PRSA Pittsburgh Recognizes Top Area Professionals at 2010 Renaissance Awards
PITTSBURGH – Jan. 22, 2010 – The Pittsburgh Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) last night honored the region’s best public relations campaigns and tactics, as well as its most admired communicators, during the annual Renaissance Awards.
Held at the University of Pittsburgh’s University Club in Oakland, the Renaissance Awards were emceed by one of the most credible and recognized figures in regional TV news, Shelia Hyland, principal of FosterHyland & Associates. Attending the night’s event were some of the leading communication professionals in Pittsburgh representing global agencies, Fortune 500 corporations, and elite higher education institutions.
An independent judging panel from the PRSA Central Ohio chapter evaluated nominations for more than 40 award categories, such as special events, media relations campaigns, and the newest categories in social media. The event was even “live-tweeted” by chapter members in attendance. The top entries earned the coveted Renaissance Award, while runners-up received the Award of Merit. Several categories carried multiple winners, depending on numeric totals determined by the Ohio judging panel.
2010 INDIVIDUAL AWARDS:
CEO Communicator of the Year: Greg Babe, Bayer Corporation
CEO Communicator of the Year, Not-For-Profit:Robert Nelkin, United Way Allegheny County
Communicator of the Year: Judi Matok, Central Blood Bank
Rising Star Award: Brittney Osikowicz, Ketchum
Bob O’Gara Student Scholarship: Miles Ritenour, Point Park University
Renaissance Hall of Fame Award: Tom Hoffman, CONSOL [retired]
2010 BEST IN SHOW:
The Best in Show honor went to Ketchum for its Frosted Flakes Plants a Seed with Field Renovation Program.
2010 RENAISSANCE AWARD WINNERS:
Social Media Campaign, social networking
Award of Merit: Euro RSCG Worldwide PR
Renaissance Award: MARC USA PR, Gatesman Marmion Drake + Dave, Ketchum, WordWrite Communications, Burson-Marsteller
Community Relations, less than $50,000 budget
Award of Merit: Garrison Hughes
Media Relations, less than $20,000 budget
Award of Merit: Carnegie Mellon University, MARC USA PR, Pipitone Group
The Public Relations Society of America, chartered in 1947, is the world’s largest professional organization of public relations practitioners. The Society’s nearly 20,000 members represent business and industry, counseling firms, government, associations, hospitals, schools, professional service firms and non-profit organizations. PRSA’s mission is to provide a forum for addressing the issues affecting the practice and to promote the highest professional standards for those in the field. The Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) has more than 8,000 members in 248 chapters on college campuses across the country. For more information, visit http://www.prsa.org.
The Pittsburgh Chapter of PRSA is one of 114 chapters nationwide, with a local membership of more than 200 practitioners. It exists to promote the practice of public relations as a management function, and provides education and networking opportunities for local professionals, as well as students seeking to enter the field. For more information, visit http://www.prsa-pgh.org.
Renaissance Awards
