CFA Institute Awards

The Nominating Committee of the CFA Institute Board of Governors is tasked with the great honor of recognizing individuals in the CFA Institute community for their exemplary leadership, impactful contributions, longstanding service, and commitment to ethics and standards. The committee is responsible for six prestigious awards:

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  Award for Professional Excellence

  CFA Institute Award
  

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  Distinguished Service Award

  in honor of Alfred C. “Pete” Morley

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  Outstanding Contribution to CFA Institute Education Programs Award

   in honor of C. Stewart Sheppard

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  Leadership in Professional Ethics and Standards of Investment Award

  in honor of Daniel J. Forrestal III

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  Leadership in Global Investment Award

  in honor of Thomas L. Hansberger

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  Special Service Award

  CFA Institute Award
  

Each recipient is recognized with a monetary contribution made in his or her honor to the organization of his or her choosing. Donations are made to organizations that support the mission of CFA Institute to promote the highest standards of ethics, education, and professional excellence for the ultimate benefit of society.

More information about the awards and past recipients (PDF)

The guiding principles of the awards are as follows:

• To support CFA Institute leadership position in the investment profession and recognize those individuals whose achievement, example, or contributions have helped raise standards of education, integrity, and professional excellence
• To encourage CFA Institute members and those in the investment profession globally to uphold standards of best practice, excellence, and financial market integrity.
• To promote, in conjunction with other CFA Institute initiatives (e.g. ethics, education, professional standards, and advocacy) a framework for highlighting and rewarding those individuals who demonstrate the highest standards of professionalism and promote financial market integrity.

The aim of the Nominating Committee is to focus on the most deserving candidates and not to present every award every year. Accordingly, the Board of Governors has adopted a policy of giving approximately half of the available awards each year. This policy, based upon identification of the most qualified candidates, and presenting awards on a broadly alternating basis, is designed to heighten the importance of each award and enrich the awards experience overall.