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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Nominations for 2025 are open now! | Both the nominator and the nominee must be members of NAEE. Anyone involved in economic education can nominate if they are a member of the organization, and any individual nominated can be considered if they are members or join the organization. Nominations will be held for consideration for three years. If a nominee is not selected the first year, they will automatically be considered for the same award during the next two years. HOW TO NOMINATE 1. Before nominating an individual, please ask their permission, make sure they are a current NAEE member, and request a current vita in electronic format. The vita should be five pages or less and should focus on the criteria for the relevant award. 2. Please submit all materials associated with the nomination at the same time using the online nomination form. The following information is needed:
3. Nominating and support letters should provide specific information regarding the nominee's accomplishments in economic education relevant to specific awards. Incomplete nominations will not be considered. Please upload the vita and up to three nominating letters with the nomination using the online form. |
James O'Neill Economic Education Multiplier Award 2024 Julie Heath | The James O'Neill Economic Education Multiplier Award is presented by the National Association of Economic Educators to an economic educator who has been unusually successful at developing teachers of economics, and beyond that, someone who has inspired these teachers to also be advocates, recruiting other teachers into the economics fold. This economic educator, in the spirit of the award's namesake, multiplied the number of teachers, who further multiplied the number of students impacted by economics. The James O'Neill Economic Education Multiplier Award will be presented at the NAEE professional development meeting or at the annual NAEE meeting. Click here to learn more about James O'Neill CRITERIA ELIGIBILITY |
James O'Neill Economic Education Multiplier Previous Winners 2015 James O'Neill 2021 Andrew Hill 2022 Jim Charkins 2023 Steve Buckles 2024 Julie Heath |
Bessie B. Moore Service Award 2024 Princeton Williams | The Bessie B. Moore Service Award is designed to recognize individuals who are, or have been, affiliated with the CEE/NAEE organizations, and whose outstanding and dedicated service has had a significant impact on the delivery and enhancement of economic education. As one of our foremost economic educators, Moore organized and conducted economic education programs that gained board and community support, operated on a sound financial basis, reached virtually all Arkansas schools and attained national recognition for teacher curriculum projects. The Arkansas program, under her leadership and skillful management, became a model for other states. Click here to learn more about Bessie B. Moore. CRITERIA ELIGIBILITY |
Bessie B. Moore Service Award Previous Winners 1987 Sanford Gordon | 2000 Joanne Dempsey | 2013 Barbara Flowers 2021 Jeannette Bennett 2022 Ruth Cookson 2023 Debbie Henney 2024 Princeton Williams |
Henry H. Villard Research Award 2019 | The Henry H. Villard Research Award was established to encourage and recognize outstanding contributions in economic education research. As a faculty member at City University in New York, Villard was co-founder and first editor of The Journal for Economic Education. His contributions to early research in the discipline were notable and set the tone and pace for later research. The NAEE Research Committee makes a recommendation for the recipient of this award. Click here to learn more about Henry H. Villard. CRITERIA ELIGIBILITY |
Henry H. Villard Research Award Previous Winners 1986 Phil Saunders |
1998 Robin Bartlett | 2010 David Colander 2021 No Award Given 2022 No Award Given 2023 No Award Given 2024 No Award Given |
Rising Researcher Award 2023 Ashley Tharayil | The Rising Researcher Award was established by the National Association of Economic Educators to encourage and recognize outstanding contributions in economic education research at the advanced assistant professor or associate professor levels. The NAEE Research Committee makes a recommendation for the recipient of this award. CRITERIA ELIGIBILITY |
Rising Researcher Award Previous Winners 2020 Jamie Wagner 2021 No Award Given 2022 Laura Ahlstrom 2023 Ashley Tharayil 2024 No Award Given |
John C. Shramm Leadership Award 2024 Amy Lee | The John C. Shramm Leadership Award is designed to recognize individuals who are, or have been, affiliated with the CEE/NAEE network, and whose leadership has had an extraordinary, positive impact at both the state and national levels. As director of the Kazanjian Foundation and the Kazanjian Awards Program (later sponsored by the International Paper Foundation), Schramm provided national leadership in economic education that serves as a model for the network. Click here to learn more about John C. Shramm. CRITERIA ELIGIBILITY |
John C. Shramm Leadership Award Previous Winners 1986 George Dawson | 2000 Donald R. Wentworth | 2014 Bonnie Meszaros 2021 Julie Heath 2022 Mike Raymer 2023 Elena Zee 2024 Amy Lee |
Patricia Elder International Award 2024 Elbe Matsatalu | The Patricia Elder International Award, renamed in 2010 for long-time international specialist for CEE, Patty Elder, is designed to recognize individuals whose outstanding and dedicated service and leadership have had a significant impact on the delivery or enhancement of economic education throughout the world. Click here to learn more about Patricia Elder. CRITERIA ELIGIBILITY |
Patricia Elder International Award Previous Winners 2001 Michael Watts | 2009 Elena Reshetnyak | 2017 Joanne Dempsey 2021 Hugo Eyzaguirre 2022 Jane Lopus 2023 Steve Cobb 2024 Elbe Matsatalu |
Rising Star Award 2024 Megan Kirts | This award is to recognize an individual who has been a member of the economic education network for seven years or less. The purpose of the award is to identify someone who has "hit the ground running" and made extraordinary contributions to economic education programs or services early in his or her career in economic education. The Rising Star Award encourages, recognizes, and acclaims one who has met the challenges of providing economic education service early on and who demonstrates the dedication and potential to be a strong leader in the future. CRITERIA ELIGIBILITY |
Rising Star Award Previous Winners 1998 Jeannette Mitchell | 2007 John Morris and Scott Niederjohn | 2016 Kim Holder & Jennifer Davidson 2021 Abdullah Al-Bahrani & Andrea Caceres-Santamaria 2022 Jamie Wagner 2023 John Kruggel 2024 Megan Kirts |
Abbejean Kehler Technology Award 2024 Andria Matzenbacher | This award recognizes a NAEE member instrumental in promoting the use of technology to improve the delivery of programs in economic education. This award recognizes the contribution of Abbejean Kehler, who chaired the NAEE Technology Committee for several years and continued serving on the Committee until her death in 2009. This special honor is given at the discretion of the NAEE Technology Committee to a NAEE member who exhibits the Abbe's commitment to utilizing technology as a means of building a stronger network for economic educators, and improving the efficiency of Councils and Centers in delivering teaching training programs. Click here to learn more about Abbejean Kehler. CRITERIA ELIGIBILITY |
Abbejean Kehler Technology Award Previous Winners 2009 Tawni Ferrarini | 2016 Carlos Asarta 2021 Jennifer Davidson 2022 Derek D'Angelo 2023 Chris Cannon | 2024 Andria Matzenbacher |
Phil Saunders Best Economic Education Paper Award Email Research Committee Chair to Submit
2024 Ornella Darova & Ann Duchene |
This award recognizes a NAEE member or members who authored or co-authored an economic education paper judged the "best of the year." This comes with a $500 cash award. A paper considered for this award should not have been published prior to presentation and must have been presented at a NAEE-sponsored research session (i.e. ASSA, CTREE, CEE, or other conference with a specific NAEE-sponsored research session that year). At least one of the authors must be a NAEE member and willing to present at the research session in the spring conference (plan to work with the NAEE Research Committee Chair regarding this). This special honor is given at the discretion of the NAEE Research Committee to a NAEE member who exhibits Dr. Saunders' commitment to improving our knowledge of the teaching and learning of economics. Submit full papers during the NAEE award call in the fall to the Chair of the Research Committee. The award will be presented at NAEE’s spring meeting. Self-nominations are welcome. Submit full papers prior to each conference to the Chair of the Research Committee. The award will be presented at NAEE’s spring meeting. Click here to learn more about Phil Saunders.Phil Saunders Best Economic Education Paper Award Previous Winners 2008 Paul Grimes, Kevin Rogers, and Becky Campbell, for "K-12 Economic Education and Access to Financial Services" 2009 William B. Walstad, Ken Rebeck, and Richard A. MacDonald, for "The Effects of Financial Education on the Financial Knowledge of High School Students" 2010 Sue Lynn Sasser and Paul Grimes, for "Personal Financial Literacy: A Baseline Analysis Of Teacher Knowledge In Oklahoma" 2011 Roger Butters and Carlos Asarta, for "Gender And Economic Understanding In U.S. High Schools" 2013 William Walstad and Elizabeth Breitbach, for "Financial Literacy and Banking: Findings and Implications for Economic Education." 2014 Tisha L.N. Emerson, Linda English, and Gayle Hoyt, for "High School Economics, State Mandates, and Preparation for College Level Economics Courses." 2017 Amanda Brooke Jennings, Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship, University of Delaware, for "Spending my parents' money, saving my own money: A mixed methods approach to kids' purchasing behaviors" 2019 Ashley Tharayil and William Walstad, for “Investigating the Relationship between Financial Education and Financial Risk Tolerance.” 2020 Laura Ahlstrom, Carlos Asarta, and David Switzer, for "Does Taking a Principles of Economics Course Online Influence Student Performance in Intermediate Economics Courses?" 2021 Cynthia Harter, for "Breaking It Down: Disaggregated Personal Finance Test Scores of Teachers and Students" 2022 Jens Schubert, for "The Effect of Gender on Study Effort: Nudges Versus Market Incentives" 2023 Tin-Chun Lin, for "Can Online Discussions Benefit Students’ Learning in Online Courses? Evidence from Teaching Introduction to Microeconomics" 2024 Ornella Darova and Anne Duchene, for "Diversity in Teams: Collaboration and Performance in Experiments with Different Tasks" |
2023 Gökhan Buturak, Panu Kalmi, and Saija Alanko | While NEFE’s mission is “to inspire educated financial decision-making for individuals and families through every stage of life”, NAEE’s mission is “to advance economic and financial literacy by serving educators.” The paper receiving the award will demonstrate how high-quality research is the foundation of inspirational educational efforts in financial decision making. The National Endowment for Financial Education sponsors the NAEE Best Financial Education Paper Award. This comes with a $500 cash award and another $500 to help defray travel costs to NAEE’s spring meeting. At least one of the authors must be a NAEE member and willing to present at the research session in the spring conference (plan to work with the NAEE Research Committee Chair regarding this). A paper considered for this award should focus on financial literacy or financial literacy education and not have been published prior to presentation and must have been presented at a NAEE-sponsored research session (i.e. ASSA, CTREE, CEE, or other conference with a specific NAEE-sponsored research session that year). Submit full papers by December 1st to the Chair of the Research Committee. Self-nominations are welcome. NEFE Best Financial Education Paper Previous Winners 2020 Jamie Wagner and William Walstad, for "The Effects of Financial Education on the Financial Behaviors of Gen Z, Gen Y, and all Generations" 2021 Abdullah Al-Bahrani, Jamie Weathers, and Darshak Patel, for "Racial Differences in the Returns to Financial Literacy Education" 2022 Jamie Wagner and William Walstad, for "Gender Differences in Financial Decision-Making and Behaviors in Single and Joint Households" 2023 Gökhan Buturak, Panu Kalmi, and Saija Alanko, for "The Effect of Financial Education on Risky Financial Decisions: Experimental Evidence" |
Special Awards 2023 Mary Suiter | An individual award that is presented to honor someone for contributions to NAEE or CEE or economic education when those contributions are not a natural fit into the specific categories of the other awards. The Awards Committee typically initiates this award with the approval of the Executive Committee. NOMINATION |
Special Awards Previous Winners 2006 Claire Melican: Special Award for Outstanding Service to Research in Economic Education 2022 William Walstad: Special Award for Lifetime Achievement 2023 Mary Suiter: Special Award for Lifetime Achievement |
The Calvin K. Kazanjian Foundation supports new ideas and approaches to helping people more fully understand how economics can play a role in making their lives, their communities, and the world a more prosperous place. The Economic Pedagogy Scholar Award was created to recognize a NAEE member whose pedagogical scholarship has helped more people understand basic economics, in keeping with the vision of Calvin K. Kazanjian. The purpose of this award is to recognize a NAEE member’s body of economic pedagogical work, honor their consistent and continued engagement in economic education, and acknowledge the impact and innovation of their scholarship that has been distributed through peer-reviewed publications and peer-reviewed conference presentations. CRITERIA
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Pedagogy Scholar Previous Winners 2023 Cheryl Ayers 2024 Stephen Day |
The Bonnie T. Meszaros Curriculum Leadership Award is presented to an economic educator who has been especially successful in developing K–12 economics curriculum. In a career spanning nearly 50 years, Bonnie Meszaros, wrote, edited, and led the development of hundreds of lessons used extensively by educators nationwide. She generously shared her time and expertise to champion the network’s active-learning lesson model while training, developing, and mentoring countless economics lesson writers across the United States and abroad. CRITERIA
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Curriculum Leadership Previous Winners 2023 Bonnie Meszaros |