CELEBRATING RETAIL LEADERS

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NRF Foundation Honors

The NRF Foundation provides the skills and resources needed for life-changing careers. Since 2015, the NRF Foundation Honors has raised the funds for our programs that connect people to an industry that’s a great place to start and grow.

From the most coveted award in retail, The Visionary, to our annual List of People Shaping Retail's Future to our scholarship recipients and our RISE Up Partner of the Year, the NRF Foundation Honors celebrates the retail professionals who are sparking innovation and inspiring incredible change. In 2025, more than 700 guests from over 160 companies — including more than 75 C-Suite and more than 30 CEOs — joined us.

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NRF FOUNDATION HONORS

The winning University Challenge team from Columbia College Chicago moments before the announcement that they won: LaTasia Burton, Angel-Maryann Ntenyi, Marcos Rodrigues and Natasha Sturdevant.Kory Marchisotto holds her NRF Foundation Honor above her head in stylish, sheik evening wear and leather jacket at Honors '26.Barbra Bukovac in sheik evening wear speaks on stage at the Honors '26 podium.CEO of The Door, Kelsey Louie, poses with a large novelty check ($1,000) representing the RISE Up Partner of the Year award.Tonya Hallett's table of colleagues and guests pose for the camera at the Honors '26 dinner.Sarah Starko happily accepts the NRF Foundation Next Generation Scholarship, giving a short acceptance speech on stage at Honors '26.
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RISE Up Partner of the Year

Changing Lives with Retail

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Next Generation Scholarship

The Retail Leaders of Tomorrow

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University Challenge

Designing a Better World through Retail

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