades, she steadily progressed in roles of increasing responsibility with the company, achieving her first promotion to Agency Manager in Hanover, Pa., in 1990. Four years later, she moved to Concordville, Pa. to assume the position of Agency Director. In 1996, Waring was named Executive Assistant – Agency in the President’s Office and moved in 1997 to Ballston Spa, N.Y. to become Vice President – Agency. Three years later, she advanced again to Vice President – Mutual Funds, moving back to the Home Office in Illinois. In 2001, Waring became Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer at State Farm Life Insurance. She assumed her current position of Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer – State Farm Life and Vice President – Health in 2004.

Waring has a significant history of support for The American College and strives to strengthen education for women in financial services. In 2004, she was instrumental in the creation of the first State Farm Women’s Symposium on the institution’s campus in Bryn Mawr, Pa. In 2007, she led a panel to create and endow the State Farm Chair in Women and Financial Services, a post recognized for its production of top academic research and publication.