Business Briefs 

Prather

STEPHANY PRATHER, an agent with Farm Bureau Insurance, Flora, has been transferred to the Miami County office in Peru.

The transfer was effective June 2.

Wallar

CHARLES WALLAR, a tractor trailer driver for UPS, was recently recognized by the company for completing 30 years without an accident.

Wallar works out of the facility located at Lafayette.

He presently provides service in the Louisville to Lafayette area.

Indiana District Feeder Manager Keith Gardiner presented Wallar with a 30-year safe driving award, recognizing his achievement.

Wallar and his wife, Jamie, reside in Burrows. They have six children: Robin, Brian, Michael, Carrie, Clayton, and Alan.

UPS drivers log over two billion miles a year on U.S. roads and average less than one accident per million miles driven.

Kaeppel

Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance Marion County agent JASON KAEPPEL has been named "Agent of the Year for Marion County" by the Marion County Agency Manager.

Rick Kuster, district sales manager, uses the award as an incentive for the Marion County agents.

"The award is a good way to encourage agents to perform their best," Kuster said. "Jason won this award because he excelled and provided outstanding service to his clients."

Originally from Delphi, Kaeppel attended Indiana State University on a full scholarship for football and graduated with a degree in health and exercise and business administration. He and his wife, Jennifer, reside in Fishers. In his free time, he enjoys sports, traveling and boating.