The Harry T. Eidson Founders Award
Educator’s Award
Morningstar-ASPPA 401(k) Leadership Award
Martin Rosenberg Academic Achievement Award
The ASPPA Presidential Scholarship

The Harry T. Eidson Founders Award

Submit Your Harry T. Eidson Founders Award Nomination Today!

In 1995, the Harry T. Eidson Founders Award was established to honor the memory of ASPPA’s founder, Harry T. Eidson, FSPA, CPC. Eidson was the initial inspiration behind the formation of ASPPA in 1966. He firmly believed in the importance of a private pension system for the United States and was committed to building an organization dedicated to preserving and enhancing such a system. Each year, one or two individuals may be honored for this award. There are two award recipient categories - one award may be presented to an ASPPA member and one may be presented to someone outside of ASPPA. Both awards acknowledge individuals who have made significant contributions to ASPPA and/or to the private pension system. Each year, the Board of Directors selects the award recipients from the list of nominees, assuming there are deserving candidates. Nominations for the award are sought from those working in the pension industry as well as from the ASPPA membership.

The deadline to submit nominations for the 2012 Harry T. Eidson Founders Awards is May 30, 2012. We encourage you to take the time and nominate a worthy candidate for either of these two prestigious award categories. Anyone who knows of eligible candidates may submit nominations for these awards.

Nominations may be submitted through the ASPPA website using the link above.

The following criteria are used to determine the nominees for both award categories:

• The contribution must be consistent with the ASPPA mission statement and should have a lasting, positive influence on ASPPA or the private pension system.
• The contribution may be current, one that spanned many years, or one made years ago from which ASPPA or the private pension system benefits today.
• The contribution should be a result of time devoted above and beyond reasonable expectations and not a result of time spent primarily for personal gain.
• The contribution may have been made and/or recognized on a national or regional level; however publicity is not a criterion.

Please note that award recipients need not be ASPPA members. Each recipient of the award receives a personalized award memento in recognition of his or her achievement, hotel accommodation and airfare to the 2012 ASPPA Annual Conference to attend the awards presentation. In addition, each recipient's name is engraved on a permanent plaque displayed in the ASPPA office.

Previous Honorees:
2011    Bruce L. Ashton, APM
2010    Curtis E. Huntington, MSPA
2009    Samuel Savitz, MSPA, CPC
2008    Karen Jordan, CPC, QPA, QKA and Paul Schultz;
2007    Michael Callahan, MSPA and Evelyn Petschek
2006    Janice M. Wegesin, CPC, QPA, and Carol D. Gold
2005    G. Patrick Byrnes, MSPA
2004    Fred Reish, APM
2003    Robert D. Lebenson, MSPA
2002    Curtis D. Hamilton, MSPA, CPC
2001    Ruth F. Frew, FSPA, CPC
1999    Leslie S. Shapiro, JD, in 2000; Howard J. Johnson, MSPA
1998    Andrew J. Fair, APM
1997    Chester J. Salkind
1996    John N. Erlenborn
1995    Edward E. Burrows, MSPA

Educator’s Award

Submit Your Educator’s Award Nomination Today!

Nominations are accepted every year by the Education & Examination Committee for ASPPA's Educator's Award. The award recognizes outstanding educators from the ASPPA membership who have made significant contributions to retirement plan education. Educator's Award recipients are invited to attend ASPPA’s Annual Conference where they receive a commemorative plaque. Articles about awardees are featured in ExamGram (aka Cadidate Connection) and eNews.

Past recipients:
2011    Michael L. Bain, MSPA
2010    Robert L. Long, APM
2009    Kathryn Kennedy
2008    Thomas J. Finnegan, MSPA, CPC, QPA, FCA, MAAA
2007    Ilene H. Ferenczy, J.D., CPC, APA
2006    S. Derrin Watson, APM
2005    Carol R. Sears, FSPA, CPC
2004    Lawrence Starr, CPC
2003    Gwen S. O'Connell, CPC, QPA
2002    Joan A. Gucciardi, MSPA, CPC
2001    Sal L. Tripodi, APM
2000    Cheryl L. Morgan, CPC
1999    David B. Farber, MSPA
1998    Janice M. Wegesin, CPC, QPA
1997    Charles J. Klose, FSPA, CPC

Morningstar-ASPPA 401(k) Advisor Leadership Award

Submit Your 2011 401(k) Advisor Leadership Award Nomination Today!

Sponsored by Morningstar and The American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries (ASPPA), the 401(k) Advisor Leadership Award was introduced in 2008 to honor a specific accomplishment and/or contribution by an individual or group of individuals within the 401(k) industry. The award recognizes leadership, innovation and contributions to the retirement plan industry, regarding the sales, marketing and establishment of 401(k) plans. The award recipient has proven to go “above and beyond” and exemplifies one of ASPPA’s key pursuits: to directly impact the ability for Americans to build a successful retirement, especially through employer plans.

The following criteria are used to select the nominees:

• The contribution must be specific to the 401(k) industry.
• The nominee may be an individual or a team.
• The contribution may be current or may be one that has spanned many years.
• The contribution should be applicable and have direct impact on individual participants, plan sponsors, retirement plans or retirement plan investment products or services

Three finalists will be selected from a pool of nominees by a seven-member panel of retirement industry peers. The three finalists will share their expertise at a general session during The ASPPA 401(k) SUMMIT, March 6-8, 2011 at Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas. At that time, the recipient will be announced and presented with an engraved, crystal award. The recipient will also receive recognition in national publications such as On Wall Street and Financial Planning.

The nomination window closes November 15, 2010, and finalists will be contacted by December 15, 2010.
 
Past recipients:
2010    Sean Waters
2009    C. Frederick Reish
2008    William Chetney