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Gov. Evers honors the 2022 Governor’s Financial Literacy Award recipients

Awards Recognize Individuals & Organizations for Elevating the Financial Literacy, Capability, and Financial Inclusion of Wisconsin’s Residents

MADISON, WI (May 3, 2023) — Today Gov. Tony Evers honored nine individuals and twelve organizations asrecipients of the 2022 Governor’s Financial Literacy Awards in a ceremony at the Wisconsin State Capitol. The recipients were honored for their efforts in helping Wisconsinites build their financial literacy and capability skills.

“Financial education gives people the tools they need to achieve their dreams, expand their opportunities, and attain financial security for themselves and their families,” said Gov. Evers. “The dedication of these individuals and organizations to help Wisconsinites become more financially secure and achieve their dreams is commendable and helps ensure not only the future success of individuals and families, but our entire state.”

The 2022 Governor’s Financial Literacy Awards honored recipients in one of three categories, individual, organization, or legacy, for providing exceptional financial literacy and capability education in an inclusive and innovative manner. The legacy award is given to an organization, business, or individual whose purpose and heritage is ingrained in sustained financial literacy and capability efforts. This lifetime recognition is intended to be conferred only once to recipients.

The recipients of the 2022 Governor’s Financial Literacy Awards are:

Individual Category:

Jahnvi Datta, Middleton High School, Verona
Zachary L. Hancock, Marine Credit Union, La Crosse
Brenda Mears, Fox Valley Lutheran High School, Appleton
Terry Patterson-Taylor, Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation, Milwaukee
Bill Priebe, Priebe Family Foundation, Milwaukee
Sharon D. Robinson, City of Milwaukee, Department of Administration, Milwaukee
Vicky Selkowe, City of Racine, Racine

Organization Category:

Brothers Infrastructure Group Construction, Milwaukee
Marine Credit Union Foundation, La Crosse
Fox Valley Memory Project, Menasha
Gundersen Credit Union, La Crosse
Ho-Chunk Nation, Black River Falls
Prime Financial Credit Union, Cudahy
The Wisconsin Credit Union League, Saver’s Sweepstakes^®, Madison
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Division of Extension, Encouraging Financial Conversations Training Curriculum, West Bend
Wisconsin Coalition on Student Debt and Ascendium Education Group, Wisconsin Student Loan Help Hotline, Madison

Legacy Category:

Sherri Hendrickson, retired educator at Monroe High School, Monroe
Patrick W. Kubeny, Rhinelander High School, Rhinelander
Acts Housing, Milwaukee
Bank On Greater Milwaukee, Milwaukee
Wisconsin Bankers Foundation, Madison

The recipients were selected by the Governor’s Council on Financial Literacy and Capability from the nominations submitted for consideration. Criteria used to judge nominations included: innovative implementation of an effective financial literacy and capability program or program element within the last two years; emphasis on financial inclusion, demonstrated measurable results; collaboration with partners; and scalability of the program design. Visit the Council’s webpage to read asynopsis of the recipients’ efforts.

The Council serves as a continuous sounding board for the Office of the Governor, the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI), and the DFI’s Office of Financial Literacy. The Council provides guidance and strategies to measurably improve the financial literacy, capability, and financial inclusion of Wisconsin’s residents. To learn more about the Council, visit the Council’s webpage or contact Council Executive Director David Mancl by phone at (608) 572-5794 or by email at David.Mancl@dfi.wisconsin.gov.

20230421GovFinLitAwardCeremony_AwardRecipientsGroupPhoto (003): Recipients of the 2022 Governor’s Financial Literacy Awards

Gov_Finance_Awards2023_02 (003): First Lady Evers; Zach Hancock, Marine Credit Union; Governor Tony Evers

Gov_Financ_Awards2023-08 (003): First Lady Evers; Lisa Musch, MCU Foundation’s Finding HOME Program; Majel Hein; MCU Foundation’s Finding HOME Program; Governor Tony Evers

About Wisconsin Credit Union League

Founded in 1934, The Wisconsin Credit Union League is the dues-supported trade association for Wisconsin's credit unions-not-for-profit financial institutions cooperatively owned by their more than 3.4 million members. The League is dedicated to serving Wisconsin's credit unions and promoting the credit union difference through advocacy, education, and public service.