PITTSBURGH, Oct. 7 PA-IABC-Golden-Award
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2008 Golden Triangle Awards for
outstanding work by professional communicators in Western Pennsylvania were
presented tonight by IABC/Pittsburgh, the local chapter of the International
Association of Business Communicators at the Power Center Ballroom on the
campus of Duquesne University.
The Best in Show Award went to Bayer Corporation for its entry, C.A.U.S.E.
Challenge(TM) High School Film Festival.
Bob O'Gara, professor and director of the Integrated Marketing
Communications Program at Point Park University, received IABC/Pittsburgh's
fifth annual Business Communicator of the Year Award, which honors outstanding
contributions in practicing, promoting and enhancing professional business
communications in western Pennsylvania.
Crystal Awards of Excellence for the best entries and Awards of Honor for
outstanding runners-up were presented at the 29th annual event. Sixty-one
finalists received awards of excellence or honor in 22 categories.
A complete list of award winners follows.
The Golden Triangle Awards program, sponsored by IABC/Pittsburgh, is an
annual competition to recognize excellence in communications management,
skills and creativity in the western Pennsylvania region.
IABC/Pittsburgh is the regional chapter of IABC, the International
Association of Business Communicators. In addition to the Golden Triangle
Awards program, locally IABC sponsors programs targeted to the interests and
development of professional communicators.
IABC, the International Association of Business Communicators, is a
not-for-profit international network of professionals committed to improving
the effectiveness of organizations through strategic interactive and
integrated business communication management. It is the leading resource for
effective communication practice, providing products, services, activities and
networking opportunities to help people and organizations achieve excellence
in public relations, employee communication, marketing communication, public
affairs and other forms of communication.
PR Newswire is the office newswire of IABC/Pittsburgh.
List of Award Winners
Advertising, Print
Award of Honor: Carlow University, It All Adds Up
Award of Honor: West Penn Allegheny Health System, Undercover Ads
Audiovisual
Award of Excellence: Euro RSCG Worldwide PR, for Transitions, The
Transitions Health Sight for Life Fund Video
Award of Honor: Brady Communications for Mylan, Day One Multimedia
Award of Honor: McKesson Corporation, The Robot-RX Experience Video
Communications Management: Other
Award of Excellence: University of Pittsburgh, Tuskegee Airmen
Electronic and Digital Communication: Web Sites
Award of Honor: Carlow University - Consultants: Mind Over Media,
Carlow University's Campus Tour
Award of Honor: University of Pittsburgh, Pitt Business Web Site
Employee/Member Communications
Award of Honor: AutoNation, Heather Stewart, Shape Hour AutoNation
Snacks
Award of Honor: Buck Consultants, an ACS Company, for Reed Smith LLC,
Reed Smith Retirement Education Campaign
Award of Honor: Highmark, Inc., Corporate Employee Benefits, Blue Hand
Benefits Mart
Graphic Design: Logo or Organizational Identity
Award of Excellence: Brady Communications, Medrespond Logo
Award of Honor: 400 lb. Communications, Starting Gate Identity
Graphic Design: Poster
Award of Excellence: University of Pittsburgh, Rainey Dermond, Pitt
Arts
Award of Honor: Brady Communications, Brady Communications Design Open
House Poster
Award of Honor: Duquesne University, Brahms on the Bluff Poster
Award of Honor: University of Pittsburgh, Rainey Dermond, Jazz 2007
Graphic Design: Other
Award of Excellence: Brady Communications, Brady Communication More
than Words Promotion
Award of Honor: Brady Communications, Brady Communications Capabilities
Deck
Award of Honor: University of Pittsburgh, Marci Belchick-Beas, Tuskegee
Airman Package
Interactive Media Design
Award of Excellence: University of Pittsburgh, Cool Pittsburgh
Award of Honor: Bradley Brown Design Group for Pittsburgh Paints, 2007
Marketing Planner
Award of Honor: University of Pittsburgh, Environmental Studies
Marketing Communication
Award of Excellence: Fitting Group for Butler Health System, Back &
Neck Center Marketing Campaign
Award of Honor: Fitting Group for Butler Health System, Butler OB/GYN
Associates Marketing Campaign
Award of Honor: Fitting Group for Butler Health System, BHS Whole
Health Marketing Campaign
Award of Honor: McKesson Corporation, The Robot-Ready PACMED Lead
Generation Campaign
Media Relations
Award of Excellence: Jack Horner Communications Inc. for Carnegie
Mellon, Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy
Award of Honor: Euro RSCG Worldwide PR for Transitions, Defining
Healthy Sight
Publication Design: Brochures and Leaflets
Award of Excellence: Duquesne University - CCEE, Women's Executive
Leadership Program
Award of Honor: Bradley Brown Design Group for American Woodwork
Corporation, American Woodwork Cabinetry Catalog
Award of Honor: Carlow University, The Time of Our Lives
Award of Honor: Grant Street Associates, Capabilities Brochure
Publication Design: Magazines
Award of Excellence: Carlow University, The Carlow Journal
Award of Honor: University of Pittsburgh, Elena G. Cerri, Pitt Med
Award of Honor: University of Pittsburgh, Don Henderson, Pitt Engineer
Publication Design: Annual Reports
Award of Excellence: Brady Communications, Children's Museum of
Pittsburgh 2006/2007 Annual Report
Award of Honor: Jack Horner Communications, The Adler School of
Professional Psychology
Award of Honor: University of Pittsburgh, Marci Belchick-Beas, 2007
Report of Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg
Publications: Magazines
Award of Honor: University of Pittsburgh, Pitt Med
Publications: Annual Reports
Award of Excellence: Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh, 2007 Annual
Report - Always There
Award of Honor: Carlow University, Legacy
Award of Honor: Gateway Rehabilitation Center, Gateway Rehab's 2007
Annual Report
Award of Honor: University of Pittsburgh, 2007 Report of Chancellor
Mark A. Nordenberg
Publications: Newspapers and Tabloids
Award of Excellence: Alcoa Corporate Communications, Alcoa Panorama
Award of Honor: University of Pittsburgh, Pitt Chronicle
Award of Honor: West Penn Allegheny Health System, InnerView Magapaper
Special Publications
Award of Honor: Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh, We Mean Business
Award of Honor: Jack Horner Communications, The Adler School of
Professional Psychology Vision Book
Award of Honor: WordWrite Communications, Butler Health System Form 990
and Transparency
Special Events
Award of Excellence: Bayer Corporation, C.A.U.S.E. Challenge(TM) High
School Film Festival
Award of Honor: Jack Horner Communications, Inc. for Carnegie Mellon,
Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy
Award of Honor: University of Pittsburgh, Tuskegee Airmen
Award of Honor: WordWrite Communications for Medrad Inc., Global Center
Grand Opening
Writing: Features
Award of Excellence: University of Pittsburgh, Diane Weathers, Flying
Lessons, Pitt Magazine
Award of Honor: University of Pittsburgh, Elaine Vitone, What Possessed
You?, Pitt Med
Award of Honor: University of Pittsburgh, Kimberly Barlow & Peter Hart,
Cleaning It Up, University Times
Writing: News
Award of Excellence: University of Pittsburgh, Kimberly Barlow,
Climbers Check Out Heinz Chapel, University Times
Award of Honor: University of Pittsburgh, Cara Hayden, The Greening of
Vandergrift, Pitt Magazine
Writing: Speech or Script
Award of Excellence: Euro RSCG Worldwide PR for Bayer Material Science,
Rainer Schorr Antec Speech
Award of Honor: Tim Hayes Communications for Alcoa Foundation, 2007 RMU
Commencement Address: Get Out!
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