Chicago

Employee/Member Communication: Excellence
The ROC Group & Kraft Foods, Chicago, IL
Catalyst: A Campaign for Change

Gabrielle Loring, The ROC Group, Chicago, IL
Health Care Flexible Spending Account Promotion

Gabrielle Loring, The ROC Group &
Krafts Foods Global, Inc., Chicago, IL
Targeted Thrift 401(K) Promotion

Benefits Communication: Excellence
Gabrielle Loring, The ROC Group &
Kraft Foods, Chicago, IL
Health Care Flexible Spending Account Promotion

Gabrielle Loring, The ROC Group &
Krafts Foods Global, Inc., Chicago, IL
Targeted Thrift 401(K) Promotion

Jane Lump & Julia von Arb
Aon Consulting, Chicago, IL
Bee Well

Special Events – Internal or External: Excellence
Becca Martin, McDonald's, Oak Brook, IL
40th Anniversary of the Big Mac

Multilingual Communications: Excellence
Gabrielle Loring & Nancy Cahill
The ROC Group & Kraft Foods Global, Inc., Chicago, IL
Targeted Thrift 401(K) Promotion

Employee/Member Communication: Merit
Maryellen Thielen, ABC, Chicago Chapter-Natl. Investor Relations Institute, Chicago, IL
NIRI-Chicago Online Communications Program

Debora Jensen & Jennifer Saputo
TAP Pharmaceutical Products & Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc., Deerfield, IL
Your Opinion Counts

Benefits Communication: Merit
Ken Groh & Linda Peavey, Aon Consulting & University of Idaho, Chicago, IL
Custom Choices for a Healthy U and Idaho

Jane Lump & Melissa Henze, Aon Consulting & Connie Trogdon, West Corp., Chicago, IL
Do the Math - West Corporation Benefits Enrollment Campaign

Carolyn Bracks
Watson Wyatt & Rockwell Collins, Chicago, IL
Rockwell Collins – Bringing Health to Life

Sarah Pullins, Mercer, Chicago, IL
Increasing Financial Fitness Through
Power Planning

Publications: Merit
Micael D. Swenson & Phyllis S. Kennedy
Accenture, Chicago, IL
Accenture Annual Report 2007

Dayton

Publications: Merit
Sandra Worley & Lisa Slutter
MSP Communications & Teradata Corporation,
Dayton, OH
Teradata Magazine issues V7N2, V7N3, V&N4 (June, Sept., Dec. 2007)

Great Plains

Publications: Excellence
Julie Lindemann Slag, Basin Electric Power Cooperative,
Bismark, ND
2007 Annual Report “Delivering on Our Vision”

Hawaii

Strategic Communication Processes: Merit
Alan Tang
Olomana Marketing, LLC, & Hawaii Dept. of Health Injury Prevention Prog., Honolulu, HI
Department of Health: No Get Hurt Campaign

Iowa

Publication Design: Excellence
Allison Larson & Neil Baumhover, Pioneer
Hi-Bred International Inc., Johnston, IA
Heat-Related Illnesses Brochure

Madison

Writing: Merit
Gretchen Rodefeld & Steve Hooyman
Virchow, Krause, & Company, LLP,
Madison, WI
How To Invest Effectively Article

Minnesota

Strategic Communication Processes: Excellence
Cindy Schmieg, ABC, Capira Marketing-Communications & Entegris, Waconia, MN
Entegris Employee Communication Study

Writing: Excellence
Apogee Enterprises, Inc. & Buck Consultants, Minneapolis, MN
see MORE--Apogee's 2008 Benefits Guide

Issues Management & Crisis Communication: Merit
Randy Fordice, CapX 2020 Communications, Maple Grove, MN
CapX2020 Communications

Publications: Merit
Apogee Enterprises, Inc. & Buck Consultants, Minneapolis, MN
see MORE--Apogee's 2008 Benefits Guide

Other Graphic Design: Merit
Jason Inskeep & Gretchen Westbrook, Adsoka, Minneapolis, MN
Vita.mn Posters

Oregon Columbia

Writing: Excellence
Tom Unger, ABC, APR
Wells Fargo, Milwaukie, OR
Esther Loewen to Retire after 62 Years
of Service

Phoenix

Media Relations: Excellence
Melissa Stoloff
Allstate Insurance Company, Phoenix, AZ
Save 6,000

Digital Communications: Excellence
Kevin Hakert & Michelle Weakley
Allstate Insurance Company, Phoenix, AZ
Southwest Agency Roundup and Southwest Employee Roundup

Sacramento

Community Relations: Excellence
Katz & Associates, Inc. and California Department of Motor Vehicles,
Sacramento, CA
Department of Motor Vehicles Overall PR Campaign

Economic, Social and Environmental Development: Merit
Katz & Associates, Inc. and Sacto Metropolitan Air Quality Management District,
Sacramento, CA
AQMD Spare The Air and Check Before
You Burn Camp.

Advertising (Conventional Media): Merit
Katz & Associates, Inc. and Sacto Metropolitan Air Quality Management District,
Sacramento, CA
Spare the Air Television Spot

Katz & Associates, Inc./Ward Associates and California Department of Motor Vehicles, Sacramento, CA
California DMV "Game Show" Radio Spot

St. Louis

Multi-Audience Communication: Excellence
Nichole Burgdorf, Sisters of Mercy Health System, Chesterfield, MO
Mercy - The Mark of Quality" Private
Lable Commun

Benefits Communication: Excellence
Buck Consultants & AMC Entertainment Inc., St. Louis, MO
2007 AMC Total Rewards Site

Digital Communications: Excellence
Mike Plotnick, HOK, St. Louis, MO
HOK New External Web Site

Publications: Excellence
Mike Plotnick, HOK, St. Louis, MO
“You are Here” – HOK Recruiting Brochure

Writing: Excellence
Buck Consultants & Express Scripts, Inc.
St. Louis, MO
2008 Express Scripts Enrollment Campaign

Publication Design: Excellence
Buck Consultants & Jefferson Memorial Hospital, St. Louis, MO
2007 Jefferson Memorial Hospital 50th Anniversary Brochure

Other Graphic Designs: Excellence
Buck Consultants, St. Louis, MO
2007 Buck Holiday Survival Kit

Benefits Communication: Merit
Buck Consultants
Express Scripts, Inc., St. Louis, MO
2008 Express Scripts Enrollment Campaign

Buck Consultants & Kellwood Company,
St. Louis, MO
2008 Kellwood Enrollment Campaign

Buck Consultants & Archer Daniels Midland Company, St. Louis, MO
2007 ADM Recruitment Campaign

St. Louis (Cont'd)

Writing: Merit
Buck Consultants & Archer Daniels Midland Company, St. Louis, MO
2007 ADM Recruitment Campaign

Publication Design: Merit
Buck Consultants & Archer Daniels Midland Company, St. Louis, MO
2007 ADM Recruitment Brochure

Buck Consultants & Jet Propulsion Laboratory, St. Louis, MO
2007 Jet Propulsion Laboratory Recruiting Brochure

Other Graphic Designs: Merit
Buck Consultants & Express Scripts, Inc.,
St. Louis, MO
2007 Express Scripts Choice Matters Postcards

Interactive Media Design: Merit
Buck Consultants & AMC Entertainment Inc.,
St. Louis, MO
2007 AMC Total Rewards Sit

San Diego

Benefits Communication: Excellence
Jane Hong & Denise Tanguay
Scripps Health, San Diego, CA
Workforce Communications Campaign

Interactive Media Design: Excellence
Ranessa Ashton & Jerry Fafaul
San Diego Employees Retirement Association & Parallax Visual Comm., San Diego, CA
SDCERA Intranet for Interactive Media Design

Publications: Merit
Mark Hersberger
MBE, a UPS Company, San Diego, CA
The Connection

San Francisco

Employee/Member Communication: Excellence
Rolls-Royce Engine Services, Oakland, CA
Winning Workplace

Paul Matalucci
Wordwright Communications, Inc. & Gilead Sciences, Inc., San Francisco, CA
Pandemic Preparedness Communications Plan for Gilead Sciences, Inc.

Benefits Communication: Excellence
Benz Communications & Fox Parlor
J. Benz Consulting, LLC & Intuit, Inc., San Francisco, CA
Benefits@Intuit Web site and Enrollment Campaign

Digital Communication: Excellence
Terry Peckham, ABC & Dan Foscalina
Brown and Caldwell, Walnut Creek, CA
Brown and Caldwell's Water News

Seattle

Marketing Communications: Excellence
Janice Boman, Seattle City Light, Seattle, WA
Green Up 2007 Spring Campaign

Community Relations: Merit
Janice Boman, Seattle City Light, Seattle, WA
Boundary Dam 40th Anniversary

Silicon Valley

Employee/Member Communication: Excellence
CEC News & John Chambers' Executive Communications teams
Cisco Systems, San Jose, CA
Cisco Systems CEO Video Email

CEC News & Eco Board Communication Teams, Cisco Systems San Jose, CA
Cisco Celebrates the Environment

Employee Events and Communications/ Collaboration Business Services
Cisco Systems, San Jose, CA
Cisco’s Virtual Company Meetings

Symantec & ROI Communication, Inc.,
Scotts Valley, CA
Power of Symantec Vision, Missions & Values Campaign

Writing: Excellence
Adobe & ROI Communication, Inc., Scotts Valley, CA
Inside Adobe 25th Anniversary "Spotlight" Series

Cisco Systems & ROI Communication, Inc., Scotts Valley, CA
Talk It Up – Cisco Services Diversity & Inclusion

Publication Design: Excellence
Cisco Systems & ROI Communication, Inc., Scotts Valley, CA
Cisco Services D&I Campaign: Talk It Up Booklet

Employee/Member Communication: Merit
Cisco Systems & ROI Communication, Inc.,
Scotts Valley, CA
Talk It Up – Cisco Services Diversity & Inclusion

Digital Communications: Merit
ROI Communication, Inc., Scotts Valley, CA
Inside Adobe 25th Anniversary "Spotlight" Series

Southeastern Wisconsin

Special Events – Internal or External: Excellence
Heather McAvoy
Assurant Health, Milwaukee, WI
"Agent 2007: The Experience Starts with Us" All Employee Meetings

Employee/Member Communication: Merit
Heather McAvoy
Assurant Health, Milwaukee, WI
"Agent 2007: The Experience Starts with Us" All Employee Meetings

Tucson

Employee/Member Communication: Merit
Michelle Rau, Intuit, Inc., Tucson, AZ
Weight Watchers Success Stories

NON-MEMBERS

Community Relations: Excellence
Victor Rodriguez
Eurie Creative, Las Vegas, NV
JDRF Nevada Chapter 2007 Hope Gala Campaign

Media Relations: Excellence
John Anderson
Padilla Speer Beardsley, Inc. & Capital City Partnership, Minneapolis, MN
2006 Rice Park Winter Wonderland

Marketing Communication: Excellence
Kimberly Huston, Padilla Speer Beardsley, Inc. & P&G Beauty, Minneapolis, MN
P&G Makes Minneapolis a Beauty Mecca

Employee/Member Communication: Excellence
Mark Sutherland
Monsanto Company, St. Louis, MO
Creating an Online News Publication for Employees

Benefits Communication: Excellence
Nancy Cahill, The ROC Group & Kraft Foods, Chicago, IL
Health Care User Guide

T. Rowe Price & Shelly Ward, Maritz Inc.,
San Francisco, CA
For Your Retirement

Digital Communication: Excellence
Mark Sutherland
Monsanto Company, St. Louis, MO
Creating an Online News Publication for Employees

The TechProse Team, Lafayette, CA
The TechProse Corporate Web Site

Publications: Excellence
Betsy Woodhouse
SAHRA, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Southwest Hydrology, V6

Strategic America & ID Action, Des Moines, IA
ID Action in Review

Marketing Communication: Merit
Marketing Services
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
A Grand Opening Campaign

Employee/Member Communication: Merit
Nancy Cahill & Gabrielle Loring
The ROC Group, Chicago, IL
Health Care User Guide

Special Events – Internal or External: Merit
John Anderson, Padilla Speer Beardsley Inc. & Capital City Partnership, Minneapolis, MN
2006 Rice Park Winter Wonderland

Publications: Merit
Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Oakland, CA
The ABCs of MTC

Marketing Services
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
Practice Advantage

Publication Design: Merit
Metropolitan Transportation Commission/Finger Design Associates, Oakland, CA
The ABCs of MTC