{"id":1795,"date":"2018-08-27T18:09:41","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T22:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/?page_id=1795"},"modified":"2025-07-15T12:33:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T16:33:14","slug":"awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/membership\/awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1795\" class=\"elementor elementor-1795\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3339bf68 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"19835\" data-id=\"3339bf68\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73271496\" data-eae-slider=\"31168\" data-id=\"73271496\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77725874 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77725874\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #5d89b3;\">AFCPE Awards annually recognize the great work and innovations happening in financial education, research and practice. Award winners are recognized each November at the AFCPE<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Symposium.<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e2188b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"70099\" data-id=\"e2188b0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b0ea19\" data-eae-slider=\"42667\" data-id=\"4b0ea19\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f80a96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5f80a96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Robb-McCormick-Photography-8293-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38807\" alt=\"Image of the 2024 award winners on stage at the AFCPE Awards Ceremony\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Robb-McCormick-Photography-8293-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Robb-McCormick-Photography-8293-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Robb-McCormick-Photography-8293-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Robb-McCormick-Photography-8293-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Robb-McCormick-Photography-8293-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-980a42c\" data-eae-slider=\"70478\" data-id=\"980a42c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5f8748 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5f8748\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #579192;\"><em><strong>Setting the Standard<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2><div>\u00a0<\/div><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">2025 AFCPE Award Winners will be honored at the 2025 AFCPE Symposium in Phoenix-Glendale, AZ!<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Click &#8220;Learn More&#8221; on the awards below to\u00a0 get to know our past Award Recipients!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47b1dc74 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"47b1dc74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f062a75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f062a75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\"\n\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"button button-block\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\tAFCPE 2025 Award Applications are Closed\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a287bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"7723\" data-id=\"7a287bf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d16f09\" data-eae-slider=\"8123\" data-id=\"5d16f09\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dbd8c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5dbd8c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><span style=\"color: #002e5d;\"><strong><a id=\"individual\"><\/a><span style=\"color: #5d89b3;\">Member Awards for Individuals<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-318928f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"69829\" data-id=\"318928f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-302e3cc\" data-eae-slider=\"62939\" data-id=\"302e3cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f5e5a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-card\" data-id=\"8f5e5a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"card.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card membership-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-icon\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Award-Seal.jpg');\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAFCPE Member Awards\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"card-headline\">Distinguished Fellow<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><em>in memory of Celia Ray Hayhoe<\/em><\/h3><p>This award recognizes an individual who has made significant and long-lasting contributions to AFCPE over the years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button button-block\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/career-and-resource-center\/awards\/distinguished-fellow\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ebfbc60\" data-eae-slider=\"25969\" data-id=\"ebfbc60\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07395d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"07395d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Awards-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3210\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Awards-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Awards-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Awards-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Awards.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3063fe3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"52893\" data-id=\"3063fe3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1a23b4\" data-eae-slider=\"67428\" data-id=\"d1a23b4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c43cd53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-card\" data-id=\"c43cd53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"card.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card membership-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-icon\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Award-Seal.jpg');\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAFCPE Member Awards\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"card-headline\">Financial Counselor of the Year<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This award goes to a financial counselor who has contributed outstanding work in financial counseling.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button button-block\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/career-and-resource-center\/awards\/financial-counselor-of-year\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8df506e\" data-eae-slider=\"99848\" data-id=\"8df506e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dfee7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-card\" data-id=\"6dfee7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"card.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card membership-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-icon\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Award-Seal.jpg');\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAFCPE Member Awards\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"card-headline\">Financial Educator of the Year<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Honoring an individual who has provided exceptional service to teaching and\/or outreach.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button button-block\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/career-and-resource-center\/awards\/educator-of-the-year\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c80296 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"79275\" data-id=\"7c80296\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4008d6\" data-eae-slider=\"1827\" data-id=\"b4008d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77ec50b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"77ec50b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5636e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5636e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><span style=\"color: #002e5d;\"><strong><a id=\"organization\"><\/a><span style=\"color: #5d89b3;\">Member Awards for Organizations and Programs<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b67159 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"24791\" data-id=\"5b67159\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b6c2472\" data-eae-slider=\"47773\" data-id=\"b6c2472\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c205e8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-card\" data-id=\"c205e8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"card.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card membership-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-icon\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Award-Seal.jpg');\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAFCPE Member Awards\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"card-headline\">AFCPE Setting the Standard Award<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong><em>Recognizing outstanding organizations<\/em><\/strong><\/h3><p>The AFCPE \u201cSetting the Standard\u201d Award is an opportunity to recognize organizations that have made significant efforts and commitment to the high standards of professionalism that AFCPE has established.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button button-block\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/career-and-resource-center\/awards\/setting-the-standard-award\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1073247\" data-eae-slider=\"95386\" data-id=\"1073247\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cbef74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-card\" data-id=\"9cbef74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"card.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card membership-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-icon\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Award-Seal.jpg');\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAFCPE Member Awards\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"card-headline\">Outstanding Consumer Financial Information<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nominate the person or organization that is providing outstanding consumer information in the field of financial counseling and planning.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button button-block\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/career-and-resource-center\/awards\/outstanding-consumer-financial-information\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0816e57 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"6510\" data-id=\"0816e57\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9331196\" data-eae-slider=\"85436\" data-id=\"9331196\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5f35cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-card\" data-id=\"e5f35cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"card.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card membership-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-icon\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Award-Seal.jpg');\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAFCPE Member Awards\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"card-headline\">Outstanding Educational Program<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>This award goes to an educational program that is significantly impacting our field. The program is innovative and adaptable for other practitioners and educators to adapt and\/or apply in their own work.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button button-block\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/career-and-resource-center\/awards\/outstanding-educational-program\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-458e306\" data-eae-slider=\"50360\" data-id=\"458e306\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f44f47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-card\" data-id=\"9f44f47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"card.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card membership-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-icon\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Award-Seal.jpg');\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAFCPE Member Awards\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"card-headline\">Outstanding Financial Counseling and\/or Planning Center<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This award goes to a financial counseling or planning center that has demonstrated its effectiveness in its local community.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button button-block\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/career-and-resource-center\/awards\/financial-counseling-center\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ffb52e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"85448\" data-id=\"7ffb52e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e0f103\" data-eae-slider=\"70057\" data-id=\"6e0f103\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adeccd3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"adeccd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a76a55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a76a55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><span style=\"color: #002e5d;\"><strong><a id=\"journal\"><\/a><span style=\"color: #5d89b3;\">Journal Award<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fd4563 elementor-widget elementor-widget-card\" data-id=\"6fd4563\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"card.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card membership-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-icon\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Award-Seal.jpg');\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAFCPE Journal Award\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"card-headline\">Outstanding Research Journal Article of the Year<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">All papers accepted for publication in the research journal are automatically nominated for this award. The winning paper will include a thorough and appropriate review of the literature of the topic addressed. Sound research methodologies must be employed and include sound operational definitions, appropriate measuring devices, and adequate statistical analyses. The successful paper will also provide creative and innovative approaches to using the information in practice.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button button-block\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/career-and-resource-center\/awards\/outstanding-research-journal-article\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c87af8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"78519\" data-id=\"5c87af8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7f1c9b\" data-eae-slider=\"62751\" data-id=\"a7f1c9b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad5d34c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ad5d34c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f167c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f167c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><strong><a id=\"symposium\"><\/a><span style=\"color: #5d89b3;\">Symposium Awards<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2552ce3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"3150\" data-id=\"2552ce3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59bc218\" data-eae-slider=\"90052\" data-id=\"59bc218\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6a2499 elementor-widget elementor-widget-card\" data-id=\"b6a2499\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"card.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card membership-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-icon\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Award-Seal.jpg');\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAFCPE Symposium Awards\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"card-headline\">Outstanding Symposium Putting It into Practice Award<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This award winner, nominated by the submission reviewers and chosen by a select committee, has presented findings or developed a workshop with actionable strategies and insights that could make a meaningful, lasting impact for the profession.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button button-block\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/career-and-resource-center\/awards\/symposium-practitioners-forum-award\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b8f87e\" data-eae-slider=\"29022\" data-id=\"1b8f87e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d5e936 elementor-widget elementor-widget-card\" data-id=\"1d5e936\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"card.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card membership-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-icon\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Award-Seal.jpg');\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAFCPE Symposium Awards\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"card-headline\">Outstanding Symposium Research Paper<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This award winner was nominated by the submission reviewers and chosen by a select committee. The paper must include a thorough review of literature, a new and innovative approach to examining a current topic, and employ sound research methods. The paper must also include a thorough and creative practical applications section.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button button-block\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/career-and-resource-center\/awards\/symposium-research-paper\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c3e23a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"27086\" data-id=\"9c3e23a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48d8d5d\" data-eae-slider=\"15445\" data-id=\"48d8d5d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d16f0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-card\" data-id=\"8d16f0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"card.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card membership-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-icon\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Award-Seal.jpg');\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAFCPE Symposium Awards\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"card-headline\">Outstanding Symposium Student Paper <\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This award winner, nominated by the submission reviewers and chosen by a select committee, is a student who has written a paper that is of great use to the profession. The paper must include a thorough review of literature, a new and innovative approach to examining a current topic, and employ sound research methods. The successful paper will also include a thorough and creative practical applications section.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button button-block\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/career-and-resource-center\/awards\/symposium-student-paper\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d4a3b5\" data-eae-slider=\"98779\" data-id=\"6d4a3b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ec0d91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-card\" data-id=\"6ec0d91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"card.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card membership-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-icon\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Award-Seal.jpg');\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAFCPE Symposium Awards\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"card-headline\">Outstanding Symposium Poster<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This award winner was nominated by the submission reviewers and chosen by a select committee. The poster must include a thorough review of literature, a new and innovative approach to examining a current topic, and employ sound research methods. The poster also includes a thorough and creative practical applications section.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button button-block\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/career-and-resource-center\/awards\/symposium-poster-award\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bcf1c85 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"68888\" data-id=\"bcf1c85\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb7d231\" data-eae-slider=\"54302\" data-id=\"eb7d231\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c158b1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-card\" data-id=\"c158b1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"card.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card membership-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-icon\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Award-Seal.jpg');\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAFCPE Symposium Awards\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"card-headline\">Outstanding Research to Practice<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11839 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NEFE-Primary-Logo-with-Full-Name-003-300x89.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"89\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NEFE-Primary-Logo-with-Full-Name-003-300x89.png 300w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NEFE-Primary-Logo-with-Full-Name-003-1024x302.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NEFE-Primary-Logo-with-Full-Name-003-768x227.png 768w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NEFE-Primary-Logo-with-Full-Name-003-1536x453.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/NEFE-Primary-Logo-with-Full-Name-003-2048x604.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>It is through the integration of research, education, and practice that AFCPE supports professionals and strives to improve the economic well-being of individuals and families worldwide. This award winner, nominated by the submission reviewers and chosen by a select committee, demonstrates effective collaboration of research and practice to advance the field and elevate the standards.\u00a0<strong>Award Sponsored By: National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE)<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button button-block\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/career-and-resource-center\/awards\/research-to-practice\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa3bf53 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"47199\" data-id=\"fa3bf53\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1166373\" data-eae-slider=\"16676\" data-id=\"1166373\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d076847 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d076847\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddd6a85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddd6a85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><span style=\"color: #002e5d;\"><strong>AFCPE\u2019s Commitment to Diversity &amp; Inclusion:<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e3814ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"3477\" data-id=\"e3814ac\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8489255\" data-eae-slider=\"30598\" data-id=\"8489255\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77a16e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77a16e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cDiversity and inclusion ensure a safe, positive, nurturing, and tolerant environment with mutual respect, free of prejudice. They celebrate differences, including those visible and invisible, in addition to thoughts and opinions that are essential for the involvement and empowerment of our society.\u201d<\/p><p>\u2013 Definition established by AFCPE Diversity &amp; Inclusion Task Force<\/p><p>The AFCPE Awards Task force encourages applications from all AFCPE Members, regardless of race, gender, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, political party, and religious affiliation. When submitting your application, please take a moment to ensure that you have done so through a lens of inclusion.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d891f3\" data-eae-slider=\"14390\" data-id=\"1d891f3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a5523f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1a5523f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"668\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/diversity-and-inclusion.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6830\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/diversity-and-inclusion.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/diversity-and-inclusion-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/diversity-and-inclusion-768x513.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b0f2679 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"61139\" data-id=\"b0f2679\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-906257a\" data-eae-slider=\"86764\" data-id=\"906257a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83da314 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"83da314\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65ac9fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"58618\" data-id=\"65ac9fc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1a8f41\" data-eae-slider=\"68561\" data-id=\"b1a8f41\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d67541b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d67541b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #002e5d;\">Awards FAQs<\/span><\/h2><p>You asked. We answer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21d4191 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"21d4191\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/membership\/awards\/faq\/\"\n\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"button button-primary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\tRead our Awards FAQs\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-815ea1c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"815ea1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7586b78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7586b78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #002e5d;\">Want to connect with an Award Winner?<\/span><\/h2><p>Contact <a href=\"mailto: rdeleon@afcpe.org\">Rachael DeLeon<\/a>, Director of Communications &amp; Member Services.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AFCPE Awards annually recognize the great work and innovations happening in financial education, research and practice. Award winners are recognized each November at the AFCPE\u00ae Symposium. Setting the Standard 2025 AFCPE Award Winners will be honored at the 2025 AFCPE Symposium in Phoenix-Glendale, AZ! Click &#8220;Learn More&#8221; on the awards below to\u00a0 get to know our past Award Recipients! 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