|  Award Winners 2015 - Congratulations! 
 
 
 
| Distinguished Fellow Award |  
|  | Sharon DeVaney, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus
 Purdue University
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| Applied Consumer Economics Award |  
|  | Yunhee Change, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Nutrition and Hospitality Management
 University of Mississippi
 Access to Payday Loans and Household Food Insecurity |  
|  | Melissa Perry, MS, RDN, LDNRegistered Dietitian and Health Coach, Marathon Health
 University of Mississippi
 Access to Payday Loans and Household Food Insecurity |  
 
 
 
 
| CFP® Board Financial Planning Paper Award |  
|  | Michael Guillemette, Ph.D., CFP®Professor, Personal Financial Planning Department
 University of Missouri
 Investor Sophistication, Risk Aversion and Target-Date Fund Investing |  
|  | Terrence K. Martin, Jr., Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Finance
 University of Texas Pan American
 Investor Sophistication, Risk Aversion and Target-Date Fund Investing |  
|  | Phillip Gibson, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Finance
 University of the Incarnate Word
 Investor Sophistication, Risk Aversion and Target-Date Fund Investing |  
 
 
 
| JOCA Best Paper Award |  
|  | Iammis Kareklas, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Marketing
 Washington State University
 WINNER for paper entitled:Addressing the Texting and Driving Epidemic: Mortality Salience Priming Effects on Attitudes and Behavioral Intentions
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|  | Darrel Muehling, Ph.D.Professor and Chair of Department of Marketing
 Washington State University
 WINNER for paper entitled:Addressing the Texting and Driving Epidemic: Mortality Salience Priming Effects on Attitudes and Behavioral Intentions
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|  | William Baker, Ph.D.Professor of Marketing and Chair of the Marketing Department
 Nominee for paper entitled:Equity Analyst Recommendations: A Case for Affirmative Disclosure?
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|  | Gregory Dumont, Ph.D.Visiting Professor
 University of Akron
 Nominee for paper entitled:Equity Analyst Recommendations: A Case for Affirmative Disclosure?
 
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|  | Jodi Letkiewicz, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Child, Youth, and Family Studies
 University of Nebraska
 
 Nominee for paper entitled:Conscientiousness, Financial Literacy, and Asset Accumulation of Young Adults
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|  | Jonathan Fox, Ph.D.Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
 Iowa University
 
 Nominee for paper entitled:Conscientiousness, Financial Literacy, and Asset Accumulation of Young Adults
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| NEFE Award |  
|  | Cliff Robb, Ph.D.Associate Professor
 Kansas State University
 Relationship of Objective and Subjective Knowledge with College Student Financial Behaviors |  
|  | Richard Stebbins, JD, CFP®Financial Planning Doctoral Student
 Kansas State University
 Relationship of Objective and Subjective Knowledge with College Student Financial Behaviors |  
|  | Lloyd G. Zimmerman, MSPhD Student
 Kansas State University
 Relationship of Objective and Subjective Knowledge with College Student Financial Behaviors |  
 
 
 
|  Robert O. Herrmann Ph.D. Dissertation Award |  
|  | Jae Min Lee, Ph.D.The Ohio State University
 Household Savings and Reference Dependent Changes in Income and Uncertainty |  
 
 
 Stewart M. Lee Consumer Education Award
|  | Ted Beck President & CEO
 National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE)
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| Mid-Career Award |  
|  | Swarn Chatterjee, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Financial Planning
 University of Georgia
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| Student Conference Scholarship Award |  
|  | Cheuk Hee Cheung Ph.D. Candidate, Family Resource Management
 The Ohio State University
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|  | Veronica Deenanth Doctoral Student, Family and Social Science
 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
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|  | Lu Fan Doctoral Student, Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer EconomicsUniversity of Georgia
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|  | Jesse B. Jurgenson Doctoral Student, Personal Financial Planning
 University of Missouri
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|  | Shine Lei, CFP® Ph.D. Candidate, Personal Financial Planning Department
 University of Missouri
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|  | Blake Mathews Undergraduate Student
 University of Georgia
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|  | Fei Men Ph.D. Candidate, Consumer Science
 University of Wisconsin-Madison
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|  | Anthony ReynaUniversity of Georgia
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|  | Su Hyun Shin Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Human Sciences
 Ohio State University
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|  | Brittany Stahl
 Graduate Student, Family, Youth and Community Sciences Department
 University of Florida
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|  | Ken White Ph.D. Candidate, Consumer Sciences
 Ohio State University
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| Honor a Mentor Award |  
|  | Deanna Sharpe, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Personal Financial Planning Department
 University of Missouri
 
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