ACCI Service and Dissertation Awards

Distinguished Fellow Award

In 1972 the ACCI Board established the Distinguished Fellows Award. The purpose of this award was to honor an individual who has made significant contributions to ACCI over a long period of time and is widely recognized as a leader in the consumer field. This person is further recognized as one who has displayed high standards of professional and ethical conduct through her/his career.

Robert O. Herrmann Outstanding Dissertation Award

This award was recognizes outstanding graduate student research addressing issues relevant to the well-being of consumers and while also meeting the research guidelines of the Journal of Consumer Affairs. The research may focus on consumer policy, consumer economics, consumer behavior and/or consumer education. It may be theoretical, empirical, philosophical and/or historical in perspective. Iit must have clear implications for government, households, and/or business. The research should clearly focus on consumer well-being.

Robert O. Herrmann Biography

Stewart M. Lee Consumer Education Award

This award, founded in 1988, recognizes the outstanding, long-term contributions of Stewart M. Lee to consumer education. It acknowledges and encourages outstanding efforts for teaching, research or service to consumer educating that exemplifies the qualities of Stewart M. Lee and his work. The recipient is an individual or organization that has made multiple, important contributions to the field of consumer education over a long period of time, or a single, uniquely outstanding contribution of lasting impact.

Richard L. D. Morse Mid-Career Award

The Richard L. D. Morse Mid-Career Awardee has demonstrated excellent in research, education, and/or policy. The recipient will have provided service, defined as contributions that further consumer interests including service to ACCI as a professional organization, forging collaborations with other consumer interest organizations and groups, and supporting policymaking, as well as to the field of study. Additionally, the Mid-Career Award winner has 15 or fewer years of full-time professional employment in a field related to consumer interests. This award honors the legacy of Richard L. D. Morse, a prominent leader in the consumer movement and Kansas State University professor. Known as “Mr. Truth in Savings,” Dr. Morse established the Consumer Movement Archives (CMA) at Kansas State University Libraries. CMA is the premiere research collection documenting consumer advocacy in the United States. The award is generously funded by the Morse Consumer Movement Archives Endowment through the Kansas State University Foundation.

Richard L. D. Morse Early-Career Award

The Richard L. D. Morse Early-Career Awardee has demonstrated excellent in research, education, and/or policy. The recipient will have provided service, defined as contributions that further consumer interests including service to ACCI as a professional organization, forging collaborations with colleagues and groups, and contributing to the consumers’ interest as a field of study and practice. Additionally, the Early-Career Award winner has six or fewer years of full-time professional employment in a field related to consumer interests. This award honors the legacy of Richard L. D. Morse, a prominent leader in the consumer movement and Kansas State University professor. Known as "Mr. Truth in Savings," Dr. Morse established the Consumer Movement Archives (CMA) at Kansas State University Libraries. CMA is the premiere research collection documenting consumer advocacy in the United States. The award is generously funded by the Morse Consumer Movement Archives Endowment through the Kansas State University Foundation.