The deadline to submit nominations for the 2023 John Newton Russell Memorial Award is May 31, 2023. This award was first conferred at NAIFA’s (then NALU) annual convention in 1947. Each year since the selection committee has strived to honor an exemplary agent or advisor representing the industry's best.

The award program is open to anyone you believe is highly qualified and exhibits the character, leadership qualities, contributions to the profession, and American families exemplified by JohnNewton Russell. Any member of a NAIFA local association is eligible to nominate a worthy candidate. Nominees must be insurance and/or financial services professionals. Standards for consideration are extraordinarily high. The characteristics of past recipients have included unwavering loyalty and a high level of professional accomplishment and community service.