International Association of Business Communicators Announces 2011 Bronze Quill Award Winners
Chicago-area Business Communicators, Marketing Teams and Public Relations Professionals Recognized for Outstanding Work in 2010
CHICAGO, June 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chicago chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC/Chicago) celebrated the 2011 Bronze Quill Award winners during its annual gala Thursday, June 9 at the legendary Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab, downtown Chicago.
The competition was open to all Chicago-area business communicators who completed a significant project in 2010 that embodied excellence in one of 27 categories across three divisions: communication management, communication skills and creative. Winning entries feature clear objectives supporting the organization's goals, creative communication strategies and effective, measurable results.
"A Bronze Quill Award provides proof that an outstanding communication program or project helped influence a company's goals, as well as its bottom line," said Justin Brunner, Director of Awards for IABC/Chicago. "The winning entries were rigorously judged by seasoned IABC professionals from other chapters, based on stringent standards set by the leading global business communications professional organization. Bronze Quill winners can now say they are truly the best in class."
The 2011 Bronze Quill Award winners are: |
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Media Relations |
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Award of Excellence |
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Navistar International Corporation |
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Multi-Audience Communication |
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Award of Excellence |
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L.C. Williams & Associates and Eureka |
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Marketing Communication |
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Award of Merit |
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Follett Higher Education Group and Communications Consulting Worldwide |
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Caroline Krajewski, Haley Bakker and Alicia Alfano of GolinHarris |
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Proctor & Gamble and MSL Chicago |
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Employee/Member Communication |
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Award of Excellence |
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Joanne Kitsos, ABC, of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association |
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The Boeing Company |
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Bonita Brodt of Northwestern Memorial Hospital |
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Rosanne M. Pastorek-Belczak, ABC, for Park Federal Savings Bank |
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Award of Merit |
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Insidedge and Dow Chemical Company |
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Justin Brunner of Standard Parking Corporation |
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Human Resource and Benefit Communication |
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Award of Excellence |
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The Boeing Company |
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Award of Merit |
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Ken Groh of Groh & Associates and OfficeMax Incorporated |
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Strategic Communication Processes |
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Award of Merit |
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DeVry University and MSL Chicago |
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Justin Brunner of Standard Parking Corporation |
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Brand Communication |
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Award of Excellence |
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DeVry University and MSL Chicago |
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Special Events - Internal or External |
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Award of Excellence |
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Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center |
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Award of Merit |
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Proctor & Gamble and MSL Chicago |
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Social Responsibility |
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Award of Excellence |
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L.C. Williams & Associates and First Alert |
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Electronic or Digital Communication |
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Award of Merit |
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Justin Brunner of Standard Parking Corporation |
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Interactive Media Design |
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Award of Merit |
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CNA |
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Previous winners represented companies small and large, including McDonald's, Motorola, Sprint, Boeing, Allstate, Accenture and Aon Consulting. Next year's Bronze Quill Award call for entries will open in late fall.
The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) enables a global network of communicators working in diverse industries and disciplines to identify, share and apply the world's most effective communication practices. Established in 1970, IABC serves more than 15,000 members in over 90 countries and 100 chapters.
IABC members practice the disciplines of corporate communication, public relations, employee communication, marketing communication, media relations, community relations, public affairs, investor relations and government relations.
IABC/Chicago (http://chicago.iabc.com) is the oldest, and one of the largest IABC chapters in the world, with approximately 400 members.
SOURCE IABC/Chicago
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