New board members bring robust experience in corporate finance, education and leadership
NEW YORK, December 20 – The Council for Economic Education (CEE) welcomes Annamaria Lusardi, Robert Fauber and Mike English to its board of directors. Effective Oct. 28, the CEE’s board of directors voted Lusardi, Professor of Economics and Accountancy, the George Washington University School of Business; Fauber, Senior Vice President of Corporate Development, Moody’s Corporation; and English, President and CEO, Missouri Council on Economic Education as its newest members of the board.
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POSTED: December 20, 2011 | BY: admin | TAGS: CEE Board, Councils & Centers

Long Island educators receive honor at 2011 Visionary Awards

NEW YORK, November 1 – The Council for Economic Education (CEE) honored KimMarie Lennon and Colleen Hoffman with the McGraw-Hill Teaching Champions Awards for excellence in the field of K-12 economics and personal finance. Lennon and Hoffman are elementary school teachers in Half Hollow Hills Central School District, Dix Hills, New York. Read more…

POSTED: November 2, 2011 | BY: Leslie Rasimas | TAGS: teachers, teaching awards, visionary awards

National educators receive awards at 50th Annual Financial Literacy and Economic Education Conference

NEW YORK, October 19 – The Council for Economic Education (CEE) awarded 9 educators from around the nation with top honors in the fields of economic and financial literacy education.

“We are thrilled to honor these educators for their contributions,” said CEE President and CEO Nan J. Morrison. “Educators are the people who pass on the importance of financial literacy and economic education to our nation’s future – our students.” Read more…

POSTED: October 19, 2011 | BY: Leslie Rasimas | TAGS: Councils & Centers, economic education conference, Financial Literacy, GATE, teachers, teaching awards

ING DIRECT Funds Personal Finance After-school Program for Elementary Students through the Council for Economic Education

NEW YORK, June 30 – The Council for Economic Education (CEE) is proud to announce a new partnership with ING DIRECT to pilot a personal finance after-school program for elementary school students focusing on effective decision-making and the development of crucial life skills. Read more…

POSTED: June 30, 2011 | BY: Leslie Rasimas | TAGS: after-school, CEE Board, Financial Literacy, school program

New board members bring robust experience in financial services, banking, leadership and marketing

NEW YORK, June 20 – The Council for Economic Education (CEE) welcomes Arkadi Kuhlmann, Deidre H. Campbell and Rob Duboff to its board of directors. Effective May 23, the CEE’s board of directors voted as the newest members of the board Kuhlmann, president and CEO, ING DIRECT USA; Campbell, managing director, Burson-Marsteller; and Duboff, CEO and founder, HawkPartners LLC. Read more…

POSTED: June 20, 2011 | BY: Leslie Rasimas | TAGS: CEE Board

Team Wins Second Championship in Three Years

NEW YORK – May 27, 2011 – Phillips Academy (Andover, MA) placed first in a rigorous quiz bowl to become the national champions of the 2011 National Economics Challenge, presented by the Council for Economic Education. Read more…

POSTED: May 27, 2011 | BY: Leslie Rasimas | TAGS: economics challenge, school program