Financial Planning Standards Council Tuesday announced the 2012 recipients of the Fellow of FPSC distinction.

The Fellow distinction is conferred to individuals who have helped advance FPSC’s vision of seeing Canadians improve their lives by engaging in financial planning.

“Congratulations to this year’s recipients. The Fellow of FPSC is our way of recognizing individuals who have made exceptional contributions towards advancing the profession and promoting financial planning for the wellbeing of all Canadians,” says Cary List, president and CEO, FPSC.

To become a Fellow, candidates must be nominated by at least two other individuals and meet at least two of the following criteria: advancement of FPSC’s vision and mission through volunteering with FPSC; advancement of Certified Financial Planner/CFP professional standards; and embodiment of CFP professional standards.

FPSC says examples of contributions from this group of recipients include: long-standing exemplary service to FPSC through volunteerism; promotion of financial planning and CFP certification as the profession of choice to the next generation; significant involvement in FPSC’s examination development process; direct and broad support of the CFP designation within industry; and extensive promotion of financial planning and CFP certification to Canadians on a grassroots level.

This year’s recipients are:

  • George Athanassakos, Ont.
  • Steve Bang, Ont.
  • Gerald Bissett, Ont.
  • Coleen Clark, Ont.
  • Tina Di Vito, Ont.
  • Heather Holjevac, Ont.
  • Deborah Kraft, Ont.
  • James Kraft, Ont.
  • Marc Lamontagne, Ont.
  • Tony Mahabir, Ont.
  • David Nicholson, Ont.
  • Sterling Rempel, Alta.
  • David Salloum, Alta.
  • Susan Stefura, Ont.
  • Frank Wiginton, Ont.

The recipients will be honoured during Financial Planning Week’s Celebration of the Profession Reception on November 20 in Toronto.