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](https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/15114533/PSOY18_Harris-Teeter-Supermarkets-Inc_Douglas-Yacenda.jpg)
Harris Teeter Supermarkets
![Ritch Wood, CEO](https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/15114540/PSOY18_Nu-Skin-Enterprises_Ritch-Wood.jpg)
Nu Skin Enterprises
![Heather Masterson, human resources director](https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/15114534/PSOY18_HMS-Holdings-LP_Heather-Masterson.jpg)
Hendrick Motorsports
![Joanna Farrere, senior vice president of human resources and administrative services](https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/15114535/PSOY18_Illinois-Health-and-Hospital-Assoc_Joanne-Farrere.jpg)
Illinois Health and Hospital Association
![Kerry Ryan, director of Employee Benefits](https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/15114530/PSOY18_Boston-Medical-Center_Kerry-Ryan.jpg)
Boston Medical Center
![Kimberly Mueller, human resources manager](https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/15114540/PSOY18_PolyQuest-Inc_Kimberly-Mueller.jpg)
PolyQuest, Inc.
![Cheryl Braun, director of human resources](https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/15114546/PSOY18_United-Hardware_Cheryl-Braun.jpg)
United Hardware Distributing Co.
![Fred Caslavka, CFO](https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/15114537/PSOY18_Landscape-Structures-Inc_Fred-Caslavka.jpg)
Landscape Structures Inc.
![Bruce Glasscock, city manager](https://si-interactive.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/plansponsor-com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/15114531/PSOY18_City-of-Plano_Bruce-Glasscock.jpg)
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
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Corporate 401(k) >$10MM – $50MM
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Corporate 401(k) >$50MM – $100MM
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Corporate 401(k) >$100MM – $800MM
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Corporate 401(k) >$800MM
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Public Defined Contribution (DC)
Nonprofit DC <$100MM
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WINNER
Joanna Farrere
Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Administrative Services -
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Nonprofit DC >$100MM
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Total Retirement Offering
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Judges
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