2010 Award Winners
Special Events & Observances, Budget less than $10,000
Award of Excellence:
- Switchback Public Relations & Marketing for “Truckee RibFest”
Special Events & Observances, Budget $10,000 to $25,000
Silver Spike:
- Switchback Public Relations & Marketing for the “6th Annual Downtown Truckee Wine, Walk and Shop”
Award of Excellence
- Renown Health for “Renown Radiation Therapy”
Special Events & Observances, Budget more than $25,000
Award of Excellence:
- Weidinger Public Relations for “Golf the High Sierra Media Tour”
Ongoing Programs with a Budget under $25,000
Award of Excellence:
- Weidinger Public Relations for “V&T Railroad”
Ongoing Programs with a Budget more than $25,000
Award of Excellence:
- GoodStanding, a division of Olsen & Associates, for “Truckee Meadows Community Forestry Coalition”
- Weidinger Public Relations for “American Century Championship – Tahoe Celebrity Golf Tournament”
Community Relations
Silver Spike:
- RKPR Inc. for “Give $3 to Keep Artown Free”
Marketing Communications
Award of Excellence:
- Washoe County School District Communications Dept. for “Envision WCSD 2015 – Investing in Our Future”
Overall Campaign, Budget more than $25,000
Award of Excellence:
- The Ferraro Group for “Nevada Census 2010 Campaign”
Special Purpose Video
Silver Spike:
- Washoe County School District Communications Dept. for “Envision”
Publications – Annual Reports
Award of Excellence:
- Desert Research Institute for “Tahoe Summit 2010 Publication”
Publications—Additional Collateral
Award of Excellence:
- Desert Research Institute for “Lake Tahoe Educational Outreach Poster”
- Washoe County School District Communications Dept. for “Envision WCSD 2015 – Investing in Our Future”
Publications-Magazine
Silver Spike:
- University of Nevada School of Medicine for “Synapse”
Internet-based Communications
Silver Spike:
- RKPR Inc. for “Artown Goes Mobile”
- This is Reno for “ThisIsReno.com”
Award of Excellence:
- RKPR Inc. for “Artown Social Networking”
- Weidinger Public Relations for “Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority”
Media Relations
Silver Spike:
- R&R Partners for “47th Annual National Championship Air Races”
Award of Excellence:
- The Glenn Group for “The Summit Holiday 2009”
Judge’s Choice Award: This award was determined by the judging chapter from all eligible entries in both the “Programs” division and the “Tools and Tactics” division.
- Switchback Public Relations & Marketing for the “6th Annual Downtown Truckee Wine, Walk and Shop”
- This Is Reno for “ThisIsReno.com”
Student’s Choice Award: This award was determined by the University of Nevada, Reno’s Public Relations Student Society of America from all eligible award entries.
- RKPR Inc. for “Give $3 to Keep Artown Free”
Individual Awards
Mark Twain Award – Mike Houghton
Outstanding New Practitioner – Marcus Liem
Mark Curtis, Sr. Award – Bethany Drysdale
Gold Spike Award – Phil Ulibarri

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