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Robert E. Fox, CLU®, AEP®
Volunteer Service Award
Named in honor of a long-serving volunteer with NAEPC, this award embodies the spirit of service that Bob Fox held so dear and will be offered yearly on a discretionary basis to an individual or individuals in recognition of exceptional volunteer service within the prior calendar year to (a) their estate planning council, (b) their local community as identified by the local estate planning council, or (c) to NAEPC itself .
Nominations will be accepted from an estate planning council board of directors or from an individual member of the board of directors of an estate planning council, estate planning council staff executive / administrator, NAEPC board member, or a staff member of NAEPC.
The recipient:
- Must be a current member of an estate planning council or an at-large member of NAEPC if no council exists within 50 miles / 60 minutes driving of the individual
- May be either actively practicing or retired
- Must be of strong personal character and possess such reputation as to be considered a leader within the profession of estate planning either locally or nationally while embodying the ethical standards of the profession and disciplines represented within
- Should not have been a prior recipient of the Hartman Axley Lifetime Service Award, a member of the NAEPC Estate Planning Hall of Fame®, or a current member of the NAEPC executive committee or board of directors. NAEPC board members shall have been off the board for a period of three (3) full years before being eligible for consideration.
The award ceremony will take place during the Annual NAEPC Advanced Estate Planning Strategies Conference with Post-Conference Sessions for Council Leaders, scheduled this year in Washington, DC from October 19 - 23, 2025.
2025 Nominations
Download the 2025 application below. Submissions are requested on or before Wednesday, April 30, 2025.
Our Prior Honorees
2024
Jerry D. Coats, CLU®, ChFC®, AEP®, CAP®
Kathryn H. Garlow, CPA, JD
2023
William F. Super, CPA, RIA, MS-TAX, AEP®, PFS
Stuart D. Zimring, JD
2022
Richard G. Chalifoux, JD, AEP®
Please contact 866-226-2224 or admin@naepc.org with any questions.