The 2007 PRSA Renaissance Award winners, in alphabetical order by category, are:

Annual Report with a budget of less than $20,000

• Renaissance Award: Mainstay Life Services

Award of Merit: VisitPittsburgh Annual Report with a budget of more than $20,000

• Renaissance Award: Grove City College
• Award of Merit: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
• Award of Merit: Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute
• Award of Merit: Jack Horner Communications
• Award of Merit: University of Pittsburgh

Bob O’Gara Student Scholarship

• Award Winner: Sherri Slafka, Westminster College

Capabilities Brochure with a budget of less than $20,000

• Renaissance Award: Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
• Renaissance Award: LaRoche College
• Award of Merit: LaRoche College

Capabilities Brochure with a budget of more than $20,000

• Renaissance Award: Jack Horner Communications
• Renaissance Award: Marc USA
• Award of Merit: The Art Institute of Pittsburgh
• Award of Merit: LaRoche College CEO

Communicator of the Year

• John L. Miclot, Respironics
• James E. Rohr, PNC Bank

CEO Communicator of the Year, Not-for-Profit

• Raymond Morris, SAE International

Communicator of the Year

• Patty Paytas, Pittsburgh Pirates

Community Relations campaign with a budget of less than $50,000

• Renaissance Award: Blattner Brunner

Community Relations campaign with a budget of more than $50,000

• Award of Merit: Burson-Marsteller

Creative Tactic

• Renaissance Award: Jack Horner Communications
• Renaissance Award: University of Pittsburgh
• Renaissance Award: University of Pittsburgh
• Renaissance Award: University of Pittsburgh
• Renaissance Award: University of Pittsburgh
• Award of Merit: U.S. Steel Corporation

Crisis Communications

• Renaissance Award: Duquesne University

Direct Mail or Promotional Specialty Item

• Renaissance Award: Ardis Communications
• Renaissance Award: Jack Horner Communications
• Renaissance Award: The Maridon Museum
• Renaissance Award: VisitPittsburgh
• Renaissance Award: University of Pittsburgh
• Renaissance Award: University of Pittsburgh
• Renaissance Award: University of Pittsburgh

Electronic Media – Educational or Multimedia

• Renaissance Award: Euro RSCG Magnet
• Renaissance Award: U.S. Steel Corporation
• Award of Merit: University of Pittsburgh
• Award of Merit: University of Pittsburgh

Electronic Media – Video News Release

• Award of Merit: Education Management Corporation

External Publications with three or more colors

• Renaissance Award: Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
• Renaissance Award: Duquesne University
• Renaissance Award: University of Pittsburgh
• Award of Merit: Ansys
• Award of Merit: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
• Award of Merit: University of Pittsburgh

Hall of Fame Award

• Renaissance Award: Tom Dowling, Burson-Marsteller
• Renaissance Award: Debbie Foster, DS Foster

Communications Internal Communications

• Award of Merit: Alcoa Internal Publications with one or two colors
• Renaissance Award: Alcoa
• Award of Merit: SAE

International Internal Publications with three or more colors

• Renaissance Award: Burson-Marsteller
• Renaissance Award: Weltman, Weinberg & Reis, Co.
• Award of Merit: Jack Horner Communications

Marketing Communications: Business-to-Business

• Renaissance Award: Euro RSCG Magnet
• Award of Merit: Burson-Marsteller

Marketing Communications: Business-to-Consumer

• Renaissance Award: Jack Horner Communications
• Renaissance Award: Ten United

Media Relations campaign with a budget of less than $20,000

• Renaissance Award: Blattner Brunner
• Award of Merit: Education Management Corporation

Media Relations campaign with a budget of more than $20,000

• Renaissance Award: Ketchum
• Award of Merit: Jack Horner Communications

Opinion Editorial

• Award of Merit: University of Pittsburgh

Press Kit

• Renaissance Award: Blattner Brunner
• Renaissance Award: Children’s Hospital Pittsburgh
• Award of Merit: Jack Horner Communications

Public Service

• Award of Merit: The Art Institute of Pittsburgh

Rising Star

• Amie Ley, Ten United

Special Events, Observances or Fundraisers – less than $35,000

• Award of Merit: Ardis Communications

Special Events, Observances or Fundraisers – more than $35,000

• Renaissance Award: American Dental Association Foundation
• Renaissance Award: Ansys
• Renaissance Award: University of Pittsburgh
• Award of Merit: Jack Horner Communications
• Award of Merit: Ten United
• Award of Merit: University of Pittsburgh

Speeches

• Renaissance Award: Burson-Marsteller
• Award of Merit: Art Institute of Pittsburgh
• Award of Merit: Marc USA
• Award of Merit: US Steel

White Paper

• Award of Merit: Burson-Marsteller