Van Wyk Underwrites Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales At Calvin College's The January Series 2010
GRAND RAPIDS, January 15, 2010: Van Wyk Risk & Financial Management (Van Wyk) is pleased to announce that on January 15 the company was the Daily Underwriter for Calvin College's free speaker series, The January Series 2010.
Van Wyk underwrote speaker Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, one of the top ten most visited websites in the world. Mr. Wales is a U.S. internet entrepreneur and wiki pioneer, and was named one of TIME Magazine's "100 Most Influential People." His speech is titled "Democracy and the Internet."
The January Series of Calvin College is one of the leading lecture and cultural arts series in the country. In its 23rd year, the series continues a long tradition of bringing a free liberal arts education for 15 weekdays in January. The series runs January 6 - January 26 at Calvin College. For more information, visit www.calvin.edu/january
Van Wyk Risk & Financial Management was founded in Grand Rapids in 1982 as the Van Wyk Insurance Agency. The independent firm is a multi-million dollar, full-service provider of risk management, insurance and related services to businesses and individuals. With a client retention rate that is the envy of the industry, Van Wyk is known as the company where clients come for good.
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