NAEE Annual Awards Program
The National Association of Economic Educators and the Council for Economic Education present the following five awards annually: The Bessie B. Moore Service Award is awarded to an economic educator who has provided outstanding service to economic education. The Henry H. Villard Research Award honors an individual who has conducted outstanding research in economic education. The John C. Schramm Leadership Award is given to someone who has exhibited great leadership in economic education. The International Award is awarded for exemplary contributions to economic education internationally. The Rising Star Award recognizes a new member to our network who has "hit the ground running." The newest award, the Abbejean Kehler Technology Award, was created to honor Abbejean Kehler and her contributions to economic education, particularly in the use of technology. Other special awards are also given from time to time.
To learn more about each award and to see the list of past recipients, please see the specific awards pages:
Bessie B. Moore Service Award
Henry H. Villard Research Award
John C. Schramm Leadership Award
International Award
Rising Star Award
Abbejean Kehler Technology Award
Special Awards
Submissions for the 2010 awards should be by email and received on or before June 1, 2010. Nominations should be submitted to Jane Lopus, Chair of the NAEE Awards Committee at the following email address: jane.lopus@csueastbay.edu. For more information, please contact Jane at that email address. (She is on sabbatical and not available by phone in her office.)
Nominations will be held for three years. If a nominee is not selected the first year, he/she will automatically be considered for the same award during the next two years. The principal nominator is invited to submit updated information.
How to Nominate
The following describes how to nominate an individual for the Schramm, Moore, Villard, International, and Rising Star Awards.
1. Before nominating an individual, please ask his/her permission and request a current vita. The vita should be five pages or less and should focus on the criteria for the relevant award.
2. Please include all nomination information in a single email message. Title the message with the name of the nominee and award (for example "John Maynard Keynes - Villard Research Award.") Include the following nomination information either combined in one email attachment or as separate attachments:
- Single page nomination cover page with the following information specified:
- Name, title, and network affiliation of nominee
Address, phone number and email address of nominee
- Name, title, and network affiliation of person submitting nomination
Address, phone number and email address of person submitting nomination
- A letter of nomination from the primary nominator
- A maximum of three letters supporting the nomination
- A copy of the nominee's vita. The vita should be five pages or less and should focus on the criteria for the relevant award
3. The nominating letter and support letters should provide specific information regarding the nominee's accomplishments in economic education relevant to the specific award. Incomplete nominations will not be considered. All materials should be submitted in one email message. You may combine the cover page, primary nominating letter, supporting letters, and nominee's vita in one email attachment or you may send the information as separate email attachments in the same email nominating message.
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