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 for a 12-month period that runs from July 1 - June 30 of the years preceding the year in which the award is presented 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 takes place each year during the Council Leadership Conference that follows the Estate Planners Forum Conference.

Nominations for Awards in 2027

As NAEPC transitions to a new schedule for its Annual Conference/Estate Planners Forum, the timing of the Robert E. Fox Volunteer Service Award nomination period has also been adjusted. To align the awards with the new conference schedule, NAEPC is conducting two nomination periods in 2026. The first, for which nominations were due in May, was for the 2026 Robert E. Fox Volunteer Service Award. This second nomination period, for which nominations are due on October 2, 2026, is for the 2027 Award. This is a one-time transition that will establish the new award timeline beginning in 2027 and continuing in future years.

Download the nomination form HERE and return it on or before Friday, October 2, 2026.

Prior Honorees

2026
Coming Soon!

2025
Joseph M. Percopo, JD, LL.M., AEP®

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.