Tusculum student receives Northwestern Mutual internship award

Northwestern Mutual has honored Tusculum College senior Kevin Jerome with its 2016 Southern Region Top Ten Intern award. The honor recognizes Jerome for an outstanding year with Northwestern Mutual, serving the financial security needs of clients and policy owners throughout the region.

“In a world of financial uncertainty, Northwestern Mutual financial experts like Kevin Jerome have helped deliver confidence to thousands of families,” says Greg Oberland, Northwestern Mutual president.

Kevin Jerome

During his internship with Northwestern Mutual, Jerome, an international business and economics major from Johnson City, offered personalized solutions that helped people reduce financial vulnerability and address a lifetime of needs and goals.

Through an on-campus recruiting event, he landed the internship with Northwestern Mutual. After only a few months, he was ranked nationally as Northwestern Mutual’s seventh leading intern in productivity.

In addition to school and work, Jerome is also a volunteer with the Young Professionals of Tri-Cities, Habitat for Humanity and Pou Yi Mou’n Yo, a charitable organization for children.

After graduation in May, Jerome will join the Atlanta office of Northwestern Mutual as a full time employee.

Robin Lay, director of Career Services at Tusculum College, helped Jerome apply for his internship and said, “Kevin has the unique confidence to ask very successful people for career advice—mixed with enough humility to make him teachable—which means that he will continue to grow personally and professionally.”

Northwestern Mutual financial professionals provide a comprehensive approach to financial planning in order to help clients meet a variety of personal and business needs. Clients are able to obtain personalized financial solutions through Northwestern Mutual’s commitment to financial strength, expertise with time-tested planning principles and comprehensive approach to planning – accompanied by a financial professional’s long-term commitment to listen, guide and encourage.