Employers who help workers pay down student debt and save for retirement are among those honored at the Excellence & Innovation Awards.

Restructuring the University System of Georgia's defined contribution plans required extensive communication and many road trips.

Boeing acts as matchmaker to convince DC plan participants to increase their retirement plan contributions.

Abbott Laboratories is the first company to directly reward employees with 401(k) contributions if they pay down student debt.

Yale University restructured all defined contribution plans to incorporate annuities into a QDIA and to simplify their investment lineups.

Unum Group spent two years on a project that led the insurer to allow employees to convert some unused personal time off into debt relief.

Missouri digests complex data to deliver a simplified approach to retirement savings planning for state employees.

Anna M. Rappaport was honored with EBRI's annual Lillywhite Award for lifetime contributions to the country's economic security.

NAGDCA creates an interactive map showing what states allow and reject auto enrollment for deferred compensation plans.

Judging for the 2019 Excellence & Innovation Awards was handled by a variety of defined contribution experts.

Laura Mittelstaedt with Boeing talks about her company's "meet the match" campaign.

Diego Martinez with Abbott Laboratories talks about the company's "Freedom 2 Save Plan."

Cindy Rehmeier with the Missouri State Employees Retirement System talks about its award winning campaign and retirement calculators.