Join us for the PR News PR People Awards Luncheon from noon to 2 p.m. on November 30, 2010 as we salute the winners and honorable mentions of the PR People Awards, the Hall of Fame Inductees & PR News 15-to-Watch. This must attend industry event, will honor the the top PR People and Teams of the year.

The coveted PR People & 15-to-Watch Awards set the industry benchmark for excellence across all areas of PR. Celebrate the industry's best - those who took chances, made tremendous strides and understand the power of public relations. 

Keynote Presentation: Culture, Charisma and Cha-Ching: How to (Really) Engage Your Team and Stakeholder Joe Tye CEO, Values Coach and author, "All Hands on Deck"

Following the luncheon, on December 1, is the PR News How-To Conference, also at The National Press Club. This fast-paced information packed day where you’ll learn “How-To” 11 times over, plus forge new contacts and potential industry partners. We will teach you how to execute smart PR initiatives, how to be better at what you do and how to be a key contributor to your organization’s goals.

Join PR News for both must-attend PR events! Space is limited, so register yourself and your team today!

* The PR News' PR People Awards Luncheon will take place on November 30, 2010, a day prior to the How-To Conference on December 1, 2010.  Both events will be held at the National Press Club, Washington D.C.

To advertise in the PR People Special Issue and to find out how to become an event sponsor, contact Diane Schwartz, VP & Group Publisher, PR News at dschwartz@accessintel.com.

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LOCATION:
12 - 2 p.m.
National Press Club
529 14th St NW
Washington, DC 20045
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Questions?
Contact Elizabeth Brown at ebrown@accessintel.com; 301-354-1610.

PR News’ 15-to-Watch

PR News' PR People Finalists & Hall of Fame

2010 PR People Hall of Fame Inductees

• Diane Gage Lofgren, SVP, Brand Strategy, Communications and Public Relations, Kaiser Permanente
• Lou Hammond, Chairman/Founder, Lou Hammond & Associates
• Jay M. Jaffe, President & CEO, Jaffe PR
• Andy Polansky, President, Weber Shandwick
• D’Arcy Rudnay, SVP, Corporate Communications, Comcast Corporation
• Scott Widmeyer, Chairman and CEO, Widmeyer Communications

Account Director/Supervisor of the Year

• Eric Pehle, EVP, Weber Shandwick Minneapolis
• Maria Reitan, Senior Principal, Director of Practice Group Development and Chair of Lifestyle Marketing, Carmichael Lynch Spong
• Jennifer Risi, EVP, Weber Shandwick New York

Brand Marketer of the Year

• Huma Gruaz, CEO & President, Alpaytac
• Lisa Sepulveda, President, Weber Shandwick New York

Crisis Manager of the Year

• Eliot Hoff, Senior Vice President, APCO Worldwide
• Jason Maloni, SVP, Levick Communications Strategies (DC)
• Thomas J. Rozycki Jr., SVP, CJP Communications
• Michelle Russo, Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs & Communications, Discovery Communications
  

CSR Leader

• Eric Edge, Global Chief Communications Officer, Euro RSCG Worldwide
• Ulviyya Hasanzadeh, Corporate Communications and CSR Head, Azercell Telecom
• Marie Yarroll, Senior Manager, Public Relations, Best Western

Digital Communications Leader of the Year

• Mary O’Connell, Global Director Digital and PR, The Clorox Company
• Chris Perry, President, Digital Communications, Weber Shandwick, New York
• Holly Potter, VP of Public Relations, Kaiser Permanente

Event Marketer/Communicator of the Year

• Samson Leung, PR Manager, Volkswagen Hong Kong Ltd.
• Rene Mack, President, Travel & Lifestyle marketing Practices, Weber Shandwick New York
• Jann Yogman, Director of Event Coordination, North 6th Agency

Investor Relations Professional of the Year

• Crocker Coulson, President, CCG Investor Relations
• Rob Flaherty, Senior Partner and President, Ketchum
• Claire Koeneman, President, Financial Relations Board and MWW Group
• Howard Ungerleider, VP Investor Relations, Dow Chemical

Marketing/Marcom Leader of the Year

• Cheryl Goodman, Director, Qualcomm MEMS Technologies
• Ambre Morley, Associate Director, Novo Nordisk
• Matt Rizzetta, President, North 6th Agency
• Kelly Williamson, Senior Vice President, APCO Worldwide

Measurement Expert/PR Analyst of the Year

• Steve Astle, VP, Corporate Communications, FICO
• Don Bartholomew, VP, Digital Research, Fleishman-Hillard
• Tim Marklein, Executive VP, Measurement & Strategy, Weber Shandwick San Francisco

Public Affairs Professional of the Year

• Ray Steen, Marketing Director, General Dynamics Information Technology
• Marguerite Tortorello, SVP, Public Affairs, Property Casualty Insurers Association of America
• Huw Williams, President, Impact Public Affairs

PR Blogger of the Year

• Todd Defren, Principal, Shift Communications
• Tim Haran, Manager of Social Media Content, USANA
• Kerry Noone, Senior Marketing Manager at Sodexo

PR Professional of the Year – Academic

• Daniel Arguijo, Jr., Chief Communications Officer, Houston Community College
• Claire Holmes, Associate Vice Chancellor, University Communications, University of California, Berkeley
• Bill Jenkins, Executive Director of Public Affairs and Communications , Grand Canyon University

PR Professional of the Year – Agency

• Sandra Fathi, President, Affect Strategies
• Ed James, President, Cornerstone 
• Michael Kemper, President & CEO, MWW Group, Inc
• Starr Million Baker, President and Co-Founder, INK Public Relations
• Elizabeth Zaborowska, Founder and Principal, Bhava Communications

PR Professional of the Year: Corporate

• Eileen Cassidy Rivera, Vice President Communications & Investor Relations, Vangent, Inc.
• Kelly Doria, Scottrade
• Chris Fuller, Director of PR & Emerging Media, Pizza Hut
• Cheryl Goodman, Qualcomm MEMS Technologies, Inc.
• Stuart Kirby, Diageo PLC
• Dan Macuga, USANA Health Sciences
• Donna C. Peterman, PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
• Troy Rutman, Best Western International

PR Professional of the Year – Nonprofit

• Jennifer Coleman, Senior Vice President of Consumer Affairs, Baylor Health Care System
• Shawna Seldon, SVP,  The Rosen Group
• Patrice Smith, Director, Stakeholder Management, Kaiser Permanente

PR Agency Team Leader

• Joseph Cohen, Group Vice President, MWW Group
• Beth Pagano, Senior Vide President, Euro RSCG Worldwide
• Marian Salzman, President, Euro RSCG Worldwide PR

Social Media Leader

• Christopher Barger, Director, Global Social Media, GM
• Danielle Brigida, Digital Marketing Manager, National Wildlife Federation
• Shauna Causey, PR Manager, Comcast
• Doug Wernert, Senior Account Executive, Weber Shandwick Detroit

Pre-Announced Award Winners:

Intern of the Year

• Helen Havlak, Euro RSCG Worldwide

Lemonade Maker

• David Siroty, VP of North American Communications, Coldwell Banker

  Speechwriter of the Year

• Gary Sheffer, VP, Communications & Public Affairs, GE
• Steve Soltis, Director, Leadership Communications, The Coca Cola Company

15-to-Watch

Corporate and Nonprofit:

• Andrea Boyle, University of Delaware
• Cassie Bryan, Turner Broadcasting System
• Brad Carmony, Homewood Suites by Hilton
• Laura Dunn, Kaiser Permanente
• Kristy Guerra, Bausch & Lomb Inc
• Amanda Hebert, Scholastic Inc.
• Jessica Laiti, Cox Enterprises
• Scott Larrivee, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Justin Lyons, National Basketball Association
• Melissa Perlman, Office Depot
• Ashley Pettit, Southwest Airlines
• Nathaniel Reagan, WCG Company
• Bethridge Toovell, Rodale
• John Trybus, The Jane Goodall Institute
• Megan Wright, Oncor Electric Delivery

Agency:

• Amy Burke Friedman, Profiles Inc
• William Byrne, Euro RSCG Worldwide
• Laura A. Clementi, Carmichael Lynch Spong
• Mary Kathryn Covert, FD
• Alana Fontaine, Impact Public Affairs
• Robert Gara, APCO Worldwide
• Angela Grossfeld, Porter Novelli
• Garland Harwood, Weber Shandwick
• Patrick Hornung, Brunswick
• Patrick Kerley, Levick Strategic Communications
• Taline Kundakji, Marina Maher Communications Inc
• Jillian Kwolek, DeVries Public Relations
• Bradley Portnoy, Powell Tate│Weber Shandwick
• Katie Reardon, Widmeyer Communications
• Amy Robinson, LEWIS PR

 Questions?
Contact Elizabeth Brown at ebrown@accessintel.com; 301-354-1610.  Register Now!