Press Release  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 28, 2006

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NAGDCA Announces 2006 Leadership Recognition Award Recipients

LEXINGTON, KY -- The National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators, Inc. (NAGDCA) today announced the recipients of its 2006 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 2006 Leadership Recognition Award recipients are:
City of Austin Deferred Compensation Committee
City of Kansas City, Missouri
City of Portland 457 Deferred Compensation Plan
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Deferred Compensation Program
County of Ventura Deferred Compensation Program
Kansas City Deferred Compensation Board
Kentucky Public Employees' Deferred Compensation Authority
Multnomah County, Oregon Deferred Compensation Plan
New Jersey State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan
New York City Deferred Compensation Plan
New York State Deferred Compensation Plan
North Carolina 401(k) Plan
Oakland County Deferred Compensation Campaigns
San Diego County Deferred Compensation Program
State Board of Administration of Florida
State of Arizona Deferred Compensation Plan
State of Connecticut Defined Contribution Plans
State of Florida Division of Treasury, Bureau of Deferred Compensation
State of Indiana
State of Indiana Deferred Compensation Plan Committee
State of North Carolina
State of Oregon
State of Texas
State of Wisconsin Deferred Compensation Committee
Virginia Retirement System - Defined Contribution Plans Administration
Wisconsin Deferred Compensation Program
WY Retirement System Deferred Compensation Plan

To qualify for this prestigious award the projects must have begun on or after January 1, 2005, 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 Della Williamson, 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 2006 Leadership Recognition Awards will be presented to recipients during NAGDCA's annual conference in Kansas City, Missouri, September 23-27, 2006.

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.

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