The International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, Brookfield, Wis., honored Dallas Salisbury, president and chief executive officer of the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI), with this year's Public Service Award at the Washington Legislative Update conference in Washington, D.C.

"Dallas is a substantive contributor to the field of employee benefits on every level," said Richard Lyall, International Foundation president and chair of the board who presented the award. "He is the foremost thought-leader in this highly complicated industry. He is universally respected by those in the field, as well as those in the most prestigious offices."

Salisbury joined EBRI at its founding in 1978. Prior to joining EBRI, he held positions with the Washington State Legislature, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Employee Benefits Security Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.