2007
John Abrashkin, Ricochet Public Relations
Lissette Capati, Spectrum Science Communications
Jason M. Carlton, Vanguard Media Group
Shaun Leavy, Senior Account Executive, MWW Group
Scott Vallee, Airfoil Public Relations
Terri Jones, APR, Access PR
Melissa Lackey, Standing Partnership
Jennifer Prosek, Cubitt Jacobs & Prosek Communications
Emily Buchanan, MWW Group
Community Relations Professional of the Year
Jennifer Benito, Sacramento -Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District
Ed Nicholson, Tyson Foods, Inc.
Teri Radosevich, Avnet
Crisis Communicator of the Year
Gil Bashe, Makovsky + Company
Gene Grabowski, Levick Strategic Communications
Veronica Zanellato Kido, Kido Communications
Carreen Winters, MWW Group
Rebecca Feaster, Feaster and Associates
Andrew Gilman, CommCore Consulting Group
Media Relations Professional of the Year
Biill Jamieson, PCGCampbell Marketing Communications
Richard Licata, Showtime Networks
Michael Schiferl, Weber Shandwick
Sarah Znerold, SZPR, Inc.
PR Professional of the Year: Academic Institution
John Broderick, Old Dominion University
Scott E. Eldredge, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
Sue Jablonski, Ohio State University Medical Center
Maeve Kiley, Loyola University Chicago
PR Professional of the Year: Corporate
Eric Abner, Tennis Channel
Terry Anderson, Cisco
Jock Breitwieser, Callidus Software Inc.
Pam Erickson, E*TRADE FINANCIAL
Erin Foster, Kodak
PR Professional of the Year: Nonprofit/Association
Merni Fitzgerald, Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs
Valsin A. Marmillion - Marmillion + Company
Deborah Marshall, Good Samaritan Hospital
Beth Schieber, Ohio Tobacco Prevention Foundation
Chad Yelton, Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
Penelope Bruce, Cisco
Geoff Burt, Latham & Watkins LLP
Nancy Lewis, SAE International
Steve McAbee, Wunderkind Public Relations
LuJean Smith, Siemens Medical Solutions
Public Affairs Executive of the Year
Ken Capps, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
Blair Christie, Cisco
Brandon Edwards, DAVIES
Jose Hermocillo, APCO Worldwide
Richard Ramlall, RCN
Adam Cummings, Charlotte County Commissioner
John Drengenberg, Underwriters Laboratories
Richard Laermer, RLM Public Relations
Kenneth Makovsky, Makovsky + Company
John Rosica, Rosica Public Relations
Ellen Toplin, Toplin & Associates, Inc.
2006
Account Manager
Lori Tokunaga, The Hoffman Agency
Paul Peterson, Off Madison Ave
Rebekah Morgan, Burson-Marsteller
Agency Executive of the Year
John Deveney, ABC, APR, Deveney Communication
Thomas F. Coyne, Coyne PR
John Davies, DAVIES
Lisa Throckmorton, SheaHedges Group
Michelle Ubben, Ron Sachs Communications
Brand Marketer of the Year
Michael Keller, International Dairy Queen
Heather Philbin, Cybertrust
Crisis Communicator of the Year
Sandra R. Alstadt, Entergy Corporation
Ashley McCown, Solomon McCown & Company
Internal Communications Profesional of the Year
Elaine Hinsdale, Lockheed Martin Corporation
Al Maag, Avnet
Measurement/Research Expert of the Year
Bryan Dumont, APCO Worldwide
Katie Delahaye Paine. KDPaine & Partners
Angela Jeffrey, VMS
Mark Weiner, Delahaye
Media Relations Professional of the Year
Raymond L. Buse III, Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber
Sheri Baer, The Hoffman Agency
David Ebeling, Sperry Van Ness Commercial Real Estate Advisors
Jennifer Risi, Weber Shandwick
PR Professional of the Year : Academic Institution
Ann Marie Varga, Rollins College
PR Profesional of the Year : Nonprofit/Assoc.
Ted Nguyen, Orange County Transportation Authority
Emily Callahan, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
Julia Cartwright, American Legacy Foundation
Nancy Fletcher, California Milk Advisory Board
Ron W. Roecker, The Recording Academy
PR Professional of the Year : Corporate
Kathy Callahan, Ameristar Casinos, Inc.
Lisa Marie Bongiovanni, Mattel
Sunil Robert Vuppula, i-flex solutions, India
LuJean Smith, Siemens Medical Solutions
PR Team Leader
Peggy Heller, Vox Medica, Inc
Marita Gomez, HealthInfo Direct
Public Affairs Executive of the Year
Carolyn Tieger, Porter Novelli
Kelly Cox, APCO Worldwide
Spokespers on of the Year
Stephanie Bunker, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Marv Hoyt, Greater Yellowstone Coalition