Pennsylvania Department of Banking: Director of Office of Financial Education Recognized by Penn State Harrisburg

HARRISBURG, Pa., April 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The director of the Pennsylvania Office of Financial Education, Mary Rosenkrans, has been named recipient of the 2010 Roy W. Allison Outstanding Education Alumni Award from Penn State Harrisburg.

"It is especially appropriate that Mary received this award during Financial Education Month," Secretary of Banking Steve Kaplan said. "Financial education is an important component of our mission and critical to the economic prosperity of Pennsylvania. We are lucky to have a leader of Mary's caliber at the forefront of this important initiative."

"Mary's work has been instrumental in promoting financial literacy in today's classrooms across the commonwealth," said Dr. Jane Wilburne of the Penn State Harrisburg School of Behavioral Science and Education. "Her knowledge and teaching skills are having an impact on ensuring Pennsylvania's students are better prepared to make good financial decisions in their future."

The Roy W. Allison Outstanding Education Alumni Award is given each year in honor of a former teacher education faculty member at Penn State Harrisburg.  The award is given to a graduate of the education programs for distinguished achievements in the field of education.

Founded in 2004, the Office of Financial Education operates within the PA Department of Banking.

The office helps teachers incorporate age-appropriate personal finance principles into the reading, math and other subjects they are already teaching; shows employers how to provide personal finance tips, tools and training to their employees in ways that complement their business objectives and boost their bottom lines; and helps existing community-based organizations to offer high-quality financial education and counseling.

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SOURCE Pennsylvania Department of Banking