South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis honored Ordean Crews of Hammond Hill Elementary
School recently as the 2017‐18 Future Scholar Financial Literacy Program Educator of the Year.
Ms. Crews, a guidance counselor who has spent 30 years as an educator, was recognized May 18
during the Economics and Financial Literacy Awards Day at the Brookland Conference Center in
West Columbia.
“In helping open up the world of financial literacy to dozens and dozens of Hammond Hill
students, Ms. Crews displays a passion worthy of being chosen as the Financial Literacy
Educator of the Year,” Treasurer Loftis stated in a news release from the state treasurer’s office.
“Financial literacy is an important tool for economic success,” Treasurer Loftis added. “Our
financial system has grown increasingly complex in recent years, and the personal finance
decisions these students make will have long‐lasting consequences on their lives.”
Ms. Crews works with 156 Hammond Hill students in the financial literacy program at Hammond
Hill. She was a Future Scholar Financial Literacy Program Educator of the Month earlier this
school year.
“Research tell us more people remember things from elementary years than any other time in
school,” Ms. Crews commented. “So, the sooner students learn financial literacy the longer they
can practice making good choices and share with others what they have learned.”
“Congratulations to Ms. Crews,” added Hammond Hill Elementary Principal Eric Jeffcoat. “She is
a true advocate for our students, and she challenges them with practical lessons for life.”
The Future Scholar Financial Literacy Program is offered to elementary and middle schools across
the state at no cost to taxpayers. The web‐based financial management course focuses on skill
building, budgeting and decision‐making.
Currently, there are approximately 27,000 South Carolina students involved in the Future Scholar
Financial Literacy Program.
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