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 CancerCenter 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 |