- Account Director or Supervisor of the Year - Lauren Musiol, GYMR Public Relations
- Agency Account Manager of the Year - Candice Eng, INK PR
- Community Relations Professional of the Year - Gina West, Fannie Mae
- Crisis Manager of the Year - Karen Doyne, Burson-Marsteller
- Digital Communications Leader of the Year - John Mclnerney, Ruder Finn
- Event Marketer of the Year - Andrew R. Campanella, National School Choice Week
- Financial Communications Professional of the Year - Jerry Dubrowski, Bank of America
- Government Communicator of the Year - Shoshona "Shoni" Pilip-Florea, US Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region
- Intern of the Year - Austin Courtney, Susan Davis International
- Internal Communicator of the Year - Amy Haran, USANA Health Sciences
- Marketer of the Year - Kimm Lincoln, Nebo Agency
- Media Relations Professional of the Year - Sol Colom, Discovery Networks Latin America/US Hispanic
- Professional of the Year/Agency - Victoria Baxter, Weber Shandwick
- PR Professional of the Year/ Corporate - Trisha Cardoso, Showtime Networks Inc.
- PR Professional of the Year/Nonprofit - Patrick R. Riccards, Woodrow Wilson Foundation
- PR Team Leader - Catherine Blades, Aflac
- Public Affairs Professional of the Year - John Guilfoil, John Guilfoil Public Relations
- Publicist of the Year - Anna Treiber, Henson Consulting, Inc.
- Social Media Professional of the Year- Kelly Mahoney, CompTIA
- Spokesperson of the Year - Jerry Nappi, Entergy Wholesale Commodities