CRITERIA
Applications should put forward 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.
1. Active role in economic education programming.
2. Innovative economic education program development.
3. Enhancement of economic education through program delivery and service.
4. Dedication and commitment to economic education.
5. Continuing involvement and length of service in economic education.

ELIGIBILITY
1. Individuals currently or previously affiliated with the National Council\NAEE network, including Council, Center and/or Field Directors; Presidents and other staff officers; Federal Reserve Economic Education Specialists, as well as individuals serving in related capacities.
2. Economic educators who have not been granted this award in the last five years.
3. Economic educators who are not currently serving as members of the NAEE Awards Committee or the NAEE Executive Committee.

CRITERIA
Economic Educators provide service to their constituents in a variety of ways because of the diversity of responsibilities and employment circumstances. The following criteria include some of the types of services that may be performed; however, the list is not exhaustive. Furthermore, it is not assumed that every nominee will meet all criteria.
1. Active role in economic education programming.
2. Innovative economic education program development.
3. Enhancement of economic education through program delivery and service.
4. Dedication and commitment to economic education.
5. Continuing involvement and length of service in economic education.

ELIGIBILITY
1. Individuals currently or previously affiliated with the National Council\NAEE network, including Council, Center and/or Field Directors; Presidents and other staff officers; and certified EconomicsAmerica trainers and coordinators as well as individuals serving in related capacities.
2. Economic educators who have not been granted this award in the last five years.

CRITERIA
Recognizing that a cluster of contributions to published research in a focused way may be equal to that of one outstanding piece, this award allows a broad application of the following criteria:
1. Relevant research in economic education with either a broad or specific intent
2. Research timeliness that may vary depending on whether the research involves current issues, historical relevance or a cluster of studies.
3. The research design will be judged on the soundness of the study and measured against generally accepted research designs in economics and education.
4. Findings, conclusions and presentations of the report will be judged on the basis of treatment of the data, analysis and presentation of the report(s).

ELIGIBILITY
1. Individuals currently or previously affiliated with the National Council\NAEE network, including Council, Center and/or Field Directors; Presidents and other staff officers; and Certified EconomicsAmerica trainers and coordinators as well as individuals serving in related capacities.
2. Economic educators who have not been granted this award in the last five years.

CRITERIA
Recognizing that a cluster of contributions to published research in a focused way may be equal to that of one outstanding piece, this award allows a broad application of the following criteria:
1. Relevant research in economic education with either a broad or specific intent
2. Research timeliness that may vary depending on whether the research involves current issues, historical relevance or a cluster of studies.
3. The research design will be judged on the soundness of the study and measured against generally accepted research designs in economics and education.
4. Findings, conclusions and presentations of the report will be judged on the basis of treatment of the data, analysis and presentation of the report(s).

ELIGIBILITY
1. Nominee and Nominator is a NAEE member.
2. Nominee has not received this award in the past 5 years.

CRITERIA
Economic educators exhibit leadership in a variety of ways because of the diversity of responsibilities and employment circumstances. The following criteria suggest leadership characteristics that should be demonstrated in one or more of these situations and circumstances; however, the list is not exhaustive. Furthermore, it is not assumed that every nominee will meet all criteria.
1. Active leadership in economic education at the state and national level.
2. The efficient use of resources to achieve sound educational results.
3. A long-term commitment to quality economic education.
4. Successful involvement in the larger community in expanding the role of economic education, such as utilizing financial commitments to support cooperative efforts on a continuing basis, classroom participation and other economic education activities.
5. Establishing programs which increase both the quality and quantity of economic education and economic educators.

ELIGIBILITY
1. Individuals currently or previously affiliated with the National Council\NAEE network, including Council, Center and/or Field Directors; Presidents and other staff officers; and Certified EconomicsAmerica trainers and coordinators as well as individuals serving in related capacities.
2. Economic educators who have not been granted this award in the last five years.

CRITERIA
Economic educators provide service to their constituents in a variety of ways because of the diversity of responsibilities and employment circumstances. The following criteria include some of the types of service that may be performed; however the list is not exhaustive. Furthermore, it is not assumed that every nominee will meet all criteria.
1. Active role in international economic education programming.
2. Innovative international economic education program development.
3. Enhancement of international economic education through program delivery and service.
4. Dedication and commitment to international economic education.
5. Involved in the creative process of curriculum development.

ELIGIBILITY
1. Individuals currently or previously engaged in the delivery of international economic education regardless of their affiliation with CEE/NAEE network.
2. Economic educators who have not been granted this award in the last five years.

CRITERIA
1. Active contributions to economic education at the local, state, national or international levels
2. Contributions seen to be extraordinary for one early in his / her career in economic education
3. Demonstrated dedication to economic education and potential to make continued future contributions

ELIGIBILITY
1. Individuals currently affiliated with the NAEE / Council for Economic Education network and who have been involved for seven years or less.
2. Economic educators who have not received this award (or the Rookie of the Year recognition) in the past.

CRITERIA
1. Active contributions to the advancement of the use of technology in economic education at the local, state, national or international levels.
2. Demonstrated dedication to NAEE and economic education through an affiliated Council or Center.

ELIGIBILITY
Economic educators currently a member of NAEE.

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"

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"

NOMINATION
If you would like to nominate someone, please send the following.
1. A narrative letter from a center or council director.
2. A copy of the nominee's vita
3. Single letter of nomination should provide specific information regarding nominee's accomplishments in economic education, and must explain why this is the only category that is appropriate. Include the following:
Name of Nominee and Title
Address
Phone
Network Affiliation
Nomination submitted by
Address
Phone
Do not use binders or covers.