2018 Plan Sponsor of the Year Winners

The 2018 Plan Sponsor of the Year Winners have now been announced.
Browse the profiles of the finalists and winners of our 9 categories below.

Douglas Yacenda, director of Retirement Plans Corporate 401(k) >$800MM
Harris Teeter Supermarkets
Ritch Wood, CEOCorporate 401(k) >$100MM – $800MM
Nu Skin Enterprises
Heather Masterson, human resources director Corporate 401(k) >$50MM – $100MM
Hendrick Motorsports
Joanna Farrere, senior vice president of human resources and administrative servicesNonprofit DC <$100MM
Illinois Health and Hospital Association
Kerry Ryan, director of Employee BenefitsNonprofit DC >$100MM
Boston Medical Center
Kimberly Mueller, human resources managerCorporate 401(k) <$10MM
PolyQuest, Inc.
Cheryl Braun, director of human resources Corporate 401(k) >$10MM – $50MM
United Hardware Distributing Co.
Fred Caslavka, CFO Total Retirement Offering
Landscape Structures Inc.
Bruce Glasscock, city managerPublic Defined Contribution (DC)
City of Plano

The Plan Sponsor of the Year annual award program recognizes retirement plan sponsors that show a commitment to their participants’ financial health and retirement success. The award is given in many categories to recognize all plan types, so any plan sponsor can be eligible.


Nominations are made in the fall, finalists are announced in January, and winners are announced in March. To be considered, a sponsor must first be recommended for the award. Nominations are accepted from across the industry—including those from providers, advisers, consultants, actuaries, attorneys, third-party administrators (TPAs), employees and colleagues. All nominees are then asked to complete an online form, supplying details about the plan’s administration, participant statistics and data.

The 2018 award’s have nine categories in order to allow for the most accurate comparisons across plan types and sizes: Corporate 401(k) <$10MM; Corporate 401(k) >$10MM – $50MM; Corporate 401(k) >$50MM – $100MM; Corporate 401(k) >$100MM – $800MM; Corporate 401(k) >$800MM, Public Defined Contribution (DC); Nonprofit DC <$100MM; Nonprofit DC >$100MM; and Total Retirement Offering.

Corporate 401(k) <$10MM

Corporate 401(k) >$10MM – $50MM

Corporate 401(k) >$50MM – $100MM

Corporate 401(k) >$100MM – $800MM

Corporate 401(k) >$800MM

Public Defined Contribution (DC)

Nonprofit DC <$100MM

Nonprofit DC >$100MM

Total Retirement Offering

Judges

Lee Barney, Managing Editor, PLANADVISER
Judy Faust Hartnett, Managing Editor, PLANSPONSOR
John Manganaro Deputy Editor, PLANADVISER
Alison Cooke Mintzer, Editor-in-Chief, PLANSPONSOR and PLANADVISER
Rebecca Moore Managing Editor, PLANSPONSOR.com
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