The International Association of Registered Financial Consultants (IARFC) reports a record number of nominations received for the annual Loren Dunton Memorial Award. This tribute is to “honor a person who has made a substantial contribution to the financial services profession and/or the financial interest of the public.”
“We are very pleased with the number of nominations this year,” related Dunton Committee Chair H. Stephen Bailey, RFC®. “These people represent the brightest and most successful consultants in our profession – it is a very difficult decision.”
With nominations closed as of November 30th, the list of distinguished financial consultants reads:
- Erin Botsford, Botsford Financial Group – Frisco, TX;
- Elissa Buie, Yesk Buie Live Big – Vienna, VA;
- Kim Ciccarelli Kantor, Ciccarelli Advisory Services, Inc. – Naples, FL;
- Monroe Diefendorf, 3 Dimensional Wealth Advisory LLC – Locust Valley, NY;
- Fredric Edelman, Edelman Financial Services LLC – Fairfax, VA;
- Harold Evensky, Evensky & Katz/Folds Financial Wealth Management – Lubbock, TX;
- Marvin Feldman, Feldman Financial Group – Palm Harbor, FL;
- William Gustafson, Texas Tech University – Lubbock, TX;
- Leroy Hayes, Hayes Insurance/Investment Agency – Houston, TX;
- James Moss, Money Concepts – Indianapolis, IN;
- Rosilyn Overton, Mid-Atlantic Securities, Inc. – Great Neck, NY;
- Lee Pennington, Pennington, Bass & Associates – Lubbock, TX;
- Tom Potts, Baylor University – Waco, TX;
- Simon Singer, The Advisor Consulting Group – Encino, CA;
- Robert Springer, FSC Securities Corporation – Allentown, PA;
- Rick Stanzione, R&R Group, Inc. – Washington Terrace, UT.
The 2017 recipient will be decided at the end of the year with a presentation time and location to be announced early 2017. For more information on the award, go to IARFC website – Loren Dunton Memorial Award.
Previous Loren Dunton Memorial Award winners
2000 Ben Baldwin
2001 Donald Ray Haas
2002 John B. Keeble
2003 Alexandra Armstrong
2004 Vernon D. Gwynne
2005 Edwin P. Morrow
2006 Bill E. Carter
2007 John P. Walsh
2008 Mehdi Fakarzadeh
2009 Jack Gargan
2010 Steve Bailey
2014 Lester Anderson
2015 Jon Rogers
2016 Jerry Mason