A List 4/18/05 SLU ELECTS GEORGE COCHRAN TRUSTEE CANTON – George N. Cochran of Kenilworth, Illinois, has been elected a term trustee at St. Lawrence University, to begin July 1. Cochran, co-founder and managing director of Cochran, Caronia & Co. in Chicago, and his wife, Barbara, are the parents of two St. Lawrence students, Kelsey '06 and Brooks '08. The Cochrans have been leaders of the University's Parents Committee. A graduate of Principia College, with a Master of Business Administration degree from Northwestern University, Cochran began his career at Lloyds of London in 1976. Later, he moved to Corroon & Black Corporation. In 1983, he joined the investment banking firm Kidder, Peabody & Co., where he helped develop the firm's insurance industry mergers and acquisitions and financing practice. Subsequently, in 1995, Cochran served as managing director and insurance industry head of Coopers & Lybrand Securities, LLC. Cochran, Caronia & Co. is a leading full-service investment bank focused exclusively on serving the insurance industry. -30- Back To News Releases Back to St. Lawrence Homepage