he Foundation for FSP hosted its fifth annual national

Industry Issues Competition at the FSP Arizona Institute

in Tempe, Arizona, on January 25, 2016. Teams of students from

University Partner Program colleges and universities offered oral

presentations on the topic, Career Opportunities: Evaluating Careers

and Attributes for Success in the Financial Services Profession.

The team from Utah Valley University—Cody Ulland, Brittany

Frampton, and Anna Vlasova—directed by Professor Lukas R.

Dean, PhD, took first prize. “Our students did a great job focusing

on the key issues of how to benefit personally and professionally

from mentorship and from getting involved in a professional

association,” said Dean.

There was a second place tie between the University of

Missouri – St. Louis, with Christopher Shepard, Tamas Javor, and

Omar Nassar, directed by Professor Gary L. Flotron, MBA, CLU,

ChFC, AEP, and California State University, Northridge, with Evan

Davis, Caroline Teixeira Bonelli, and Ashhad Khan, directed by

Professor Inga Chira, PhD, CFP.

The Utah Valley University team won $5,000 in scholarship

funds. The University of Missouri – St. Louis and California State

University, Northridge, each took home $2,500 in scholarship funds

for their schools.

Judging Panels Oral presentations at the Arizona Institute were judged by:

Richard M. Weber, MBA, CLU, AEP (Chair, Judging Panel), John K.

Mulvey, Jr., CLU, ChFC, AEP; Tracy W. Oishi, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF;

Michael G. O’Neill, CPA/PFS, CLU, ChFC; Thomas L. Petsche, CLU,

ChFC, RHU; Ruth R. Petty, CLU, ChFC, MSM, MSFS, CASL; and

Patricia A. Solberg, CFP, CLU, LUTCF, MSW.

Written presentations were judged by: James B. Lammers, CFP,

CLU, ChFC (Chair, Judging Panel), James M. Christian, CLU, ChFC; April

Caudill, JD, CLU, ChFC, AEP; R. Clifford Berg, CLU, ChFC, AEP, MSFS;

Kevin D. Lindblom, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF; and Robert B. Wellendorf, II, CLU.

Special thanks to current Foundation for FSP Chair and Master

of Ceremonies, James B. Lammers, CFP, CLU, ChFC; and Foundation

for FSP President and Associate Master of Ceremonies, James M.

Christian CLU, ChFC. The Competition Marshall was Richard Bell,

CLU, ChFC, CFP, MSFS, RHU, REBC.

The Foundation for Financial Service Professionals is committed to

both educational and community outreach projects, including: the

Paul S. Mills Scholarship; The Kenneth Black Journal Author Award;

Financial Education Partners; and the American Business Ethics

Award. Contact Anne Rigney at arigney@financialpro.org.

Chair of the Foundation for FSP, James B. Lammers, CFP, CLU, ChFC; President of the Foundation for FSP, James M. Christian, CLU, ChFC; first place Utah Valley University Team Members: Cody Ulland, Brittany Frampton, Anna Vlasova, and Professor Lukas R. Dean, PhD; Foundation for FSP Director and Society of FSP President Michael Dow, CPA, CLU, ChFC, AEP.

Chair of the Foundation for FSP, James B. Lammers, CFP, CLU, ChFC; University of Missouri – St. Louis, Team Members: Chris-topher Shepard, Tamas Javor, and Omar Nassar, Professor Gary L. Flotron, MBA, CLU, ChFC, AEP; President of the Foundation for FSP, James M. Christian, CLU, ChFC; Society of FSP President Michael Dow, CPA, CLU, ChFC, AEP.

Chair of the Foundation for FSP, James B. Lammers, CFP, CLU, ChFC; President of the Foundation for FSP, James M. Christian, CLU, ChFC; California State University, Northridge Team Mem-bers, Evan Davis, Caroline Teixeira Bonelli, Professor Inga Chira, PhD, CFP; and Ashhad Khan; Society of FSP President Michael Dow, CPA, CLU, ChFC, AEP.

Bowling Green State University’s Amber Feckley and Matthew Robillard received an Honorable Mention for their written efforts.

UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY WINS 2016 Industry Issues Competition

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