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June 4, 1958
Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
What is this article about?
Ponzie Bernard Screen, a top salesman for Afro-American Life Insurance in Valdosta, is honored for $215 in sales during National Insurance Week, despite a disability from a 1952 auto accident. Since joining in October 1952, he has exceeded $1.5M in business and won numerous awards.
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Afro Honors Top Salesman
Ponzie Bernard Screen, Special Ordinary Sales Representative for the Afro-American Life Insurance Company working in the Valdosta area is being honored by his firm for extraordinary sales achievement during the recent National Insurance Week sales effort. Mr. Screen produced a total of $215.00 in Ordinary Business during one week's period.
He has been a consistent and prolific salesman since beginning his employment in October 1952 and since that time has produced in excess of $1,500,000 in Ordinary Business. He is a founder, charter member and past president of the National Insurance Association's Quarter Million Dollar Round Table and through his high personal production his automatically renewed his annual membership with this exclusive group each year since its establishment.
He has consistently won every top company prize and award for sales activities. Included among them a President's Annual Ordinary Trophy, Trip to Cuba, Annual trips to National Insurance Association Conventions and several National awards and honors.
This year's excellent record was made despite Mr. Screen's being on crutches as a result of a Thanksgiving auto accident last year. He has not permitted his disability to deter him from reaching his goal. Just this year he addressed the Annual Managers Conference from a wheelchair.
Mr. Screen is very active in his church, civic and fraternal life and stands out as a shining example of personal initiative and aggressiveness.
Georgia, Florida, the entire Southland and nation can well be proud of Mr. P. B. Screen, who is proving daily, despite physical handicaps that given a chance or opportunity a man can forge ahead to heights not yet dreamed of.
Ponzie Bernard Screen, Special Ordinary Sales Representative for the Afro-American Life Insurance Company working in the Valdosta area is being honored by his firm for extraordinary sales achievement during the recent National Insurance Week sales effort. Mr. Screen produced a total of $215.00 in Ordinary Business during one week's period.
He has been a consistent and prolific salesman since beginning his employment in October 1952 and since that time has produced in excess of $1,500,000 in Ordinary Business. He is a founder, charter member and past president of the National Insurance Association's Quarter Million Dollar Round Table and through his high personal production his automatically renewed his annual membership with this exclusive group each year since its establishment.
He has consistently won every top company prize and award for sales activities. Included among them a President's Annual Ordinary Trophy, Trip to Cuba, Annual trips to National Insurance Association Conventions and several National awards and honors.
This year's excellent record was made despite Mr. Screen's being on crutches as a result of a Thanksgiving auto accident last year. He has not permitted his disability to deter him from reaching his goal. Just this year he addressed the Annual Managers Conference from a wheelchair.
Mr. Screen is very active in his church, civic and fraternal life and stands out as a shining example of personal initiative and aggressiveness.
Georgia, Florida, the entire Southland and nation can well be proud of Mr. P. B. Screen, who is proving daily, despite physical handicaps that given a chance or opportunity a man can forge ahead to heights not yet dreamed of.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Personal Triumph
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
Bravery Heroism
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Sales Achievement
Insurance Salesman
Overcoming Disability
National Honors
Personal Initiative
What entities or persons were involved?
Ponzie Bernard Screen
Where did it happen?
Valdosta Area
Story Details
Key Persons
Ponzie Bernard Screen
Location
Valdosta Area
Event Date
October 1952
Story Details
Ponzie Bernard Screen is honored for exceptional sales performance despite a disability from a Thanksgiving auto accident, having produced over $1.5M in business since 1952 and winning numerous awards as a founding member of the Quarter Million Dollar Round Table.