Nationwide celebrates partner honorees at 2024 NAGDCA Leadership Recognition Awards
Nationwide Retirement Solutions recently joined five plan sponsors as they were distinguished by the National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators (NAGDCA) for their outstanding projects and campaigns.
Nationwide representatives celebrated partner recipients as they accepted their honors at the 2024 NAGDCA Leadership Recognition Award ceremony which took place during the association’s annual conference in Phoenix, September 15-18.
The Maryland Teachers and State Employees Supplemental Retirement Plans (MSRP) won in the Plan Design & Administration category for its Catch the Match Campaign and also captured the Members’ Choice award.
Photo ID, from left: Tom Hickey (MSRP), Ronda Bell Butler (MSRP), Tonya Toler (MSRP), Daniel Wrzesien (Nationwide)
The State of California Savings Plus also received two awards. The State’s Virtual Adventure Center was recognized in the Holistic Financial Wellness category for its 3D virtual benefit fair. The State’s Participants Save Campaign won in the Participant Education & Communication category.
Photo ID, from left: Brenda Anderson (Nationwide), Gina Eversley (CA SPP), Sandy Blair (CA SPP), Sarah Reeder (CA SPP), Jake Sours (Nationwide)
The New York State Deferred Compensation Plan (NYSDCP) won in the National Retirement Security Month category for its National Retirement Security Campaign.
Photo ID, from left: Ric Whetro (Nationwide), Brenda Anderson (Nationwide), James Reeves (NYSDCP), Sharon Lukacs (NYSDCP), Diana Jones Ritter (NYSDCP), Patrick Ray (Nationwide)
The State of Indiana won in the Participant Education & Communication category for its Hoosier START Beneficiary Campaign.
Photo ID, from left: Kevin Mitchell (Nationwide), John Archer (Nationwide), Britton Stucker (Hoosier START), Emily Boesen (Hoosier START), Michael Burkhart (Nationwide)
The Ohio Deferred Compensation won in the Participant Education & Communication category for its Enhanced Webinar Education Campaign.
Photo ID, from left: Cindy Ward, Paul Miller (both Ohio DC)
“Congratulations to all our partners for these well-deserved honors,” said Amelia Dunlap, vice president of marketing for Nationwide Retirement Solutions. “We’re proud to support these important plans and their creative efforts to engage participants and help them prepare for a more secure retirement.”
Nationwide Retirement Solutions is a business within Nationwide, a Fortune 100 company based in Columbus, Ohio, that is one of the largest and strongest diversified financial services and insurance organizations in the United States. Nationwide Retirement Solutions administers nearly 32,000 retirement plans, helping protect nearly $200 billion in participant assets, and helping secure financial futures for over 2.7 million participants. Nationwide services the highest volume of Governmental 457 plans and demonstrated significant growth in corporate 401(k) and not-for-profit 403(b) markets.1 Nationwide is committed to serving the retirement industry by doing the right thing at the right time through better participant experiences, administrative simplicity and values that translate to service.
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