Nominees for the Corporate Secretary Magazine Awards 2009 are, in alphabetical order:
| Award categories |
Nominees |
| Corporate secretary of the year (small to mid cap) |
Debra Kuper (AGCO) |
| Corporate secretary of the year (large cap) |
Arlie Nogay (BNY Mellon) |
| Corporate governance team of the year (small to mid cap) |
Burger King |
| Corporate governance team of the year (large cap) |
EMC Corporation |
| Most effective shareholder communication |
MasterCard |
| Most innovative CSR disclosure policy |
Gap |
| Most effective compensation disclosure |
Chevron |
| Best overall governance, compliance and ethics program (small to mid cap) |
AGCO |
| Best overall governance, compliance and ethics program (large cap) |
Cisco |
| Most effective/innovative use of technology in a governance program |
General Mills |
| Best proxy statement |
El Paso Corporation |
| Rising star |
Lisa Beth Lentini (Best Buy) |
| Lifetime achievement |
Peter Clapman |