Nicsa Award Winners

Past Awardees

Each year, Nicsa recognizes industry leaders for both their innovation and achievements in the industry and their service to Nicsa.

Award Categories

Lifetime Achievement Award 

Past Awardees

2021 Awardee

Michael (Mike) DeNofrio 
BNY Mellon

2020 Awardee

Paul Schott Stevens
Investment Company Institute (ICI)

2019 Awardee

Rich Daly
Broadridge

2018 Awardee

Jeffrey Paul Beale
Chief Administrative Officer and Vice President
Eaton Vance (Retired)

2017 Awardee

Steve Duncan
President
American Funds

2015 Awardee

Paul O'Neil
Director
HengTian Services

2014 Awardee

Joan Dowd
Chief Compliance Officer
Boston Financial

2012 Awardee

Jan Clifford

Outstanding Service to the Fund Industry Award - (Robert L. Gould Award)

Past Awardees

2022 Awardee

Rheeta Wise
MFS Investment Management

2021 Awardee

William (Bill) Galvin
Invesco

2020 Awardee

Michael Woodall, Putnam Investments

2019 Awardees

Bill Greilich, BNY Mellon

Terry Metzger, SS&C

2017 Awardee

Jay Hooley
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, State Street Corporation

2016 Awardee

Fred Naddaff
Chief Operating Officer, Transfer Agency and Investor Services
FIS

Other Recipients

David A. Hughey - 1987
Edward C. Johnson, III - 1988
Thomas A. McDonnell - 1989
C. Herbert Emilson - 1990
Tarrant Cutler - 1991
Robert W. Blucke - 1992
James S. Riepe - 1993
Manuel R. Hernandez - 1994
William T. Blackwell - 1995

Jon S. Fossel - 1996
David M. Kelly - 1997
Charles R. Schwab - 1998
John C. Bogle - 1999
A. Edward Allinson - 2000
Matthew P. Fink - 2001
Bridget A. Macaskill - 2002
Thomas McCullough - 2003
Charles B. Johnson - 2004

Paul G. Haaga, Jr. - 2005
Robert C. Pozen - 2006
Robert Reynolds - 2007
John J. Brennan - 2008
John F. Cogan, Jr. - 2009
Laurence D. Fink - 2010
Jennifer M. Johnson - 2012
Robert Tritt - 2014

Strategic Leadership Award

Past Awardees

2022 Awardee

Anne Hebard-Duduch
SS&C Technologies

2021 Awardee

Chuck Booth
Citi Fund Services

2020 Awardees

Brian Jones, Envision Financial Systems

Liliana Robu, Deloitte Consulting LLP

2019 Awardee

Sandy Bolton
Merrill Lynch

2018 Awardees

Robert Conti
Managing Director, Neuberger Berman

Victoria McGowan
Head of Global Fund Administration, BNY Mellon

2017 Awardee

Mark Casady
Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, LPL Financial

2016 Awardee

Ned Burke
Chief Executive Officer, ALPS

Industry Innovation Awards 

Past Awardees

2022 Awardees

Innovation in Distribution | Eaton Vance Advisor Institute | Chasing Positivity®

Innovation in Product Development & Marketing | State Street | Total ESG Solutions 

Innovation in Technology | Citi | Proprietary Advanced Citi ETF System (ACES)

Innovation in Technology | John Hancock/Manulife | Landscape DX

Operational Excellence | FIS | Global Transfer Agency Services

2021 Awardees

BNY Mellon: Growth Dynamics Application | Innovation in Distribution
ProShares: Bitcoin Strategy ETF | Innovation in Product Development & Marketing
Equity Data Science: Cloud-based Digital Infrastructure | Innovation in Technology
TIAA: National Contact Center | Operational Excellence

2020 Awardees

John McDonough, Invesco | Innovation in Distribution
DFIN | Innovation in Product Development & Marketing
Horizon8 | Innovation in Product Development & Marketing
BNY Mellon | Innovation in Technology
State Street | Innovation in Technology
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Operational Excellence

2019 Awardees

CAIS | Innovation in Technology
DFIN | Innovation in Product Development & Marketing
OnCorps, Inc. | Innovation in Technology
State Street | Innovation in Technology
TIAA | Innovation in Operational Excellence

2018 Awardees

Delta Data | FundBlast
American Funds | ACE (Advancing the Client Experience)
Putnam Investments | QC-Boost
Citi Fund Services | Form N-PORT Services
Envision Financial Systems | FundKeeper

2017 Awardees

NOVA Award for Innovation in Technology
BNY Mellon

Award for Innovation in Product Development & Marketing
DST Systems

2016 Awardees

Award for Innovation in Product Development & Marketing
Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Emerging Leaders Award 

Past Awardees

2022 Awardees

Edmarie Leatherman, Capital Group | American Funds
Daryn Levesque,  ACA Group

Sarah Mahmoud, SS&C Technologies

Xiaochun Zhu, HengTian Software

2021 Awardees

David Byrne, JP Morgan
Sarah Digirolamo, Deloitte
Alexandra Dressman, Citi Fund Services
Matthew Fronczke, SS&C Technologies
Andrew Jones, Foreside
Allie Walsh, Nicsa

2020 Awardees

Margaret Farquharson, Nationwide
Patrick Horgan, Horizon8
Karen Lee, PIMCO
Shrey Malla, Foreside
Ninon Marapachi, Bank of America
Luis Ochoa, BNY Mellon Wealth Management
Andrew Reber, FIS

2019 Awardees

Melissa McDonough, Brown Brothers Harriman
Snehal Waghulde, Deloitte
Courtney Farrell, Foreside
Wells Shi, Hengtian
Marika Christopher, Janus Henderson
Noel Samu, J.P. Morgan
Kelly Sherrard, NICSA
Jackie Tilton, NQR
Joe Motto, Reed Smith

2018 Awardees

Kelly Cornwell, Financial Advisor Services Manager, The Vanguard Group
Anna Jamroz, Senior Vice President, Global Fund Services, Northern Trust
Jonathan Rizzo, Senior Manager, Deloitte

2017 Awardees

Michael Akins, SVP & Head of ETFs, ALPS
Patrick Hurley, Vice President, OppenheimerFunds
Divya Mathew, Senior Manager, Deloitte
Kelli O’Brien, Vice President, J.P. Morgan

Volunteer of the Year Awards 

Past Awardees

2022 Awardee

Alternative Investments

Justin Schwartz, DTCC

Compliance & Risk Management

Eileen Storz-Salino, Eaton Vance

Content

Anish Mazumdar, Aliter Investment Services, LLC

Data Analytics

Brian Foote, Broadridge

Diversity Project Benchmarking

Cheryl Reich, Broadridge

Diversity Project Education & Outreach

John Saf, Calamos Investments

Diversity Project Fearless Leadership Symposium

Meaghan Ryan, Columbia Threadneedle Investments

Diversity Project Industry Engagement

La Rae Heyl, Aegon Asset Management

Diversity Project 'Next Practices'

Rosa Licea-Mailloux, MFS Investment Management

Fund & Investor Services

Linda Azzara, GMO

Fund Administration

Tom Perugini, State Street

General Membership Meeting 

Kelli O'Brien, Citi

International 

Emmanuel Gutton, ALFI

Membership

David Whitaker

Next Gen 

Donnie Aylward, MFS Investment Services

Product & Distribution

Justin Hansen, MFS Investment Management

Retirement

Perri Williams, Invesco

SMA & Model Portfolio Committee

Melissa Cross, Allspring Global Investments

Strategic Leadership Forum 

Jim Nolan, Citi

Technology & Innovation

Stan Hawkins, Capital Group American Funds

UIT

Dawn Kahler, Guggenheim Investments

Unclaimed Property

Heather Gabell, MarketSphere Unclaimed Property Specialists

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President's Award

Steve Rueschhoff, Edward Jones

President's Award

Kelli O'Brien, Citi

2021 Awardee

Alternative Investments

York Lo, John Hancok

Compliance & Risk Management

Mark Trenchard, Putnam Investments

Content 

Gary Casagrande, Confluence

Data Analytics

Beverly Dube, SalesPage Technologies, LLC

Diversity Project Benchmarking

Cassie McCarthy, EY

Diversity Project Education Engagement

Candace Shaw, Sun Life Financial

Diversity Project Events

Elba Vasquez, HSBC

Diversity Project Fearless Leadership Symposium

Cathie Mazza, Schroders

Diversity Project Industry Engagement

Ann Cavanaugh, Blackrock

Diversity Project 'Next Practices'

Naomi Fink, Capital Group

Fund & Investor Services

Julie Smith, Touchstone Funds

Fund Administration

Frank Maresca, Broadridge

General Membership Meeting 

Dave Parks, Aliter

Next Gen 

Donnie Aylward, MFS

Product & Distribution

Jarrod Sohosky, Lord Abbett & Co.

Retirement

Cody Waight, American Century Investments 

SMA & Model Portfolio Committee

Russ Tipper, Capital Group

Strategic Leadership Forum 

Anish Mazumdar, Aliter

Technology & Innovation

Anish Mazumdar, Aliter

UIT

Morrison Warren, Chapman & Cutler

Unclaimed Property

Heidi Lastoria, MFS 

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President's Award

Dan Moorman, Wells Fargo Advisors

President's Award

David Rosen, Morgan Stanley

President's Award

Lynette Turner, BNY Mellon

2020 Awardee

Alternative Investments

Dawn Rohde, Wells Fargo

Compliance & Risk Management

Stephanie Tyler, Franklin Templeton

Content 

Michael Collins, Broadridge

Data Analytics

Laura Lutton, Morningstar

Diversity Project ‘Next’ Practices

LeAnn Trejo, Capital Group | American Funds

Diversity Project Benchmarking

Dianne Gallagher, American Century

Diversity Project Industry Engagement

Maggie Sullivan, Fiera Capital

 

Fund & Investor Services

John Keating, BlackRock

Fund Administration

Gary Casagrande, Confluence

General Membership Meeting 

Gary Casagrande, Confluence

Next Gen 

Alex Woodcock, SS&C ALPS

Product & Distribution

Mark Thomas, PIMCO

Retirement

Amy O’Leary, Capital Group | American Funds

SMA Working Group

Greg Weiss, BlackRock

Strategic Leadership Forum 

Jon Maro, BlackRock

Technology & Innovation

Sach Diwan, Northern Trust

UIT

Beth Bull, First Trust Portfolios

Unclaimed Property

Dave Calvani, Fidelity

Webinar Advisory

Michelle Carlow, Accenture

2019 Awardee
Abandoned Property Committee
Leeann Dionne, SS&C Technologies

Alternative Investments
Julie Collison, Merrill Lynch

Compliance & Risk Committee
Erik Olsen, ACA Compliance Group

Content Committee
David Parks, EY

Data Analytics Committee
Jason Dauwen, SS&C Technologies

Data Analytics Committee
Paula Modugno Tepper, PGIM

Public Relations Committee
Tom Collimore, CFA Institute		 Diversity Project North America
Pam Burns, Northern Trust Corporation

-General Membership Meeting Committee
-Product & Distribution Committee
Sonja Formato, Foreside Financial Group LLC

Membership Committee
David Halligan, MARS - SalesFocus Solutions

NextGen Committee
Lana Bergstein, Dimensional Fund Advisors

Regional Events Committee
Beverly Dube, SalesPage Technologies		 Retirement Committee
Rob O'Brien, Putnam Investments

Strategic Leadership Forum Committee
Jennifer Hoopes, Foreside Financial Group LLC

SMA Working Group
Patrick Mullins, Columbia Threadneedle Investments, US

TA Committee
Karen Walsh, Putnam Investments

Technology Committee
Sam Perone, Merrill Lynch

Webinar Committee
Lisa Light, SS&C Technologies

2018 Awardee
Compliance & Risk Committee
Nick D'Angelo, PwC

Content Committee
Chuck Gallant, BNY Mellon

Data Analytics Committee
Karen Fay Luedtke, UMB Financial Services, Inc.

Diversity Project North America
Shaelyn Otikor, Northern Trust		 East Coast Committee
Matthew Mackay, J.P. Morgan

NextGen Committee
Nick Lombardo, Citi

Strategic Leadership Forum Committee
Janet Bienkowski, MFS Service Center, Inc.

Technology Committee
Gary Casagrande, Confluence		 TA Committee
Julie Smith, Touchstone Funds

Webinar Committee
Bethany Hendricks, Franklin Templeton Investments

UIT Committee
Jack Tierney, Invesco

2017 Awardee
Compliance & Risk Committee Kelly O’Donnell, Pioneer Investment Management

Content Committee
Nancy Grady, Northern Trust Company

Distribution Committee
Patrice Blum, ProShares | ProFunds

East Coast Committee
Kim Froio, DST Systems, Inc.		 Membership Committee
 Ian McCoy, Franklin Templeton Investments

Midwest Regional Committee Amber Krueger, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC

Strategic Leadership Forum Committee
Scott Brady, Columbia Threadneedle Investments


 Technology Committee
Mike Stubblefield, DST Systems, Inc.

TA Committee
 James Butz, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC

Webinar Committee
Gary Crawford, MFS Service Center, Inc.

2016 Awardee
Compliance & Risk Committee
Kelly O’Donnell, Pioneer Investments

Content Committee
Nancy Grady, Northern Trust

Distribution Committee
Patrice Blum, ProShare | ProFunds

East Coast Committee
Kim Froio, DST Systems		 Membership Committee
Ian McCoy, Franklin Templeton

Midwest Regional Committee
Amber Krueger, US Bancorp

Strategic Leadership Forum Committee
Scott Brady, Columbia Management		 Technology Committee
Mike Stubblefield, DST

TA Committee
James Butz, US Bancorp

Webinar Committee
Gary Crawford, MFS

2015 Awardee

Content Committee
Anne Hebard, Boston Financial Data Services

Distribution Committee
Mark Frymiare, Delaware Investments

Midwest Regional Committee
Kim Zavisklak, Asset Management at KPMG LLP

Retirement Committee
Gloria White, Capital Bank and Trust

Technology & Innovation Committee
Paul Williams, Northern Trust

TA Committee
Michael Melles, FIS


UIT Committee
Kevin Mahn, Hennion & Walsh Asset Management

Webinar Committee
Chris Trede, The Capital Group Companies/American Funds

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2014 Awardee

Compliance and Risk Management Committee
Kim Haverly

Distribution Committee
Michael Collins

East Coast Regional Committee
Emily Glotzer

Midwest Regional Committee
Lindsay Whetton

 Retirement Committee
Carol Gransee

Technology & Innovation Committee
John Prinzing

Transfer Agent Committee
Timothy P. O'Sullivan

UIT Committee
Kevin D. Mahn		 Webinar Advisory Committee
Karen Visco

West Coast Regional Committee
Kurt Decko

Operational Excellence Award

Past Awardees

2017 Awardee 

Award for Operational Excellence
State Street Corporation

2016 Awardee 

Award for Operational Excellence
OppenheimerFunds

 

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