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Congratulations to the 2010 IABC Gold Quill Award winners!

Division 1: Communication Management

Category 1 Government Relations

MERIT

Time to Hang Up
Geraldine Vance APR, with Rob Hulyk, ABC, Vince Lee and Sharon Shore
BC Medical Association
Vancouver, British Columbia

Category 2 Community Relations

MERIT

Let's Talk Transport Planning
AECOM and SKM as JV Partners in the ConnectWest Consortium supported by Phillips Group for the Department of Transport and Main Roads
Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads
Brisbane, Australia

Category 4 International Communication

MERIT

Best Job in the World
Steve McRoberts
Tourism Queensland
Brisbane, Australia

Category 5 Media Relations

EXCELLENCE

Potatoes: A Nutritional Gold Mine
Amanda C. Woodbridge
Ideas Shop and Potatoes New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand

MERIT

Johnson & Johnson’s Poly to Go 2009 Public Relations Campaign
Edelman Canada
Toronto

Orange Everyday Fee Free Banking
David Breen
ING DIRECT Australia
Sydney

Category 6 Multi-audience Communication

MERIT

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Takes on the Flu
Communications Team
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia

Category 7 Marketing Communication

EXCELLENCE

Best Job in the World
Steve McRoberts
Tourism Queensland
Brisbane, Australia

Feel Good Ripple
Marlene McNaughton
DDB Canada, Servus Credit Union
Edmonton, Alberta

Get Smart Toronto
Toronto Hydro-Electric System Ltd.
Toronto

Summer Session Marketing Campaign
Barby Grant, Debra Kovach, Stephanie Birdsall, Michael Dambrowski
Arizona State University College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Tempe, Arizona

MERIT

Expanding the Soy “Health Halo” to Health Professionals
S. Poole, L. Kelly, D. Steeble, R. Zackery, S. Ries, K. Robinson, E. Daly, D. Milam, A. Assouad
Publicis Consultants | PR with SmithBucklin and Communiqué Inc. for the United Soybean Board
Seattle,

Category 8 Issues Management and Crisis Communication

EXCELLENCE

Peanuts in Crisis: An Industry Responds to North America's Largest Food Recall
Daniel Tisch, Alison George, Janet Grdovich, Robert Mathias and Katie Conover
Argyle Communications and Ogilvy PR
Toronto and Washington, D.C.

MERIT

Get Smart Toronto
Toronto Hydro-Electric System Ltd.
Toronto

Project Eclipse—Hostile Takeover Defense
Meredith Moore and Lori Neuman
NRG Energy Inc.
Princeton, New Jersey

We Messed with Texas: IALD Thwarts Ban on Lighting Design
Jennifer Jones
International Association of Lighting Designers
Chicago

Category 9 Employee/Member Communication

EXCELLENCE

Bayer B-Green Sustainability Program
Robbie Brown, Megan Caulfield, Stephen Hale, Kirsten Impey, Sabrina Herbrik and Pip Kelly
OgilvyEarth at Impact Employee Communications (Ogilvy PR Australia) and Bayer Australia and New Zealand
Sydney

Cisco Leadership Quarterly Meeting
Michele Ragon
Cisco Systems
San Jose, California

Driving a Great Result for Ford Australia
Tamsyn Sandeman
Impact Employee Communications, Ogilvy PR Australia
Sydney

Employee Communication for Australia Post's Mail and Networks Division
Janice D. Mascini
Australia Post
Melbourne, Australia

"It's All About Her...Who is SHE?"
Sujit M. Patil, Budaraju Sudhakar
Tata Chemicals Ltd.
Mumbai, India

REI GPS Goes Online
Lorraine Larsson
Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI)
Kent, Washington

United Way: Look What One Extra Quarter Can Do
Internal Communications
Walt Disney World Resort
Lake Buena Vista, Florida

MERIT

Automatic Email Purge Implementation
Susan L. Straub
Alliance Data
Dallas, Texas

Cisco's “We Are Cisco” Community
Cisco's Internal Communications Team
Cisco Systems Inc.
San Jose, California

IAMGOLD's Ounce by Ounce Program
Karen Jury, Tania Richard, Jennifer Wright
IAMGOLD Corp.
Toronto

One Company, One Plan: DIRECTV 2010 Health and Wellness Benefits Open Enrollment
Michael Ambrozewicz
DIRECTV
El Segundo, California

Qualcomm Internet Services: Enabling Virtual and Instant Communication
Kate E. Hardman
Qualcomm
San Diego, California

Supporting Business Transformation at Rentokil Initial
Malcolm Padley, Rentokil Initial Communications Team and Helen Coley-Smith
Rentokil Initial PLC
Gatwick, U.K.

Transforming Town Halls to Create a More Involved and Productive Workforce
Ginger Kuenzel
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Dulye & Co.
Waltham, Massachusetts

Category 10 Human Resources & Benefits Communication

EXCELLENCE

Inova Annual Enrollment Campaign
PartnerComm Team
PartnerComm Inc./Inova Health System
Arlington, Texas

MERIT

Creating a Culture of Health at Heinz
Jeff Miller, Michele Silverman and Ben Helfrich
Towers Watson, H. J. Heinz Co.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Four Seasons Hotels Recruitment Strategy
Mark Attard
Livewire Communications
Toronto

Category 11 Strategic Communication Processes

EXCELLENCE

Communicating on the Euro
Gellis Communications
European Commission, DG ECFIN
Brussels

MERIT

Raise Your VOICE®: Using Communications to Drive Business in Novozymes
Jeppe Glahn, Ann Catherine Talbro, Marie-Louise Kragh
Novozymes A/S
Bagsværd, Denmark

SAIC Channel Effectiveness Test Campaign
Allison Glass
Vanguard
Wayne, Pennsylvania

Category 12 Brand Communication

MERIT

A New Brand for a New Era
Susan Nakhle
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences
Whitby, Ontario

Category 13 Special Events—Internal or External

EXCELLENCE

ITAK DZAFEST
Ula Spindler
PRISTOP d.o.o., Mobitel d.d.
Ljubljana, Slovenia

Juniper's Next Decade—Employee Launch Event and Engagement Campaign
J. Liu Brookshire, S. Clark Ohara, C. Roberts, M. Spearman, Blue Beyond Consulting
Juniper Networks
Sunnyvale, California

Minnesota's Greatest Generation
Suzanne Fedoruk
Fedoruk & Associates Inc., The Minnesota Historical Society
Minneapolis, Minnesota

New Delivery of the AGM—Virtually
Dyna Vink
Canadian Research Knowledge Network
Ottawa, Ontario

MERIT

Big Boston Warm-up
Michele Casper, Suzanne Fedoruk Herrick
Lands' End Inc., Fedoruk & Associates Inc.
Dodgeville, Wisconsin

Canada Day at Canada Place: Welcoming the World to Canada's Games
Canada Place Corp.
Vancouver, British Columbia

Destination: Health
Amber K. Spencer
Dixie Regional Medical Center
St. George, Utah

Marty Peters Retirement
Kim Hoch and Kathy Hogan
UPS
Atlanta, Georgia

Panasonic: Sharing the Passion Event
Amy Gillespie, Ryan Lockhart, Liz Carson
Environics Communications
Toronto

Party with a Cause
Eva Aljancic
Si.Mobil D.D.
Ljubljana, Slovenia

Category 14 Social Responsibility

EXCELLENCE

CityGT iPhone App
Paul Tierney
VicRoads
Kew, Australia

WRC Challenges Men to Walk a Mile in Her Shoes
Jenn Duggan, Lorna Freeman, Nick Rodrigue
Environics Communications Inc., The White Ribbon Campaign
Toronto

MERIT

Assess the Risk Injury Prevention Campaign
Sara Williscroft
ChangeMakers Marketing Communications, Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba

byobags.com.au—South Australia's Plastic Bag Ban
Marcia Hewitt, Ph.D.
Zero Waste SA
Adelaide, Australia

Ekokviz
Vesna Škrbec, Saša Muzga, Nelida Turk, Metka Zabret
Futura PR d.o.o., Telekom Slovenije, d. d.
Ljubljana, Slovenia

GREEN AT WORK
Heath Applebaum
The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Ltd.
Toronto

Out of the Wrong Hands/Medication Safety
Community Relations, Internal Communications and Public Relations Teams
Cardinal Health
Dublin, Ohio

Relief in Sight
Communications Team
AusAID
Canberra, Australia

Support4Sport Awareness Campaign
N. Angel, C. Everett, K. Bedford, M. Allen, J. Simpson, D. Stortini, L. Blank, M. Mullally, K. Grant, L. Kiley, L. MacLachlan, R. McIsaac
Revolve, Nova Scotia Gaming Corp.
Bedford, Nova Scotia

Category 16 Electronic And Digital Communication—Management

EXCELLENCE

Creating One New Intranet for Bupa
Kelly Pryn and Natalie Wheeler
Bupa Australia
Hawthorn, Australia

MERIT

Qualcomm Internet Services: Enabling Virtual and Instant Communication
Kate E. Hardman
Qualcomm
San Diego, California

The Way Forward
Cindy Quinn
J.P. Morgan Retirement Plan Services
Englewood, Colorado

Toronto Hydro Earth Hour 2009: How Low Can We Go T.O.?
Toronto Hydro-Electric System Ltd.
Toronto

Category 17 Social Media

EXCELLENCE

Blog Facts & Data: Shifting the Source-Press Relationship Paradigm
Gilberto Puig Maldonado
Petrobras
Rio de Janeiro

Engaging Flickr Photographers for Web and Print Publications
Isa M. Polt-Jones
East Bay Regional Park District
Oakland, California

MERIT

2009 Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure®
Brian C. Penrod
Susan G. Komen for the Cure®
Dallas, Texas

Army Strong Stories
Weber Shandwick and U.S. Army
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Best Job in the World
Steve McRoberts
Tourism Queensland
Brisbane, Australia

Building an Online Community for E-retailer mimovrste=) Using Social Media
Miha Rejc
mimovrste d.o.o.
Jesenice, Slovenia

Taste the Fire Challenge
El Pollo Loco and The Rogers Group
Los Angeles, California

What Would You Do for a Klondike Bar Now?
GolinHarris / Unilever Klondike
Chicago / Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Division 2: Communication Skills

Category 18 Electronic and Digital Communication—Skills

MERIT

A New Era of Medicine: 2008 Scripps Health Annual Report
Mike Godfrey, Christina Barrila
Scripps Health
San Diego, California

FedEx Manage Your Money E-Series
Keena King and Katie McGlade
FedEx and Vanguard
Memphis, Tennessee, and Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

Category 19 Audiovisual

EXCELLENCE

BARA Videos for Parkland Pursuit
Dianne B. Clifton
Balfour Beatty Construction
Dallas, Texas

Dreams of Youth in Need
Diane Asyre, Asyre Communications LLC
Youth in Need
St. Louis, Missouri

Green Steve Video Series
Michele Ragon
Cisco Systems
San Jose, California

NETcast: A Quarterly Raytheon Video Webcast
NCS Communications
Raytheon Network Centric Systems
McKinney, Texas

MERIT

Thermador Real Food Vignette Series
Martine Levy, Sarah Waldock, Emily Ward
DDB Public Relations, BSH Home Appliances Ltd
Toronto

Vh2am—The Voice of NRMA
Internal Communications Team
NRMA Motoring & Services
North Strathfield, Australia

Category 20 Publications

EXCELLENCE

Kickstart Your Health: 2010 Salaried Open Enrollment
Harley-Davidson Motor Co. and Towers Watson Inc.
Chicago

MERIT

Barrick News
Janet Wile, ABC
Barrick Gold Corp.
Toronto

Comunicas?
Jenny Hoefliger
Grupo BPMO
Barcelona, Spain

Intersections Newsletter
Nancy Painter, ABC, and Eduarda Hodgins, ABC, Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
Jennifer Wah, ABC, MC, Forwords Communication Inc.
North Vancouver, British Columbia

Swinburne magazine
Dorothy Albrecht and Julianne Camerotto, Swinburne University of Technology
Coretext Pty Ltd.
Melbourne, Australia

techlife magazine
S. Krastel, K. Vernon, D. Lue, D. Begin, A. Yury, D. Bachman Smith, T. Koscielnuk, S. Riener
NAIT
Edmonton, Alberta

TELUS 2008 Annual Report
Miriam Trottier and Dianne Trach, ABC
TELUS Corp. and Geneva Ventures Inc.
Edmonton, Alberta

Category 21 Writing

MERIT

Network Pioneers: Intranet Story Series
J. Liu Brookshire, S. Clark Ohara, C. Roberts, M. Spearman, Blue Beyond Consulting
Juniper Networks
Sunnyvale, California

Pirating Publicity Through a High-Visibility Award
Maria Diecidue
Initiate, an IBM Company, with Tech Image
Chicago

The Hartford Drivability Survey News Release
MM2 Public Relations with The Hartford
Dallas, Texas

Values Series
Nancy Painter, ABC
Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
North Vancouver, British Columbia

Division 3: Communication Creative

Category 22 Publication Design

EXCELLENCE

cinch
Elizabeth M. Williams
Buck Consultants, Tween Brands
Los Angeles, California

NSLC Annual Report 2008/2009: The Faces of the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation
Rick D. Perkins
Nova Scotia Liquor Corp.
Halifax, Nova Scotia

MERIT

2008 Annual Report
T-Jay Upper
The Corporation of the City of Brampton
Brampton, Ontario

AisleONE…the Benefits Portal—2009 Design
Tracy Lindwedel
Buck Consultants/Safeway Inc.
St. Louis, Missouri/San Francisco, California

Intersections Newsletter
Brandon Brind, Jennifer Wah, ABC, MC, Nancy Painter, ABC, Eduarda Hodgins, ABC
ImageStudio Creative Communications Inc., with Forwords Communication Inc., for the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia

Small Capital Omnibus
Sophia Dower
Words'worth
Johannesburg

Category 23 Other Graphic Design

EXCELLENCE

Communication Is the New Community for American Express Human Resources
James D. Lynch
American Express
New York City

MERIT

Let's Grow
d’na (dakis & associates)
xpedx
Toronto

Weiss Memorial Hospital Nurse Recruitment Direct Mail
Words&Pictures Inc.
Chicago

Category 24 Interactive Media Design

MERIT

Mission Tuition
Stacey Oxner, Fiona Gibb, Chrissy Matheson, Heather Hindle, Kim Buckle, Jeff Overmars, Rick Alexander, Susan Shephard
Communications Nova ScotiaNova Scotia Come to Life
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Venomocity: Brought to You by Addiction.
Mary Ehlert-Kleinoeder, ABC
Arizona Department of Health ServicesBTCD
Phoenix, Arizona

Category 27 Advertising (Conventional Media)

MERIT

"Heroes" commercial
The Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences with filmmakers G. East and K. Paputts
Toronto

MISSION: Zero TV commercials
Jim Aho, ABC
Brown Communications Group, Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board
Regina, Saskatchewan

Stand up for Your Life Social Marketing Campaign: Television Vignettes
Health Marketing, Alberta Health Services
Alberta Health Services
Calgary, Alberta

St. Anthony Hospital Campaign
Franciscan Marketing and Communications Team
Franciscan Health System, GA Creative, JayRay
Tacoma, Washington

Venomocity: Brought to You by Addiction.
Mary Ehlert-Kleinoeder, ABC
Arizona Department of Health ServicesBTCD
Phoenix, Arizona

Student Division

Category 4: Communication Campaigns

Bachelor in Professional Communication—Peer Mentorship
Jeremy P. Whittingstall
Royal Roads University
Airdrie, Alberta

Green Preparedness
Alexa Pendzich
Grant MacEwan University
St. Albert, Alberta

Students Love Campus Community Television: NUTV "YES" Campaign
Deanna Cameron Dubuque
Royal Roads University, New University Television (NUTV)
Calgary, Alberta

Gold Quill Awards