CHICAGO (September 24, 2008) – The Profit Sharing/401k Council of America is pleased to announce the winners of the 2008 Signature Awards competition. PSCA Signature Awards honor excellence in profit sharing and 401(k) plan communication and education. Winners of this year’s Signature Awards were announced at a special ceremony at PSCA’s 61st Annual National Profit Sharing and 401(k) Conference and Exhibition on September 17, 2008 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort Hotel and Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
PSCA celebrates the continued success of the Signature Awards program. This year, 58 of the 237 entries were awarded recognition in 18 categories. PSCA also received immense support from its member volunteers. A distinguished judging panel of business leaders and employee benefit communication experts chose the 2008 winners based on how companies design, manage, and provide profit sharing and 401(k) plan communication and investment education to plan participants. Signature Awards judges carefully review how effective the campaign was at achieving its goals. PSCA’s generous volunteer base contributes significantly to the continued success of the Signature Awards program.
PSCA Signature Awards also provide companies a unique learning opportunity through the annual Signature Awards Magazine. Winners are listed in the magazine along with an article that describes the details of the companies’ campaigns and their specific results. A new feature in the magazine this year is the “Keys to Success” at the end of each article. These tips give plan sponsors ideas from winning campaigns that they can implement at their own companies to improve their communication and education programs. Other member companies receive this magazine and can apply the winning techniques to their own defined contribution plans. Attendants of the National Conference, as well as PSCA members, received a copy of the Signature Awards Magazine.
The following is a complete list of the 2008 Signature Award winners:
Asset Allocation
Gold: Meijer
Sponsored by: The 401(k) Company, a Charles Schwab Company
Silver: Valero Energy Company
Sponsored by: Merrill Lynch
Bronze: City of New York
Sponsored by: ICMA-RC
Honorable Mention: Moffitt Cancer Center
Sponsored by: Prudential Retirement
Communication to Plan Sponsors
Gold: DWS Investments
Silver: Charles Schwab
Bronze: Financial Service Standards, LLC
Complete Campaign – Small Company
Gold: Universal Orlando
Sponsored by: Charles Schwab
Silver: M.A. Mortenson Company
Sponsored by: Wells Fargo Institutional Trust Services
Bronze: AmeriPride Services, Inc.
Sponsored by: Wachovia Retirement Services
Complete Campaign – Large Company
Gold: Highmark
Sponsored by: Wachovia Retirement Services
Silver: FedEx Corporation
Sponsored by: The Vanguard Group
Bronze: Meijer
Sponsored by: The 401(k) Company, a Charles Schwab Company
Generic Participant Education - Focused
Gold: MassMutual Financial Group
Silver: Securian Retirement
Bronze: Fidelity Investments
Generic Participant Education – Comprehensive
Gold: The Hartford
Silver: The 401(k) Company, a Charles Schwab Company
Bronze: Wells Fargo Institutional Trust Services
Increasing Deferrals
Gold: Peter Kiewit Sons’, Inc.
Sponsored by: Wachovia Retirement Services
Silver: Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
Sponsored by: Wells Fargo Institutional Trust Services
Bronze: Constellation Brands, Inc.
Sponsored by: Mercer
Increasing Participation – Small Company
Gold: Hennigsen Cold Storage Co.
Sponsored by: Wells Fargo Institutional Trust Services
Silver: Arctic Slope Regional Corporation
Sponsored by: The 401(k) Company, a Charles Schwab Company
Bronze: Universal Orlando
Sponsored by: Charles Schwab
Honorable Mention: Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Sponsored by: Diversified Investment Advisors
Increasing Participation – Large Company
Gold: International Truck and Engine Corporation
Sponsored by: JPMorgan Retirement Plan Services
Silver: Ascension Health
Sponsored by: Diversified Investment Advisors
Bronze: Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
Sponsored by: Wells Fargo Institutional Trust Services
Honorable Mention: Delaware North Companies
Sponsored by: The Hartford
Language and Cultural Diversity
Gold: Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation
Sponsored by: The 401(k) Company, a Charles Schwab Company
Silver: The Procter & Gamble Company
Sponsored by: JPMorgan Retirement Plan Services
Honorable Mention: Kraft Foods Global, Inc.
Sponsored by: The ROC Group
Plan Conversion – Small Company
Gold: Solvay North America
Sponsored by: CitiStreet
Silver: Kwik Trip
Sponsored by: Wachovia Retirement Services
Bronze: AllianceBernstein
Sponsored by: CitiStreet
Plan Conversion – Large Company
Gold: SUPERVALU
Sponsored by: CitiStreet
Silver: CBS Corporation
Sponsored by: Mercer
Bronze: Thermo Fisher Scientific
Sponsored by: T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
Plan Design Changes – Small Company
Gold: Kwik Trip
Sponsored by: Wachovia Retirement Services
Silver: Forest Laboratories, Inc.
Sponsored by: JPMorgan Retirement Plan Services
Bronze: AmeriPride Services, Inc.
Sponsored by: Wachovia Retirement Services
Honorable Mention: Intuit
Sponsored by: J. Benz Consulting, LLC
Plan Design Changes – Large Company
Gold: General Motors
Sponsored by: Fidelity Investments
Gold: Paychex, Inc.
Sponsored by: Genworth Financial
Bronze: Nationwide
Sponsored by: The 401(k) Company, a Charles Schwab Company
Retirement Readiness
Gold: Peter Kiewit Sons’, Inc.
Sponsored by: Wachovia Retirement Services
Silver: State of New Jersey
Sponsored by: Prudential Retirement
Bronze: Highmark
Sponsored by: Wachovia Retirement Services
Roth 401(k)
Gold: Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
Sponsored by: Wachovia Retirement Services
Silver: BearingPoint, Inc.
Sponsored by: Merrill Lynch
Bronze: Farm Credit Foundations
Sponsored by: New York Life Retirement Plan Services
Train-the-Trainer/Advocacy Programs
Gold: Ryobi Die Casting, Inc.
Sponsored by: DWS Investments
Silver: Omni Hotels
Sponsored by: Wells Fargo Institutional Trust Services
Bronze: State of North Carolina
Sponsored by: Prudential Retirement
401(k) Day
Gold: Universal Orlando
Sponsored by: Charles Schwab
Silver: The Clark Construction Group, LLC
Sponsored by: Mercer
Bronze: Trinity Health
Sponsored by: Diversified Investment Advisors
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