2015 Winners

Lifetime Achievement
Stephen Lewis​, Columbia Funds
Gus Sauter, Vanguard

Hall of Fame
John Hancock
Virtus Investment Partners
Morningstar

Rising stars
Thomas Bogle, Dechert
Ndenisarya M. Bregasi, K&L Gates
Gerard Connors, BNY Mellon
Allison Fumai, Dechert
Bo Howell, Ultimas Fund Solutions
Ben Johnson, Morningstar
Caroline Kraus, Goldman Sachs
Damian McIntyre, Federated Investors
James Owen, LPL Financial
Rick Schulitz, Mass Mutual Finance Group
Nathaniel Segal, Vedder Price
Chris Yeomans, Strategic Insight
Jason Wolf, Third Avenue Management

Deal of the Year
Great-West Financial buys JPMorgan Retirement Plan Services

Fund Leader of the Year
Martha King, Head of US financial intermediaries, Vanguard Group

Fund Marketer of the Year
Bob Cunha, Managing Director of marketing and distribution strategy, Eaton Vance 

Independent Counsel of the Year
Marco Adelfio, Partner, Goodwin Procter

Retirement Leader of the Year
Vanguard Group

Sales Success of the Year
JPMorgan Funds active fund lineup 

Small Board Trustee
Bradden C. Backer, Independent Chairman, Wintergreen Fund 

Trustee of the Year
Sidney Harris, independent Chairman, RidgeWorth Funds