NAGDCA Announces 2011 Leadership Recognition Award Recipients
August 4, 2011
LEXINGTON, KY -- The National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators, Inc. (NAGDCA) today announced the recipients of its 2011 Leadership Recognition Awards. The Recognition Awards honor excellence and innovation in retirement plan design, administration and/or effective communication methods in government defined contribution plans.
The 2011 Leadership Recognition Award recipients are:
National Save for Retirement Week Leadership Award Winners
Special Award of Distinction: Due to a tie, there are four Special Awards of Distinction in the NS4RW Category.
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - A Pennsylvania Piggy Tale
State of Maryland - SAVING$ EXPO
State of New Jersey - National Save for Retirement Week Campaign
State of North Carolina - National Save for Retirement Week Campaign
Other Award Winners:
City and County of Honolulu, HI - What's Your Game Plan for the Future?
City of Houston, TX - F.R.E.E. Summit
City of San Jose, CA – What's Your Game Plan for the Future?
County of Santa Clara, CA - 'Coffee on us today, Savings for you tomorrow'
Government of the District of Columbia - What's Your Game Plan for the Future?
Metropolitan Transportation Authority - National Save for Retirement Week Campaign
Multnomah County, OR - What's Your Game Plan for the Future?
State of California - Financial Fitness Fairs
State of Connecticut - What's Your Game Plan for the Future?
State of Florida - National Save for Retirement Week Publication
State of Hawaii - National Save for Retirement Week Campaign
State of Louisiana - Pre-retiree Seminars
Plan Design and Administration Leadership Award Winners
Special Award of Distinction:
City and County of Honolulu, HI - Compliance Audit
State of North Carolina - Transfer Benefit
State of South Carolina - Fiduciary Responsibility Education and Communication
Other Award Winners:
State of Florida - Distribution Guide
State of Florida – Enrollment Request Form
State of Hawaii - Helping Participants Cope
State of Maryland - Roth 401(k)/Roth 457(b) Rollout
State of Ohio – New/Enhanced Website
State of Wisconsin - Governance and Reference Manual
Washoe County, NV - Implementation of Roth 457
Effective Communication Leadership Award Winners
Special Award of Distinction:
Commonwealth of Virginia - Member Benefit Profile - Retirement Income Gap Analysis
Oakland County, MI - Retirement Website - Outreach and Education
State of Michigan - Personal Evaluation Campaign
Other Award Winners:
Alameda County, CA - Plan Participant Education Sessions
City & County of San Francisco, CA - Live Your Retirement Dreams
City of New York, NY - Financial Planning Seminars
City of San Jose, CA - National Save for Retirement Week Educational Campaign
Commonwealth of Kentucky - Live Chat
Commonwealth of Kentucky - Transition of Plans
County of San Bernardino, CA - Invest In Your Future...Today!
County of San Diego, CA - Health and Human Services Agency Enrollment Campaign
County of San Mateo, CA - Custom Web Portal
Johnson County, KS - “START” Taking Control of Your Future Today
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY - Annual Communication Campaign
Milwaukee County, WI - 'Did you know…' Campaign
Monroe County, NY - 'Retirement is a 3 Legged Stool - is Yours Steady?'
Multnomah County, OR - Participant Outreach & Communication
Nassau County, NY - Conversion Campaign
Orange County Sanitation District, CA - Communication Campaign
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, CA - Educational Webinars and Financial
State of Arizona - Financial Fitness Expo
State of California - Financial Fitness Fairs
State of California - Saving Plus Rebrand
State of Delaware - DelawareSaves.com
State of Florida - Distribution Guide
State of Florida – Enrollment Request Form
State of Florida - Restart Publication
State of Michigan - Quick Enroll Campaign
State of Nevada - Getting Started with NDC
State of New Jersey - Increasing Deferrals campaign
State of New Mexico - 'Who Wants to be a Tagline Writer?' Tagline Contest/Campaign
State of New York - 'Your Missing Piece?'
State of North Carolina - Public Employees Online Survey
State of Oklahoma - Department of Corrections 'Fit Hal' Campaign
State of Oregon - Comeback Campaign
State of Tennessee - Dual Enrollment Campaign to Maximize Contributors
State of Texas - Texa$aver Program
State of West Virginia - Building a Bridge to Your Future
Suffolk County, NY - Enhancing Participation and Improving Retirement Revenue Stream
To qualify for this prestigious award the projects must have begun on or after January 1, 2010, and demonstrate innovative and/or outstanding achievements.
'The projects submitted by this year's award winners dealt with a broad spectrum of administrative and communicative issues,' said Gay Lynn Bath, NAGDCA President. 'These projects showcase cutting-edge approaches to the administration of defined contribution plans. Recipients of the annual leadership recognition awards are the 'plans to watch'. Networking with peers to share information about plan administration is NAGDCA's primary focus and what better way to provide this opportunity than to recognize the quality plans at our annual conference. NAGDCA congratulates the award recipients for their hard work.'
The 2011 Leadership Recognition Awards will be presented to recipients during NAGDCA's annual conference which is being held September 10-14, in Albuquerque, NM.
'The projects submitted by this year's award winners dealt with a broad spectrum of administrative and communicative issues,' said Gay Lynn Bath, NAGDCA President. 'These projects showcase cutting-edge approaches to the administration of defined contribution plans. Recipients of the annual leadership recognition awards are the 'plans to watch'. Networking with peers to share information about plan administration is NAGDCA's primary focus and what better way to provide this opportunity than to recognize the quality plans at our annual conference. NAGDCA congratulates the award recipients for their hard work.'
The 2011 Leadership Recognition Awards will be presented to recipients during NAGDCA's annual conference which is being held September 10-14, in Albuquerque, NM.
NAGDCA's mission is to unite representatives from state and local governments along with private sector organizations that service and support governmental defined contribution plans. NAGDCA provides an environment to foster growth in professional development of its members through networking with peers, educational opportunities and information sharing that includes comprehensive publications, reports and surveys. NAGDCA will promote and support federal legislative initiatives for the advancement of retirement plans.