Benjamin Franklin Award - photo gallery
The University of Virginia is the 2008 winner for the NSLP Benjamin Franklin Award. This award recognizes outstanding financial literacy programs by post-secondary schools. In 2005, the university began evaluating and phasing in a comprehensive, structured financial education program to teach students and their families money management skills. Financial education is part of the school’s Access UVa program – a financial aid program that encourages socio-economic diversity within the student body.
“We are very proud to receive NSLP’s Benjamin Franklin Award recognizing our financial education component of Access UVa,” says Yvonne Hubbard, Director of Student Financial Services “We want our students to understand how financial decisions have the ability to impact their lives not only while they are students, but also as they move into the workplace. We want them to learn how to make decisions to maximize their financial success.”
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NSLP's Juan Perez presents Yvonne Hubbard, U.Va's director of student financial services with the Benjamin Franklin Award. |
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Yvonne Hubbard with Josh Mitchell, president of Hoos for Open Access and Chalais Massard, Hoos for Open Access chairwoman. |
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Yoke San Reynolds, Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer for the University of Virginia. |
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NSLP's Sharon Cabeen speaking at the award ceremony. |
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Yvonne Hubbard at the award ceremony. |
