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PR People Awards

From the windy hills and valleys of San Francisco and the frozen tundra of Green Bay to the swamplands of New Jersey, PR TDs are being scored. Just as it takes tough, dedicated players to achieve gridiron success, people drive PR, too. That is why we honor top communicators via the PR People Awards, Hall of Fame inductions and Top Places to Work in PR. We also give a nod to the 15-to- Watch, those rookies that, well, really aren't. All of these All-Stars were honored at a Nov. 30 awards luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

Congratulations to all of the winners and honorable mentions! 

Hall of Fame

• John Deveney - Deveney Communication
• Richard Edelman - Edelman
• Roger Frizzell - American Airlines
• Mary Henige APR - General Motors
• Dave Senay - Fleishman-Hillard
• Melissa Waggener Zorkin - Waggener Edstrom

Account Director/Supervisor of Year

Julie Harkavy Fisher - Weber Shandwick

Honorable Mentions:

• Kelly Cacioppo - Marina Maher Communications
• Jaime Castaldo - Hunter PR
• Pattie Sullivan - Euro RSCG Worldwide PR

Agency Account Manager of the Year

Mark Martin - Waggener Edstrom Worldwide

Honorable Mentions:

• Emily Schwartz - GolinHarris
• Jody Sunna - Euro RSCG Worldwide PR
• Emilie Valle - Cone Inc.

Blogger of the Year

Steve Cody - Peppercom

Honorable Mentions:

• Janet Helm - Weber Shandwick
• Ken Makovsky - Makovsky + Company
• Steve Rubel - Edelman
• Careen Winters - MWW Group

Brand Marketer of the Year

Ambre Morley - Novo Nordisk

Honorable Mentions:

• Leslie Campisi - Affect
• Nicole Esposito - Full Picture
• Michael Manzo - Openet Telecom

Corporate Social Responsibility Leader

Kim Zimmer - Goodwill Industries International Inc.

Honorable Mentions:

• Paul Massey - Weber Shandwick
• Marilee McInnis - Southwest Airlines
• Patrice Smith - Kaiser Permanente

Crisis Manager of Year

Dallas Lawrence - Burson-Marsteller Cindy Sanders - WellPoint

Honorable Mentions:

• Jill Allread, APR - Public Communications Inc.
• Dan Macuga - USANA Health Sciences
• Chris Vary - Weber Shandwick

Digital Communications Leader of Year

Chris Perry - Weber Shandwick

Honorable Mentions:

• Jeff Beringer - GolinHarris
• Sam Ford - Peppercom
• Jared Hendler - MWW Group
• Sarah Hofstetter - 360i
• Evan Kraus - APCO Worldwide
• Holly Potter - Kaiser Permanente

Investor Relations/Financial Communications Exec of Year

Barb Iverson - Weber Shandwick

Honorable Mention:

• Barb Iverson - Weber Shandwick
• Keith Mabee - Dix & Eaton

Media Relations Professional of Year

Kristy Finch - Alpaytac

Honorable Mentions:

• Danielle Cass - Kaiser Permanente
• Alison Croyle -  JetBlue Airways
• Erin Howard - Peppercom
• Barry Nelson - John Deere
• Mandy Treeby - Tide Brand, Procter & Gamble

PR Professional of the Year – Agency

Ann Barlow - Peppercom Marian Salzman - Euro RSCG Worldwide PR

Honorable Mentions:

• Sandra Fathi - Affect
• Huma Gruaz - Alpaytac
• Kathleen Henson - Henson Consulting
• Ed James - Gibson Guitar
• Grete Lavrenz - Carmichael Lynch Spong

PR Professional of the Year – Corporate

Heather Mitchell - Unilever

Honorable Mentions:

• Debra Lynn Ross - APP Pharmaceuticals
• Matthew Samson - Huntington Bank
• Kim Titus - Samsung Mobile

PR Team Leader

Brett White - MWW Group

Honorable Mentions:

• Kristin Binns - WellPoint
• Kris Garvey - Weber Shandwick
• Amber Meredith - Marina Maher Communications
• Ana Nennig - Euro RSCG Worldwide PR
• Jody Venturoni - Weber Shandwick

Public Affairs Professional of Year

Mike Hotra - APCO Worldwide Karen Oliver - Porter Novelli

Honorable Mention:

• Suzanne Zurn - Waggener Edstrom Worldwide

Publicist of the Year

Phil Zimmerman - Jeopardy!/CBS Television Distribution

Honorable Mentions:

• Joseph Cohen - MWW Group
• Jessica Kleiman - Hearst Magazines
• Stan Rosenfield - Stan Rosenfield & Associates

Social Media Professional of Year

Bonin Bough - PepsiCo

Honorable Mentions:

• Stacy DeBroff - Mom Central
• Meredith Chapman - University of Delaware
• Vince Golla - Kaiser Permanente
• Tim Haran - USANA Health Sciences
• Ashley Howland - Baylor Health Care System
• Greg Swan - Weber Shandwick

PR News' 15-to-Watch in PR 2011

Corporate and Nonprofit

• Caitlin Andrews, Policy Resolution Group at Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
• Erin-Marie Beals, EMD Serono Inc.
• Esteban Contreras, Samsung Electronics America
• Jennifer Ecclestone, General Motors
• Olga Karagiannis, Hologic
• Jacalyn Lee, XO Group Inc.
• Anna Lingeris, The Hershey Company  
• Karen Nichols, Diageo
• Ashley Roth, Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board
• Elizabeth Rowland, Pinnacle Foods
• Amy Savicky-Injaian, Wells Fargo & Company
• Jaime Soper, PepsiCo
• Sarah Swensson, Orange County Transportation Authority
• Michael Trupo, United States Department of Labor
• Julia Zamorska, iolo technologies

Agency

• Lauren Begley, Peppercom
• Dawn Brun, Porter Novelli Atlanta
• Nell Callahan, SKDKnickerbocker
• Brad Chase, Capitol Media Partners
• Brian Conway, Weber Shandwick Dallas
• Lauran Driver, WCG
• Kelly Hamor, Weber Shandwick Seattle
• Kelly Kalmar, Euro RSCG Worldwide PR
• Ryan Kuresman, APCO Worldwide
• Elizabeth Osborn, Hager Sharp
• Caitrin O'Sullivan, Burson-Marsteller
• Sarah Pfeiffer, Marina Maher Communications
• David J. Semanoff, Quinn & Co. Public Relations
• Radha Ahlstrom-Vij, Gutenberg Communications
• Jamie Watt Arnold, Profiles Inc.