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