Best Article Awards

AFCPE sponsors a Best Journal Article award each year, based on articles appearing in Financial Counseling and Planning. The winning article is selected by an awards committee appointed by the president, based on criteria such as usefulness and originality.

The 1999 Conference Award went to Tim Christiansen and Sharon A. DeVaney, Purdue University:
Christiansen, T. & DeVaney, S. A. (1998). Antecedents of trust and commitment in the financial planner-client relationshipFinancial Counseling and Planning9(2), 1-10. 

Because of a change in journal publication frequency, there were two awards given at the 1998 Conference.

The award for the best article in Volume 8, issue 2 (1997) and Volume 9, issue 1 (1998) of the journal went to Bradley T. Ewing, Texas Tech University, and James E. Payne, Eastern Kentucky University:
Ewing, B. T. & Payne, J. E (1998). The long-run relation between the personal savings rate and consumer sentimentFinancial Counseling and Planning9(1), 89-96.

The award for the best article in the 1996 volume of the journal went to: 
Jaimie Sung, Ewha Womens University, and Sherman Hanna, The Ohio State University: 
Sung, J. & Hanna, S. (1996). Factors related to risk toleranceFinancial Counseling and Planning7, 11-20.       Photo from conference

The 1997 Conference Award went to Charles B. Hatcher, Iowa State University
Hatcher, C. B. (1997). A model of desired wealth at retirementFinancial Counseling and Planning8(1), 57-64. 

The 1996 Conference Award went to Sharon M. Danes and Kathryn Rettig, University of Minnesota:
Danes, S. M. & Rettig K. (1995). Economic adjustment strategies of farm men and women experiencing economic stressFinancial Counseling and Planning,6, 59-73. 

The 1995 Conference Award went to Sharon A. DeVaney, Purdue University:
DeVaney, S. (1994) The usefulness of financial ratios as predictors of household insolvency: Two perspectivesFinancial Counseling and Planning5, 15-24. 

The 1994 Conference Award went to Vickie L. Hampton, Texas Tech University, Karrol A. Kitt, Sue A. Greninger and Thomas M. Bohman, University of Texas-Austin:
Hampton, V. L., Kitt, K. A., Greninger, S. A. & Bohman, T. M. (1993). The effect of education on participation in flexible spending accountsFinancial Counseling and Planning4, 95-110.

The 1993 Conference Award went to Elizabeth P. Davis and Ruth Ann Carr, University of Nebraska-Lincoln:
Davis, E. P. & Carr, R. A. (1992). Budgeting practices over the life cycleFinancial Counseling and Planning3, 3-16



Author affiliations are current rather than as of publication of the article.

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