Our Award Winners
Member of the Year
The Member of the Year Award is presented to an outstanding ATO member who has shown tremendous leadership and advancement of the trust industry’s initiatives throughout the past year.
Member of the Year Recipients
2021
Stuart B. Allen
President & CEO, Allen Trust Company
2019
William Smith
CEO & Founder, Trust Company of the South
2018
Phil Buchanan
Executive Chairman, Cannon Financial Institute
2017
Doug Nunn
President, The Trust Company of Virginia
2016
Mark Knackendoffel
Chief Executive Officer, The Trust Company 
2015
Bond Payne
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Heritage Wealth Management CompanyRising Star
The Rising Star Award recognizes an emerging leader in the trust industry whose record reflects ongoing and exceptional growth in contribution to the profession and increased levels of leadership and responsibility.
Successful candidates will have not yet reached a senior-level position, but their track record should reflect a strong potential for an appointment at the highest levels of the profession.
Rising Star Recipients
2021
Brooks Campany
Regional Manager, Argent Trust Company
2019
Kevin Crawford
Account Manager, Broadridge FinancialE. Deane Kanaly Lifetime Achievement
The E. Deane Kanaly Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to a past or present ATO member that has spent a lifetime promoting and protecting the trust industry.
This individual has gone the extra mile to help others in the industry and ensure the viability of all industry professionals for years to come.
E. Deane Kanaly Lifetime Achievement Recipients
2018
Henry Feldman
ATO Founder
2013
Eugene F. Maloney
Executive Vice President & Corporate Counsel, Federated Investors, Inc.
2016
Sharon J. Pryse
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, The Trust Company
2015
Anthony Guthrie
Vice Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Reliance Trust & Subsidiaries
2014
Greg Osko
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Trust Company of Illinois
2013
Tom C. Blank, Esq.
Co-Administrator, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP