Wisconsin
Chapter Awards
The Wisconsin Chapter gives two awards each year—ESOP Company of the Year and Employee Owner of the Year. All nominees are honored at a chapter event and winners are automatically entered in the national competition; winners of the national award are recognized throughout The ESOP Association and across the country.
The deadline for entering this year’s ESOP Company of the Year and Employee Owner of the Year award is January 15, 2025
To start preparing your next entry, please see the information below.
Employee Owner of the Year Award
This award honors an exemplary non-management employee owner of an ESOP company who has taken the initiative to learn about the ESOP, educate and motivate colleagues, and actively promote the employee ownership culture.
The individual should be involved in the employee ownership activities of the company and The ESOP Association. Only one employee may be nominated from each ESOP company.
Want advice on applying? See our tip sheet.
ESOP Company of the Year Award
This award is given to an ESOP company that shows a strong commitment to employee ownership through its involvement with The ESOP Association and its programs, its clear communication with employees, and its commitment to The ESOP Association’s vision of endorsing employee participation, wealth creation, and individual dignity and worth. The company should be financially solvent and have had in ESOP in place for more than two years.
It is not necessary that the company have a particular management style, but the majority of employees should feel a sense of ownership and that the ESOP is important to the company and its employee owners.
Advice on applying is available via our tip sheet.
Previous Winners
Employee Owner of the Year Award
2025—Stacie Roberts, Sentry Equipment Corp.
2024—Amelia Wozniak, Hallmark Building Supplies, Inc.
2023—Mike Schrader, Barnes, Inc.
2022—Ashley Seitz, TRC Global
2021—Rebecca Mudler, Sentry Equipment Corp
2020—Amanda Cook, Priority Sign
2019—Krista Drager, Sentry Equipment Corp
2018—Stephanie Albright, Priority Sign
2017—Lynette Fritz, OwnersEdge, Inc.
ESOP Company of the Year Award
2025—Hallmark Building Supplies, Inc.
2024—Kesslers Diamond Center
2023—Realityworks, Inc.
2022—OwnersEdge
2021—My Path
2020—TRC Global Mobility
2019—Van Horn Automotive Group
2018—MSA Professionals
2017—Ruekert & Mielke