National Financial Education Instructor
of the Year

Educators are the single most important influence on participants’ success. The Financial Education Instructor of the Year is given to distinguished financial education instructors who are not merely dispensers of knowledge; they are learning facilitators who can mold and modify participants’ behavior to guide them toward financial wellness.

Apply or nominate a financial educator

Each year the National Financial Educators Council selects an educator that represents the best practices in financial education to receive the Financial Education Instructor of the Year award.

Although the financial literacy curriculum that is used for instruction is important, the NFEC recognizes that educators play the most significant role in improving the financial capabilities of the students. The Financial Education Instructor of the Year award was created to highlight the work of those that are making a lasting difference in the lives of whom they reach.

The Financial Education Instructor of the Year (FEIY) award winner will receive a comprehensive benefits package, including a national press release and high-profile mentions on the NFEC’s website. Additionally, the person selected will be eligible for NFEC paid speaking opportunities.

Past national award winners were selected for the Financial Education Instructor of the Year based on three primary areas:


Education

The NFEC seeks to recognize those people that have a passion for improving the financial capabilities of those they serve. Their instruction style should motivate, engage, educate and move participants to take positive action. The NFEC seeks financial educators that not only show positive pre- and post-test results but also make a long-term impact on the financial behaviors of those they teach.

Financial Educator of the Year


Awareness

The Financial Education Instructor of the Year (FEIY) has been successful in raising awareness for the financial literacy movement. The ‘movement’ to improve the financial capabilities of the world’s citizens is at a tipping point – the NFEC seeks to reward those that are helping to further this mission.

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Sustainability

The FEIY has developed a business model that will support their outreach efforts in perpetuity.

Financial Educator of the Year

The National Financial Education Instructor of the Year Award Recipient Award Receives a Comprehensive Benefits Package:

The Right to Leverage the Financial Education Instructor of the Year Award Recipient Title (Only 1 Award Given Annually)
Custom Educator and Organization Spotlight Webpages Highlighting your Efforts and Promoting your Initiatives
Online Promotions the Generate 125,000+ Impressions
Featured on NFEC Website with Award Honors Page
Financial Education Instructor of the Year Plaque
National Press Release Announcing your Receipt of the Award
Featured in NFEC Twitter, Facebook, Google+ & Linkedin Social Media Posts
Featured in NFEC Newsletter and Electronic Communications

Apply or Nominate an Educator

By completing the form below you are giving the NFEC permission to review and utilize this material in FEIY promotions. There is no ($0) fee and the Financial Education Instructor of the Year award.  The NFEC commends those with a passion for improving the financial capabilities of those you serve. Thank you. You are making a lasting difference in the lives of those you reach.

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Past Financial Education Instructors of the Year

Past Recipients

Each year the National Financial Educators Council selects an educator who represents the best practices in financial education to receive the Financial Education Instructor of the Year award. The Financial Education Instructor of the Year award was created to highlight the work of people who are making a lasting difference in the lives of the students they reach.

Maria Riofrio

Each year the National Financial Educators Council honors an outstanding financial educator by presenting him or her with the coveted Financial Education Instructor of the Year Award. The 2019 recipient is Maria Riofrio, whose history of empowering people through financial literacy make her a strong match for the NFEC’s award criteria.
View Maria Riofrio's FEIY Profile

Sonia Anderson

Each year the National Financial Educators Council honors an outstanding financial educator by presenting him or her with the coveted Financial Education Instructor of the Year Award. The 2018 recipient is Sonia Anderson, whose history of empowering people through financial literacy make her a strong match for the NFEC’s award criteria.
View Sonia Anderson's FEIY Profile

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Ben Joergens

Each year the National Financial Educators Council honors an outstanding financial educator by presenting him or her with the coveted Financial Education Instructor of the Year Award. The 2017 recipient is Ben Joergens, whose commitment to bringing financial education to the at-risk and underserved, all conducted in a strong spirit of partnership and collaboration, make him a strong match for the NFEC’s award criteria.
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Sharon Lechter

Each year the National Financial Educators Council honors an outstanding financial educator by presenting him or her with the coveted Financial Education Instructor of the Year Award. The 2015 recipient is Sharon Lechter, whose history of delivering practical financial education programming, raising mainstream awareness, and promoting legislation to encourage improved financial competency among our nation’s citizens make her a strong match for the NFEC’s award criteria.
View Sharon Lechter's FEIY Profile

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Sam Renick

Each year the National Financial Educators Council honors an outstanding financial educator by presenting him or her with the coveted Financial Education Instructor of the Year Award. The 2016 recipient is Sam X Renick, whose history of delivering practical financial education programming, conducting financial literacy promotions, and encouraging legislation to encourage improved financial competency among our nation’s citizens make him a strong match for the NFEC’s award criteria.
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Diane Larsen

Diane Larsen is an award-winning economics teacher who conducts Certified Financial Education Instructor training, as well as other youth and adult programs for the NFEC. Diane was honored as the NFEC’s Financial Education Instructor of the Year (2011), received the Jump$tart Coalition Outstanding Educator of the Year Award in 2008, and her students have won the statewide Stock Market Simulation three times, with the latest victory in 2012.
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