HONORS AND AWARDS
International
1990 • Research Excellence Award of Japan Society of Household Economics
1989 • Certification of Recognition as a resource person for a one-week professional development training workshop by Consumer Corporate Affairs, Canada Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy
1972 • Fulbright-Hays Scholarship
1963 • Government of Pakistan National Merit Scholarship
National
2007 • Nominated by U.S. Treasury for President’s Advisory Counsel on Financial Literacy
2004 • Distinguished Alumni Award, Alumni Association University of Missouri, Columbia
2004 • “The Best of 25 years”, by the Journal of Financial Planning, October 1st Hira, T. K., H. Van Auken, and D. Norris. A look behind the scene: A survey of how CFPs work. Journal of the Institute of Certified Financial Planners 7 (2,): 69–85. This article was selected and re-printed (October, pp 76-88)
2004 • Award-winning paper—“Effects of financial education on self-directed financial learning and career satisfaction of lower-level, white-collar workers”, National Endowment for Financial Education Think Tank “Motivating Americans to Develop Constructive Financial Behaviors.” Denver, May. $1,000 Award
1998 • Expert witness for the United States Senate Committee on Judiciary, for revision of Consumer Bankruptcy Code, March 11, Washington, D.C.
1995–1998 • Member of National Expert Bank: American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences for family resource management subject matter
1996 • Distinguished Fellows Award, The Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education (AFCPE)
1996 • Selected to participate in a 20-member national “Welfare Reform Think Tank,” The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
1995–1997 • Appointed to a three-member National Advisory Committee for AT&T’s Partners in Education Program
1995 • Invited to participate in a nine-member national retirement saving expert focus group by Putnam Investment and the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
1993 • Selected as one of 21 delegates by the American Home Economics Association to participate in a national conference, “Positioning the Profession for 21st Century,” Scottsdale, Arizona
1991–1992 • USDA State Agricultural Experiment Station Leadership development program, class 1 scholarship awarded by the Association of Administrators in Home Economics (AAHE)
1987 • Expert witness for the U.S. Senate Banking Committee—policies on disclosure of interest rates on saving; need for information and consumer education, Washington, D.C.
State
2007 • Member of the Financial Literacy Skills Writing committee (Governor Culver’s appointment to Model Curriculum for 21st century Skills Committee)
2006 • Member of the Council of Economic Advisors, Iowa (governor’s appointment)
1991 • Research Award, Iowa Home Economics Association
1983 • Consumer Merit Award, Iowa Consumer League
College and University
1998 • Strong Minded Women Award, Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics, Iowa State University
1998 • ISU Wilton Park International Service Award
1997 • ISU Foreign Travel Grant
1996 • Iowa State Board of Regents Award for Faculty Excellence
1996 • ISU Alumni Association Faculty Citation Award for inspiring service to students and alumni
1996 • ISU Foreign Travel Grant
1994 • College of Family and Consumer Sciences International Achievement Award
1993 • College of Family and Consumer Sciences Research Excellence Award
1992 • Grace Olson Resident Instruction Award for Application of Computers in Teaching Family Financial Planning Concepts, College of Family and Consumer Sciences, $1,000
1988 • ISU Foreign Travel Grant
1984 • ISU Foreign Travel Grant
Research Awards Won by Advisees
1996 • Iowa State University Research Excellence Award for the dissertation “Older adults, bequests, and wills” (M. Goetting)
1990 • Iowa Home Economics Student Research Paper Award for the M.S. thesis “A managerial system’s approach to factors influencing satisfaction with households’ financial status” (U. Sumarwan)
1990 • Association of Financial Counseling and Planning Education student paper award for M.S. thesis, “Insurance knowledge and coverage: Determinants of satisfaction with preparation for financial emergencies” (R. Vogelsang)
1984 • Southeastern Regional Family Economics’ Best Thesis Award for “Managerial systems approach to money management practices influencing household solvency status” (J. Mueller)
Highly accomplished Graduate Students
Olive Mugenda: Professor and Vice Chancellor (president), Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya
Ujang Sumarwan: Professor and Director of Finance and Human Resources, Bogar Agricultural University, Bogar, Indonesia
Betsy Garrison: Professor and Associate Dean, College of Agriculture, LSU
