Alumna Returns as Executive in Residence
Rawlins is the former president and CEO for Shelter Insurance Companies, headquartered in Columbia, Missouri. Her duties included oversight and operations of Shelter Mutual Insurance Company and its 10 subsidiary and affiliated companies, as well as related benefit plans and the Shelter Foundation. The companies currently operate in 21 states with a premium base of more than $2 billion and assets under management of more than $6 billion.
The first female to serve as Shelter’s president and CEO, Rawlins’ previous positions with the company include general counsel, secretary, senior vice president and executive vice president. While serving as president and CEO, she was a member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies. Since retiring in 2024, she continues to serve on the Board of Directors for Shelter Insurance Companies. Her civic duties include the chair of the Columbia Missouri Airport Advisory Board and the chair of the Board of the Missouri Innovation Center.
A graduate of Truman, Rawlins has a bachelor’s degree in political science. She has contributed to her alma mater in roles on the Board of Governors and the Truman State University Foundation Board.
Rawlins resides in Columbia with her husband, Blaine Einspahr. She manages her family farm in Hale, Missouri, where she grew up and continues as a fifth-generation farmer.
