Steven W. Rose of Potomac, Md., has served as an agent with State Farm since 1972 and is a Lifetime Member of the President’s Club, State Farm’s highest recognition.

He was the recipient of the University’s 2006 President’s Leadership Award, as well as the 2003 Distinguished Alumni Service Award. From 1995 to 1999, Rose was a member of the National Alumni Association’s Board of Directors, serving as chair of the Alumni Resources Committee. He is a third-term member of Truman’s Foundation Board and has served as board vice president. Rose continues to fund the annual Steve Rose Performing Arts Scholarship, assisting deserving theatre students at Truman. 

He chaired a special fundraising initiative and made a substantial leadership gift to name the performance theatre in the University’s new Fine Arts Center in honor of Professor Emeritus of Dramatics James G. Severns. As a student, Rose appeared in several campus performances directed or produced by Dr. Severns. He worked for two seasons with Dr. Severns at the University’s Ice House Summer Stock Theater in Hannibal, Mo., in the late 1960s. Rose was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon, Alpha Phi Omega, Business Administration Club, College Players, Psychology Club, and Young Democrats. He was featured in a national television commercial for State Farm, and as a member of the Screen Actors Guild, Rose has appeared in several motion pictures, television shows, and in commercials shot in the Washington/Baltimore area.