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2008 Leadership Awards from Coast-to-CoastThis is truly an Around the Country article which reaches from coast-to-coast. At the 2008 NAGDCA Annual Conference, 37 plans from across the country were recognized for their innovative and outstanding achievements in celebrating National Save for Retirement Week, effective communication, and/or plan design & administration in defined contribution/deferred compensation.The NAGDCA Leadership Recognition Awards were established in 2000 to highlight plans who are making huge strides in improving communication and education about their defined contribution/deferred compensation plans. A new feature to the NAGDCA awards program in 2008 was a special Award of Distinction which was presented to the top three plans in each category. Nominations from both government and industry members came pouring in as soon as nominations opened. All nominees ranging from 401(k) to 403(b) to 457 plans, whose innovations have resulted in a sound improvement in their plans, were recognized with an award at the 2008 Annual Conference.
2008 Leadership Recognition Award Winners NS4RW Leadership Award Winners Special Award of Distinction: State of Oregon - National Save for Retirement Week Display and Open House County of Ventura, California - 2007 National Save for Retirement Week Other Award Winners: State of New Jersey - National Save for Retirement Week campaign City of Tucson, Arizona - National $ave 4 Retirement Week Plan Design and Administration Leadership Award Winners Special Award of Distinction: State of Ohio - Ohio Deferred Compensation on the Ohio Business Gateway State of Texas - Texa$aver Automatic Enrollment Other Award Winners: City of New York, NY - Roth NYCE IRA City of Seattle - Risk Management Training Lane County, OR - Transition to a new retirement services provider State of Arizona - State of Arizona 401(a) Supplemental Defined Contribution Plan State of Connecticut - "Connecting to your Future" Suffolk County, NY - On-Line Access to Board Training Manual Effective Communication Leadership Award Winners Special Award of Distinction: State of New Jersey - Retirement Readiness campaign State of Texas - Texa$aver Automatic Enrollment Other Award Winners: City of Aurora, CO - Retirement Ready City of Austin, TX - City of Austin Retiree Outreach Postcard City of Los Angeles - New Customized Plan Materials for the Employees of the City of Los Angeles City of New York, NY - Pre-Arranged Portfolios Brochure City of Phoenix - 2007-2008 City of Phoenix Beneficiary Campaign City of Portland - "Small Change Big Difference" Commonwealth of Kentucky - Kentucky Public Employees' Deferred Compensation Authority Dual Participant Communication Initiative Commonwealth of Massachusetts - SMART Plan Transition County of San Diego, CA - Quick Enroll Program County of Santa Barbara - "A Scenic View of Your Retirement" Marketing Materials East Bay Municipal Utility District - Benefits University and HR Connection website Howard County, MD - Howard County Saver's Credit Initiative Johnson County, KS - Johnson County Defined Contribution Program - Save Toward a Richer Tomorrow Milwaukee County, WI - Fee Holiday Awareness Campaign State of Florida, Project 1 - Bonus Program State of Florida, Project 2 - Surveys of Participants State of Florida, Project 3 - Survey of Participants Leaving the Plan State of Florida, Project 4 - DROP fliers State of Florida, Project 5 - Poster-distributed to HR offices throughout the state State of Hawaii - Lifecycle Funds Promotional Campaign State of New Mexico - New Mexico State Employee Community Communications State of New York - Distribution Plan Related to Proceeds Received from the PBHG Fair Fund Settlement State of North Carolina - Annual Benefits Statement State or Oregon - Postcard State of Wisconsin - The WDC Program: An Alternative to Your 403(b) Plan State of Wyoming - Managing Retirement Benefits Washoe County, NV - Improving Participant Knowledge To view examples of these award winning programs please visit the NAGDCA Clearinghouse and search the 2008 Leadership Award winners. Also, more extensive information can be retrieved on particular plan websites or by contacting the award winners for samples: www.nagdca.org/users/clearinghouse |
