Award Winners Highlight the Best and Brightest at FPANJ Conference

Nov. 5, 2015 - PRLog -- Upper Montclair, NJ (November 2015) - The Financial Planning Association of New Jersey (FPANJ) held its annual Fall Conference in late October, and "handed out the hardware" to students and longtime members alike.

FPANJ has more than 700 members, so these awards are a prestigious recognition of the excellence among all of its members.

Among the award presentations:

Heart of Financial Planning Award - John Crosby

Lifetime Achievement Award (individual) - Kenneth B. Shapiro; also a former Heart of Financial Planning Award winner (2013).

Lifetime Achievement Award (firm or organization) - RegentAtlantic

Volunteer of the Year - Joan Most, Mary Sunderland

Scholarship Awards - Stephens Morillo, Matthew Callander, Danielle Arlotta, William Paterson University.

FPANJ President Bill Stratton praised the award recipients, stating "It's rewarding for FPANJ to recognize these individuals and RegentAtlantic because they are indicative of the dedication, passion and excellence of our entire organization. They exemplify the very best of the financial planning profession, and we are proud to call them our members and friends."

Please contact FPANJ at mediacontact@fpanj.org for more information, or to arrange interviews with the award recipients.

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