Kent Schutte, 2015 NTSA President, was recognized as the 2021 recipient of the Bob D. Schiller Award at a Feb. 6 session of the NTSA Summit held in Phoenix, AZ. The award could not be presented in person in 2021 because there was no in-person NTSA Summit in 2021 due to the pandemic.
The NTSA Bob D. Schiller Award recognizes individuals who have given freely of themselves, their time and resources to the NTSA and to the 403(b)/457 industry—individuals who have gone above and beyond expectations. It is named in memory of Bob Schiller, an enthusiastic supporter of the NTSA who devoted his time and energy to its success.
Schutte, President of EFS Advisors, LLC and Educators Benefit Consultants, is a longtime strategic partner of the NTSA and has been working with educators, nonprofit and governmental plans since 1985. He was named an NTSA Elite Advisor in 2018 and received the Ford Volunteer Service Award in 2021.
“Over the past 30 years, I met with thousands of educators and truly believe that most are underpaid and underappreciated, yet society expects them to sculpt the future of America. If I can influence more advisors, regardless of geography, to develop a passion to encourage education employees to participate early and throughout their life, that is one of the best comments I can ever receive,” Schutte said.
NTSA 2020 President Jim Kelleher presented Schutte with the award. “We can’t thank you enough for what you’ve done,” he told Schutte.
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