NCPERS Champions Award
The NCPERS Champions Awards celebrate pension funds that go above and beyond to foster a culture of learning and leadership. These awards recognize organizations that demonstrate exceptional commitment to ongoing education for trustees and staff—helping strengthen governance and build resilient retirement systems.
Pension funds are evaluated based on attendance of and involvement with NCPERS educational programs. Recipients are selected in three categories based on assets under management—less than $1 billion, $1 billion to $50 billion, and greater than $50 billion in size.
The awards are presented annually at NCPERS Annual Conference & Exhibition.
Questions? Please contact membership@ncpers.org.
Congratulations to the 2025 NCPERS Champions Award Recipients!
The inaugural winners were recognized in Denver at NCPERS 2025 Annual Conference & Exhibition.
- Less than $1 billion AUM – American Samoa Government Employees' Retirement Fund
- $1 billion to $50 billion AUM (tie) – Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System and Houston Municipal Employees Pension System
- Greater than $50 billion – Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois
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