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Associate Professor of Economics Rebecca Neumann has received a 2016 Governor\u2019s Financial Literacy Award<\/a>. She is being recognized for her work on campus and in the community to help young people develop greater understanding of their financial situations.<\/p>\n

Neumann was honored at a ceremony at the state Capitol on Feb. 14.<\/p>\n

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Rebecca Neumann, associate professor of economics at UWM, receives a 2016 Governor\u2019s Financial Literacy Award from Gov. Scott Walker at the Wisconsin Capitol. (Submitted photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Her work stems from a one-credit course, \u201cEconomics as Personal Finance,\u201d that she developed 10 years ago for the economics department. The course has become a campus-wide resource that has so far served more than 3,100 students, and is now a requirement of the UW System Lawton Undergraduate Minority Retention Grant Program at UWM.<\/p>\n

Neumann also serves on the board of directors and chairs the Education Committee for Make a Difference – Wisconsin<\/a>, an organization that empowers\u00a0teenagers with financial literacy educational resources and real-world lessons. She is a volunteer in both the Money Sense<\/a> and Money Coach<\/a> programs, bringing financial literacy to teens in area high schools.<\/p>\n

In his nomination letter, Scott Adams, chair of the department of economics, called Neumann\u2019s work in financial literacy \u201ca concrete example of how the university can do good for the young people of our state.\u201d<\/p>\n

The work comes naturally to Neumann.<\/p>\n

\u201cI grew up with a really strong financial literacy background \u2013 my dad was an accounting professor,\u201d Neumann said. \u201cBut along the way, I also had some financial issues, which I share with my students.<\/p>\n

\u201cStudents need to know that it\u2019s not easy \u2013 there are a lot of ways to get into trouble with credit,\u201d she said.\u00a0\u201cBut also a lot of ways to use credit positively for your future.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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