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mic 2011 Silver Quill Recipients

The IABC Pacific Plains Region is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2011 Silver Quill Awards, which honor excellence in organizational communication.

The competition invites participation from communicators throughout the Pacific Plains Region, which encompasses 19 states from Wisconsin to Hawaii, and Arizona to North Dakota. Seasoned communicators from IABC Houston evaluated communication entries for their strategy, effectiveness and creativity.

Silver Quill Awards honor communications that make your mark by:

  • Setting and meeting objectives that delivered valuable, measurable results to the organization.
  • Using strategic thinking, creativity, ingenuity or whatever it took to get the job done.
  • Measuring the outcomes to demonstrate success.

Congratulations to All the Communication Rock Stars!

 

Award

Name

Organization

Location

Campaign

Communication Management: Community Relations

Excellence

Catherine Claeys Scott

Padilla with GiveMN

Minneapolis, Minn

Igniting an Outpouring of Online Giving

Communication Management: Media Relations

Excellence

Craig Rexroad

Blaze PR for The Living Christmas Co.

Santa Monica, Cal.

BLAZE Brightens the Holidays

Excellence

Catherine Claeys Scott

Padilla with GiveMN

Minneapolis, Minn

Igniting an Outpouring of Online Giving

Communication Management: Multi-Audience Relations

Excellence

Kathy Guthrie  

TIES

St. Paul, Minn.

SchoolView Communications Kit

Excellence

Kristi McFarland

Peet's Coffee & Tea

Emeryville, Cal.

Peet's Passions (Values Launch)

Excellence

Catherine Claeys Scott

Padilla with GiveMN

Minneapolis, Minn

Igniting an Outpouring of Online Giving

Merit

Alan Tang

Olomana Marketing for Abercrombie for Governor

Honolulu, Hawaii

Neil Abercrombie, Gubernatorial Campaign

Communication Management: Marketing Communication

Excellence

Chris Gleason

Tacoma Public Utilities

Tacoma, Wash.

Know Your Power Energy Conservation Campaign

Merit

Kiersten Schroeder

Broadhead Co. for Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc

Minneapolis, Minn.

Cydectin Honor Our Troops Launch

Communication Management: Employee/Member Communication

Excellence

Bonita Brodt   

Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Chicago, Ill.

Excellence Matters: Magnet Campaign

Excellence

Susan Greenquist

Express Scripts

St. Louis, Mo.

NextRx Integration Communications

Excellence

Lila Kakuk

Cisco Systems

San Jose, Cal.  

Together We Are the Human Network

Excellence

Michele Ragon

Cisco Systems

San Jose, Cal.  

The Learn About Live Event Series

Merit

Tracey B. Barnett

Legacy Health

Portland, Ore.

Launching a New Legacy of Identity Guidelines

Merit

Rosanne M. Pastorek-Belczak

Park Federal Savings Bank

Homer Glen, Ill.

Customer Service First Internal Campaign

Merit

Michele Ragon

Cisco Systems

San Jose, Cal. 

So You're a New Manager… Now What?

Communication Management: Human Resources and Benefits Communication

Excellence

Norine Cannon

Buck Consultants for Integris Health

St. Louis, Mo.

2011 INTEGRIS Health Enrollment Campaign

Excellence

Amy Finsand   

Buck Consultants for Cargill 

Minneapolis, Minn.

Building Accountability for Health

Excellence

Ken Groh

Groh & Associates, Inc. for OfficeMax Inc.

Lake Zurich, Ill.

Choose Well. 2011 Annual Benefits Enrollment

Excellence

Troy Smith

Buck Consultants for Gaylord Entertainment

St. Louis, Mo.

2011 Enrollment Campaign

Excellence

Cathleen Tuttle

Aon Hewitt for First American Financial Corporation

San Francisco, Cal.

Healthier Employees, Healthier Bottom Line

Excellence

Kathy Walgamuth

Towers Watson for CNH

Chicago, Ill.

Creating a Culture of Wellness

Merit

Julie Morgan

Pioneer

Bloomington, Minn.

U.S. Benefits 2012 and Beyond

Merit

Anne Toulouse

The Boeing Company

Chicago, Ill.

Setting the Stage for a Healthy Partnership

Communication Management: Strategic Communication Processes

Excellence

Justin Brunner

Standard Parking

Chicago, Ill.

First Communication Audit

Communication Management: Brand Communication

Merit

Wayne Clark

Legacy Health  

Portland, Ore.

Finding Ourselves: A Brand Platform for Legacy

Communication Management: Special Events – Internal or External

Excellence

Brian S. Everett, ABC

MindShare Strategies, Inc.

Waconia, Minn.

Building Momentum at NASSTRAC

Excellence

Catherine Claeys Scott

Padilla with GiveMN

Minneapolis, Minn.

Igniting an Outpouring of Online Giving

Excellence

Laura Tigges

DeVry, Inc.

Downers Grove, Ill.

State of DeVry

Merit

Jane Cooper

Cooper Hong Inc. for Case Construction Equipment

St. Charles, Ill.

Case N Series Loader/Backhoe Product Launch

Merit

Victor Rodriguez

eurie creative for Center for Cross Cultural Design

Las Vegas, Nev.

Chinese Creative Cultural Exchange

Merit

Kelly M. Semrau

S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.

Racine, Wisc.

Fortaleza Hall Grand Opening

Communication Management: Social Responsibility

Excellence

Lynda Baldwin

Communication Strategies Group for Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana

Chicago, Ill.

Forever Green Community Action Project

Excellence

Sandra McMerty

North Dakota Dept. of Commerce Bismarck, N.D. North Dakota Social Media Strategy

Excellence

Michael L. Walsh, ABC Capella University Minneapolis, Minn. Capella University's Joining Forces America                     

Excellence

Cathleen Wolf, ABC

Communicate Write for San Diego Social Venture Partners

San Diego, Cal.

San Diego Social Venture Partners Education

Communication Skills: Digital Communication

Excellence

Jennifer Whitlow

Buck Consultants

St. Louis, Mo.

Benefits Galore

Communication Skills: Audiovisual

Excellence

Angela Cagaanan

Qualcomm, Inc

San Diego, Cal.

Celebrating the Journey Video Series

Communication Skills: Publications

Excellence

Carrie Johnson

Graybar

St. Louis, Mo.

Graybar Outlook

Excellence

Victor Rodriguez

eurie creative for The Smith Center for the Performing Arts

Las Vegas, Nev.

Smith Center Development Brochure

Excellence

Kiersten Schroeder

Broadhead Co. for The Mosaic Company

Minneapolis, Minn.

Balanced Crop Nutrition, a Supplement in Successful Farming

Excellence

Chris Wain

Legacy Health Insight

Portland, Ore.

Employee Newsletter Publications

Merit

Stephanie Grant

Scripps Health

San Diego, Cal.

Inside Scripps Publications

Merit

Laura Shanley 

Qualcomm

San Diego, Cal.

Annual Report About People 2009

Merit

Village Communications

DaVita

El Segundo, Cal.

DaVita Magazine 2010

Communication Skills: Writing

Excellence

Cathleen Wolf, ABC

Communicate Write for San Diego Social Venture Partners

San Diego, Cal.

San Diego Social Venture Partners Education

Merit

Cindy Berry

Buck Consultants

Anaheim, Cal.

Team Chandler 2011 Benefit Guide

Merit

Joe Curley

MTC

Oakland, Cal.

Transit in Transition

Merit

Amy Finsand

Buck Consultants for Cargill Inspiration

Minneapolis, Minn.

Resulting in Action

Merit

Melissa Micka

Buck Consultants for Gaylord Entertainment

St. Louis, Mo.

2011 Gaylord Enrollment Campaign

Merit

Melissa Micka

Buck Consultants for SAAVIS

St. Louis, Mo.

2010 SAAVIS Enrollment

Communication Creative: Publication Design

Excellence

Stephanie Grant

Scripps Health

San Diego, Cal.

Special Report: Mission Haiti

Excellence

Kayla Yang

Buck Consultants

Los Angeles, Cal.

Wilbur-Ellis Live Well Benefits Guide 

Merit

Aime Oberheim

Buck Consultants for Gaylord Entertainment

St. Louis, Mo.

2011 Enrollment Campaign

Merit

Aime Oberheim

Buck Consultants for Correctional Medical Services

St. Louis, Mo.

CMS Wellness Newsletter

Communication Creative: Other Graphic Design

Excellence

Janet Denison

Vision Exhibits for Union College

Lincoln, Neb.

'Experience UNION' 20x60 Trade Show Exhibit

Excellence

Kristi McFarland

Peet's Coffee & Tea

Emeryville, Cal.

Peet's Passions (Values Launch)

Excellence

Stan Sams       

Buck Consultants for Enterprise Holdings

St. Louis, Mo.

Enterprise Benefits Brand

Excellence

Brad Whitworth, ABC

Cisco

Los Altos Cal.

Cisco@25: Marking a Major Milestone

Communication Creative: Interactive Media Design

Excellence

Mary Gates

Clipper Windpower, Inc.

Carpinteria, Cal 

Animated Holiday Greeting

Merit

Amy Finsand

Buck Consultants for SUPERVALU

Minneapolis, Minn.

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