| 2008 |
The 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush, appointed Tahira K. Hira to serve a two-year term on the President’s Council on Financial Literacy, created that day by Executive Order at a ceremony at the White House (January 22nd). |
| 2004 |
Distinguished Alumni Award, Alumni Association, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri |
| 2004 |
“The Best of 25 Years,” by the Journal of Financial Planning, October 1. Hira, T. K., H. Van Auken, and D. Norris. A look behind the scene: A survey of how CFPs work. Journal of the Institute of Certified Financial Planners 7(2):69–85. This article was selected and reprinted (October, pp. 76–88). |
| 2004 |
Award-winning paper—Effects of Financial Education on Self-directed Financial Learning and Career Satisfaction of Lower-level, White-collar Workers, National Endowment for Financial Education Think Tank “Motivating Americans to Develop Constructive Financial Behaviors.” Denver, Colorado, May. $1,000 Award |
| 1998 |
Expert witness for the United States Senate Committee on Judiciary—revision of Consumer Bankruptcy Code, March 11, Washington, D.C. |
| 1995–1998 |
Member of National Expert Bank: American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences for family resource management subject matter |
| 1996 |
Distinguished Fellows Award, the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education (AFCPE) |
| 1996 |
Selected to participate in a 20-member national “Welfare Reform Think Tank,” The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia |
| 1995–1997 |
Appointed to a three-member National Advisory Committee for AT&T’s Partners in Education Program |
| 1995 |
Invited to participate in a nine-member national retirement saving expert focus group by Putnam Investment and the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| 1993 |
Selected as one of the 21 delegates by the American Home Economics Association to participate in a national conference, “Positioning the Profession for 21st Century,” Scottsdale, Arizona |
| 1991–1992 |
USDA State Agricultural Experiment Station Leadership development program, class 1 scholarship awarded by the Association of Administrators in Home Economics (AAHE) |
| 1987 |
Expert witness for the U.S. Senate Banking Committee—policies on disclosure of interest rates on saving; need for information and consumer education, Washington, D.C. |
