PR News’ PR People and 15-to-Watch Awards Luncheon on December 1, 2009 saluted the winners and honorable mentions in the annual “best in PR” awards program. This must attend industry event, honored the the top PR People and Teams of the year.
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PR News' 15-to-Watch
PR News' PR People Finalists
Hall of Fame Inductees
- Don Bulmer - SAP
- Peter Debrecney - Gagen MacDonald LLC
- Donna Imperato - Cohn & Wolfe
- Michael Kempner - MWW Group Inc.
- Marcia Silverman - Ogilvy PR
- Larry Parnell - The George Washington University
Account Director/Supervisor of Year
Robyn Fink - MWW Group Inc.
Julie Batliner – Carmichael Lynch Spong
Marie Cacciato – JB Cumberland PR
Nora Sarrawi -Weber Shandwick
Agency Executive of the Year
Leslie Gaines-Ross - Weber Shandwick
Robert Chandler - Chandler Chicco Agency
Ed James - Cornerstone
Douglas Spong - Carmichael Lynch & Spong
Blogger of Year
Brian Solis - FutureWorks, Inc.
Tim Haran - USANA Health Sciences, Inc.
David Westcott - APCO Worldwide
Corporate Social Responsibility Leader
Matthew Rose - Emanate
Tara Greco - APCO Worldwide
Brand Marketer of Year
Jeff Tammes - Cornerstone
Stacey Havel - Bernard Hodes Group
Community Relations Professional of Year
Beth Courtier – BT plc
Tricia Link – Mission FCU
Crisis Manager of the Year
Tim McIntyre - Domino's Pizza
Howard Bragman - FIFTEEN MINUTES
Eliot Hoff - APCO Worldwide
Digital Communications Leader of the Year
Anne Carelli - The Coca-Cola Company
John Bell - Ogilvy PR
Jennifer Houston - Waggener Edstrom Worldwide
Chris Perry - Weber Shandwick
Investor Relations/Financial Communications
Barb Iverson - Weber Shandwick
Stan Collender - Qorvis Communications
Keith Mabee - Dix & Eaton
Measurement/ Research Expert of Year
David Michaelson - Echo Research
Ashley Pettit - Southwest Airlines Company
Media Relations Professional of the Year
Anthony Sanzio - Campbell Soup Company
Matt Clark - Lotus Public Relations
Colleen Wilber - America's Promise Alliance
PR Professional of Year: Academic Institution
Melissa Connolly – Hofstra University
Tomika DePriest - Spelman College
John Walls - UT Southwestern Medical Center
PR Professional of the Year: Corporate
Sal Petruzzi - Turner Broadcasting Systems
Allison Falkenberry - Men’s Health
Chris Fuller - Pizza Hut
Drew McGowan - Brita, The Clorox Company
David Shane - Hewlett Packard Co
PR Professional of the Year: Nonprofit/Association
Megan Lozito - American Heart Association
Leslie Aun - World Wildlife Fund
Diane Gage Lofgren - Kaiser Permanente
Ken Johnson - PHRMA
Ellen Murphy - YMCA of Greater NY
PR Team Leader
Jan Hausrath – APCO Worldwide
Holly Potter – Kaiser Permanente
Tim Fry – Weber Shandwick
Gloria Janata – Chandler Chicco Agency
Richard Licata - Showtime Networks, Inc
Laura Monica – American Water
Susan Peters – Edelman Chicago
PR Trainer of Year
Sally Falkow – Expansion Plus
Jean Gonsoulin - GolinHarris
Public Affairs Exec of Year
Jonathan Collegio – National Association of Broadcasters
John Davies - Davies
Richard Ramlall - RCN
Spokesperson of the Year
Chris Mainz - Southwest Airlines
Stacy DeBroff - Mom Central Consulting
Tweeter of the Year
Christi Day – Southwest Airlines
Morgan Johnston - JetBlue
John Ratcliffe-Lee - MS&L Worldwide (formerly with MWW Group)
Charlie Witkowski - Weber Shandwick
15-to-Watch 2009
Agency:
- Joey-lyn Addesa, Kaplow Communications
- Kipp Bodnar, Howard, Merrell & Partners
- John Cangany, APCO
- Laney Cohen, Makovsky + Company
- Kristin Dwyer, Euro RSCG
- Paul Dyer, WeissComm Group
- Amanda Kaufman, Edelman
- Francisca Llamas, Weber Shandwick
- Rachel Lenore, Marina Maher Communications
- Nichole Mrasek, MS&L
- Anne Marie Murphy, Porter Novelli
- Lavanya DJ, Gutenberg Communications
- Suzanne Rosnowski, Partner, Quinn & Co. Public Relations
- Kate Rickard, MS&L
- Andrew Ryan, Hellerman Baretz Communications
Corporate & Nonprofit
- Krista Canfield, LinkedIn
- Jaclyn Darrohn, Allstate
- Aerial Ellis, Tennessee State University
- Steve Field, BAE Systems
- Tonia Hammer, Molson Coors Canada
- Elizabeth Halter, Cox Enterprises
- Jessica Hanson, Property Casualty Insurers Assn of America
- Tiane Harrison, USO
- Lisa Jaycox, The McGraw-Hill Companies
- Kimberly Kanary, Associated Estates Realty Corp
- Serena Levy, The Coca-Cola Company
- Michael Odle, Oregon National Guard
- Steve Radick, Booz Allen Hamilton
- Darryl Ryan, Time Warner Cable, West Region
- Bryson Thornton, Del Monte Foods