Colin "Ben" Coombs has been named the recipient of
the Financial Planning Association's 2005 P. Kemp Fain Jr. Award.
The award, which recognizes FPA members who have
made outstanding contributions to the planning profession, will be
given at the FPA's annual meeting in San Diego, which will be held
September 15-18.
Coombs has more than 40 years experience in the
financial services industry and was a member of the first graduating
class of CFP certificants in 1973, according to the FPA. He served as
chair for the Institute of Certified Financial Planners (ICFP) and
served on the board of governors of the Certified Financial Planner
Board of Standards.
"Ben is one of the founding fathers of this great
profession," said FPA President James A. Barnash. "His commitment to
building financial planning into the profession we have today and his
desire to grow this profession into an even grander one in the future
is what sets Ben apart."