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Congratulations to the 2011 IABC Gold Quill Award winners!

Division 1: Communication Management


Category 1: GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

EXCELLENCE

Fairness for Girls' Hockey
Roanne Argyle & Team
Argyle Communications
Toronto, Canada

MERIT

Driving for Quality Care
AHCA/NCAL
Schmidt Public Affairs
Alexandria, VA

Living the Australian Government's social inclusion agenda
Catherine Ellis
Parker & Partners, The Bell Shakespeare Company
Sydney, Australia

Category 2: COMMUNITY RELATIONS

EXCELLENCE

Bleed Green: A Life-Saving Community Partnership
Donor Services & Public Affairs- Saskatchewan
Canadian Blood Services
Regina, Canada

Koper for SOS
Vita Kernel
Studio Kernel, d.o.o.
Koper, Slovenia

MERIT

Need More Doctors “multi-media advertising campaign”
Lynn Barter, ABC
Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association
St. John's, Canada

Making Sure We Count: South Carolina's 2010 Census Campaign
Michael Sponhour, ABC
S.C. Budget and Control Board
West Columbia, SC

Category 3: CUSTOMER RELATIONS

MERIT

Duke Energy Free CFL Giveaway
Cheryl Robinson
Duke Energy
Charlotte, NC

A Clear Language Strategy to Support Customer Service
Janice Siekawitch
Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board
Regina, Canada

Powering the Future Advertising Campaign
SaskPower Corporate Relations
Regina, Canada

Category 4: INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION

MERIT

Social media for social inclusion
Bent Sorensen
European Training Foundation
Turin, Italy

Category 5: MEDIA RELATIONS

EXCELLENCE

Maple Leaf: For the Love of Bacon
Alison George, Mackenzie Keller & Daniel Tisch
Argyle Communications, Maple Leaf Foods
Toronto, Canada

Evocities regional relocation campaign
Susan Redden Makatoa
SenateSHJ
Sydney, Australia

MERIT

Creating Eminence for Deloitte by Leveraging its 2010 TMT Predictions
Andrea Lekushoff
Broad Reach Communications
Toronto, Canada

Locals Know Campaign/Gold Medal Getaways
DDB Public Relations, Canadian Tourism Commission
Toronto, Canada"

Purex Natural Elements Little Drops, Big Ripples
Diana Degan, ABC
Diana Degan & Associates
Guelph, ON, Canada

Reaching Superior Performance: The Research Support Facility Project
Dawn Whisler
Haselden Construction, LLC.
Littleton, CO

RestoreSensor Media Launch
Katherine Power & Jane Wilcox, ABC
Medtronic of Canada Ltd. & Xposure PR
Brampton, Canada

Gautrain Media Relations
Barbara Jensen, Ph.D.
Gautrain Rapid Rail Link
Gauteng, South Africa

Category 6: MULTI-AUDIENCE COMMUNICATION

EXCELLENCE

BP Oil Spill Response
John Deveney, ABC
Deveney Communication, Louisiana Office of Tourism
New Orleans, LA

MERIT

Boto Mo, iPatrol Mo: Ako ang Simula
News and Current Affairs
ABS-CBN Corporation
Quezon City, Philippines

Journalists4education
Vyacheslav Laschevsky
AGT Communications Group, The RF Ministry of Education and Science
Moscow, Russia

TravelSmart 2010 and Everyone Wins
Lizette M. Parsons Bell and Andrea Manchon
Vancouver 2010
Vancouver, Canada

Category 7: MARKETING COMMUNICATION

EXCELLENCE

Holiday 2010 Public Relations Campaign for Hallmark
Deidre Mize; Angie Read
Hallmark; Fleishman-Hillard
Kansas City, MO

Campbell’s Chunky Most Valuable Coach
Lindy Frank
Weber Shandwick
Toronto, Canada

MERIT

Starter Home Design Campaign: promoting affordable housing
Dan Ormond
Ideas Shop Limited and Department of Building and Housing
Wellington, New Zealand

Category 8: ISSUES MANAGEMENT AND CRISIS COMMUNICATION

EXCELLENCE

Welcome to the Molina Healthcare Family
David J. Flaherty
Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Long Beach, CA

The Bravest of Faces: The Joannie Rochette Story
Barb MacDonald, ABC
Skate Canada
Ottawa, Canada

Telling the Whole Truth, Taking Action: Overcoming Crisis
Laoise U. O'Murchu
AMNCH, Tallaght Hospital
Dublin, Ireland

MERIT

Helping employees understand Bupa's strategy
Kelly Vandrine and Jon Mills
Bupa Australia
Hawthorn, Australia

Mine crisis calls for journey to the centre of the Earth: Restoring confidence after Cigar Lake floods
Sheryl Fox
Cameco Corporation
Saskatoon, Canada

The Salmon Farming Industry Speaks Out as the Cohen Commission Launches
Martine Levy, Keka DasGupta
DDB Public Relations, BC Salmon Farmers Association
Toronto, Canada

Category 9: EMPLOYEE/MEMBER COMMUNICATION

EXCELLENCE

AIA Australia 'Fast Forwards' to a new strategic direction
Amy Baird
AIA Australia
Melbourne, Australia

Transportation Safety Leadership Programme
Anne McCormack
Anglo American Plc
London, United Kingdom

GM Employee/Customer Outreach
Peter Ternes
General Motors
Detroit, MI

Going Green with Employee Self Service
Allison Bunin
North Shore-LIJ Health System
Lake Success, NY

DuluxGroup demerger communications project
Christine M. Dvoracek, ABC
Transform Consulting, DuluxGroup
Elsternwick, Austrailia

MERIT

Abu Dhabi Government Leadership Development Marketing Materials
Centre of Excellence
General Secretariat of the Executive Council
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

TS CONNECT: Connecting Employee Performance Goals to Organization Strategy
Technology Services
Hewlett-Packard
Palo Alto, CA

Engaging a 40 000 strong workforce in support of a new direction
Tania Auby
Absa Bank (Pty) Ltd
Johannesburg, South Africa

Category 10: HUMAN RESOURCES and BENEFITS COMMUNICATION

EXCELLENCE

Suncor's National Campus Recruitment Campaign
Stephanie Ryan, Candace Newman, Helen Rol, Kathryn Ward
kw communications, Suncor Energy
Calgary, Canada

MERIT

Investing in People - IMF HR Web
Peggy Schoen, Laurie Husak, Tracy Lyall, Smitha Raju, Erik Churchill, Steve Clements, John Cass                                             
International Monetary Fund
Washington, DC

My Scripps Benefits Campaign
Denise Tanguay
Scripps Health
San Diego, CA

Setting the Stage for a Healthy Partnership
Anne C. Toulouse
The Boeing Company
Chicago, IL

Improving Health and Wellness at Microsoft: Take Part, Take Charge, Take Care
Microsoft Benefits Team, Towers Watson Change & Communication Team
Microsoft & Towers Watson
Seattle, WA

Weyerhaeuser “Work Hard” Participation Campaign
Joseph Russo
Vanguard & Weyerhaeuser
Wayne, PA

Category 13: SPECIAL EVENTS - INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL

EXCELLENCE

Security Awareness Week
Susan Straub, ABC; Julie Sobel
Alliance Data
Plano, TX

Igniting an Outpouring of Online Giving
Padilla Speer Beardsley, GiveMN.org
Minneapolis, MN

PwC + Diamond Welcome Event
James F. Kelly
PwC
New York, NY

MERIT

Cre8ion - the Partnership Launch of Getty Images and GetCre8ive
MALAYA V. DEL ROSARIO
GetCre8ive Corporation
Pasig City, Philippines

Marsh & McLennan Companies 2010 Global Town Hall
Vincent R. Beatty
Marsh & McLennan Companies
New York, NY

Welcome Back Breakfast Show
David Crosson
SAIT Polytechnic
Calgary, Canada

Raise Your Hand for Young Worker Safety
Heather Young
WorkSafeBC
British Columbia, Canada

Category 14: SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

EXCELLENCE

World Cup with a cause
Federico del Castillo Carranza
Scotiabank Group Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico

Don't Be A Tosser
Larry Bannerman
Trigger & Alberta Beverage Container Recycling Corporation
Calgary, Canada

MERIT

Awareness Campaign for Rightholders of French Catholic Education in Ontario
Roxanne Deevey
Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est
Ottawa, Canada

“To Donate Life, Discuss It Today - OK” Campaign
Lelde McCoy
Ogilvy Public Relations for the Organ and Tissue Authority
Melbourne, Australia

Living the Australian Government's social inclusion agenda
Catherine Ellis
Parker & Partners, The Bell Shakespeare Company
Sydney, Australia

Category 15: MULTILINGUAL COMMUNICATION

MERIT

Awareness Campaign for Rightholders of French Catholic Education in Ontario
Roxanne Deevey
Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est
Ottawa, Canada

Category 16: ELECTRONIC AND DIGITAL COMMUNICATION -MANAGEMENT

MERIT

ScotiaTube
Federico del Castillo Carranza
Scotiabank Group Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico

Intranet Leadership, Development and Launch
Joel Fisher
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
San Francisco, CA

Category 17: SOCIAL MEDIA

EXCELLENCE

Using Twitter to Build a Case For Social Media
Karin Basaraba
Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
North Vancouver, British Columbia

Idea Factory: Building Employee Engagement Through Online Conversation
Scott Carman
MTS Allstream
Winnipeg, Canada

MERIT

Let's talk: Rogers unwraps RedBoard blog
Keith McArthur, Richard Bloom and Terrie Tweddle
Rogers Communications
Toronto, Canada

Gautrain Social Media Strategy
Barbara Jensen, Ph.D.
Gautrain Rapid Rail Link
Gauteng, South Africa

Division 2: Communication Skills

Category 18: ELECTRONIC AND DIGITAL COMMUNICATION - SKILLS

MERIT

Living Our Values
The Living Our Values Project Team
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
Toronto, Canada

SAITNOW: Intranet Revitalization
Dan Allen
SAIT Polytechnic
Calgary, Canada

2009 Annual Report: Operation H2O
Steve Hubert
San Diego County Water Authority
San Diego, CA

Healing Stories / 2009 Scripps Health Annual Report
Mike Godfrey, ABC / Christina Barrila
Scripps Health
San Diego, CA

Category 19: AUDIOVISUAL

EXCELLENCE

Intel’s High Deductible Health Plan in Plain English
Michelle James, Keith Pearce, Lee LeFever, Sachi LeFever
Intel Corporation and Common Craft, LLC
Rio Rancho, NM and Seattle, WA

MERIT

Colon Cancer Home Screening Kit Video
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
AXS Biomedical Animation Studio
Toronto, Canada

So You Think You Can Dance NBGH and NEMHC
Public Relations Department
North Bay Regional Health Centre
North Bay, Canada

Soy, the Sustainable Protein
Solae, LLC, Fleishman-Hillard, Antidote, The Business Artist
St. Louis, MO

Are you ready? Vancity launches a new intranet
Jane Nunnikhoven
Vancity
Vancouver, Canada

Category 20: PUBLICATIONS

EXCELLENCE

AERO Magazine
JillLanger, Jim Lombardo, Jeff Fraga, Royal Stuart
TheBoeingCompany andMethodologie, Inc.
Seattle, WA

Upstream Dialogue: The Facts on Oil Sands
Kari Viccars
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

TELUS 2009 Annual Report
Miriam Trottier and Dianne Trach, ABC
TELUS Corporation and Geneva Ventures Inc.
Edmonton, Canada

MERIT

CPSA 2009 Annual Report
Kelly Eby, ABC
College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada

Figures: Profiles and Perspectives, January 2010
Allan Linklater, Krysta Smith, Shannon Edge, Kevin Spila
Grant MacEwan University
Edmonton, Canada

A Zagger’s Guide to Memorial University
Office of Student Recruitment, Division of Marketing and Communications
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John’s, Canada

Out of the Blue employee publication
Tanya Brees
NRMA Motoring & Services
North Strathfield, Austrailia

To Voice with Heart: NWS Newsletters
Yat Sum Maria Cheung
NWS Holdings Limited
Hong Kong, Hong Kong

MERIT

Network Magazine: New print publication connects employees across Canada, the U.S. and Mexico
Dennis M. Lanthier
TransCanada Corporation
Calgary, Canada

Category 21: WRITING

EXCELLENCE

Public Information Sessions on Physician Shortages and Wait Times
Jonathan Carpenter
Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association
St. John's, Canada

DIVISION 3: COMMUNICATION CREATIVE

Category 22: PUBLICATION DESIGN

MERIT

Explore + Benefit 2011
Elizabeth Williams
Buck Consultants
Los Angeles, CA

The Shining – Research Stars 2010
Office of Vice-President (Research), Division of Marketing and Communications"
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John’s, Canada

Peet's Passions - Values Launch
Kristi McFarland, Cheryl Magat, Laila Tarraf
Peet's Coffee & Tea
Emeryville, CA

A New YMCA Vision for a Great Future
YMCA Communications Team
YMCA of Greater Toronto
Toronto, Canada

Category 23: OTHER GRAPHIC DESIGN

EXCELLENCE

Take the Plunge
d'na (dakis & associates inc.)
Toronto, Canada

Cadbury Dairy Milk Fair Trade Banner
Judy Lewis
Strategic Objectives, Cadbury Dairy Milk Canadian Brand Team
Toronto, Canada

MERIT

Visual System and Templates
Marty Dauer
Duff & Phelps
New York, NY

NSLC Feel Young Campaign
Rick Perkins
Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Conversa, (performance management campaign)
Federico del Castillo Carranza
Scotiabank Group Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico

Diversity Campaign
Federico del Castillo Carranza
Scotiabank Group Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico

Category 24: INTERACTIVE MEDIA DESIGN

EXCELLENCE

Website Overhaul: Start Here, Go Places.
American Institute of CPAs (AICPA)
Durham, NC

Manatt's 2010 Holiday E-card
Jeff Still
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Los Angeles, CA

MERIT

Animated Holiday Greeting
Mary Gates
Clipper Windpower, Inc
Capinteria, CA

Category 26: PHOTOGRAPHY

EXCELLENCE

The Shining - Research Stars 2010
Office of Vice-President (Research), Division of Marketing and Communications, David Howells Photography
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John’s, Canada

MERIT

The White Cashmere Collection 2010: Fashion with Compassion
Strategic Objectives and Christopher Wadsworth
Strategic Objectives, Kruger Products
Toronto, Canada

Category 27: ADVERTISING (CONVENTIONAL MEDIA)

MERIT

Babies
David Bierman
C-E and Kaiser Permanente
West Hollywood, CA

Where Do Babies Come From
Keith Mclennon
C-E and Kaiser Permanente
West Hollywood, CA

Mercy Sacramento Orthopedics Campaign
Tanya Dragoo
Wallrich Landi
Sacramento, CA

Student Division

Category 4: Communication Campaigns

Reaching Out - shareURmeal, Singapore!
Tim Mou Hui
Singapore Management University - School of Social Sciences
Singapore, Singapore

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