Awards June 4, 2025

2025 PLANSPONSOR of the Year Award Winners Named

Winners of the 2025 PLANSPONSOR of the Year Awards were announced Wednesday night, in Chicago.

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FROM LEFT: Carolyn Nichols, The Salvation Army; Seth Davis, Hendrick Automotive Group, LLC; Maria Gonzalez and Kelsey MacKnight, Standard Chartered Bank; Kyle Lin and Patti Ruh, Vitality Management Company, LLC; Katie Spahnie and Amy French, Westfield Bank; Mercedes Ikard, The Walt Disney Company; Mark Rowe, State Universities Retirement System; Amanda Sparks, Haselden Construction; Amanda Zorio, Kentucky Farm Bureau; Nichole Linhardt, Chicago Pipe Fitters Local 597; Colby Carter, Tennessee Valley Authority; and Karen Funk, Gonzaga University (Photography by Matt Kalinowski)
FROM LEFT: Carolyn Nichols, The Salvation Army; Seth Davis, Hendrick Automotive Group, LLC; Maria Gonzalez and Kelsey MacKnight, Standard Chartered Bank; Kyle Lin and Patti Ruh, Vitality Management Company, LLC; Katie Spahnie and Amy French, Westfield Bank; Mercedes Ikard, The Walt Disney Company; Mark Rowe, State Universities Retirement System; Amanda Sparks, Haselden Construction; Amanda Zorio, Kentucky Farm Bureau; Nichole Linhardt, Chicago Pipe Fitters Local 597; Colby Carter, Tennessee Valley Authority; and Karen Funk, Gonzaga University (Photography by Matt Kalinowski)

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The 13 winners of the 2025 PLANSPONSOR of the Year awards were announced at the 2025 PLANSPONSOR National Conference in Chicago in a dozen categories across plan types and sizes, including, for the first time, a category recognizing multiple employer plans.

The winners were named at the Excellence in Retirement awards dinner Wednesday celebrating the achievements of retirement plan sponsors and their efforts to improve retirement outcomes for their participants.

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The evening of accolades was kicked off by PLANSPONSOR Publisher Alison Cooke Mintzer, who thanked the audience of sponsors, providers and advisers for contributing “to Americans’ retirement success.”

PLANSPONSOR Executive Editor Amy Resnick and Managing Editor of Custom Content Rebecca Moore announced the finalists and winners, with profiles of the winners and finalists available here.

The 2025 PLANSPONSOR of the Year winners are as follows:

Government DC: Tennessee Valley Authority

Nonprofit DC <$200M: The Salvation Army Southern Territory

Nonprofit DC >$200M: Gonzaga University

Corporate DC <$30M: Westfield Bank FSB

Corporate DC $30M – $50M: Vitality

Corporate DC >$50M – $100M: Haseldon Construction

Corporate DC >$100M – $200M: Kentucky Farm Bureau

Corporate DC >$200M – $500M: Standard Chartered Bank

Corporate DC >$500M – $1B: Hendrick Automotive Group, LLC

Corporate DC >$1B: The Walt Disney Company

Total Retirement Offering: State Universities Retirement System (Illinois)

Multiemployer Plans: Chicago Pipe Fitters Local 597

Multiple Employer Plans: WorkSmart Systems, Inc.

PLANSPONSOR congratulates each of the finalists and extends appreciation and thanks to each plan sponsor team.

In addition to the Plan Sponsor of the Year awards, several other categories of previously announced awards and designations were announced in the following programs:

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