2004 DALTON PEN AWARD WINNERS

 

BROADCAST JOURNALISM

Excellence - Newscast –

NBC - KNBC-TV, Los Angeles Southern California's Fire Storms Chris Myers, Assistant News Director   

Excellence - Spot News Coverage – NBC - KNBC-TV, Los Angeles  NBC Southern California on Fire Chris Myers, Assistant News Director

Excellence - Feature Reporting – KOMU-TV, Missouri The Unspoken Affliction: Testicular Cancer Matthew Simon, Investigative Reporter

Excellence - Sports Reporting – KPVI, Sunbelt Communications Football Fundamentals Doug Andersen, Olympics & Political Specialist   

Excellence - Documentary –

Bay News 9 The Class Size Crisis Kate Fox, Executive Producer of Special Projects   

 

PR CAMPAIGNS - MEDIA RELATIONS

Excellence - PARADE magazine The Great American Bake Sale Christie Emden, Communications Director USA

Merit - Padilla Speer Beardsley / General Mills A Match Made in Heaven - Berry Burst Cheerios Launch Elizabeth Hanlin, Director USA

Merit -  J-Spin Communications / NuCORE Technology Clean Capture in Japan David Huerta, Senior PR Consultant JAPAN

Honor - Snow Communications / Merchant & Gould The Fundamentals of Intellectual Property Law— What Every Business Needs to Know to Grow Their Bottom Line Haley Marconett, Account Coordinator USA

 

WRITING - SCRIPTS AND SPEECHES

Excellence - New York Stock Exchange / Working With Words, LLC Rosemont College Commencement Speech Jeanne Cotroneo Darrow, Editorial Services Consultant, CEO USA

Merit - Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. Prius World Premiere NYC Auto Show 2003 Ron Kirkpatrick, National Manager USA

Merit - PacifiCare Health Systems Address to AAHP Medical Conference Tracey Kincaid, VP, Organizational Communications USA

 

PR CAMPAIGNS - SPECIAL EVENTS

Excellence - Hill & Knowlton / Music Center of Los Angeles County Walt Disney Concert Hall Civic Dedication Monica Perez, Assistant  Account Executive USA   

Merit - Ogilvy & Mather / USAID-ICICI Friends of the Pill - Building Brand Communities With An Attitude Unmesh Brahme, Head – CSR INDIA

Merit - PacifiCare Health Systems PacifiCare's 25th Anniversary Tracey Kincaid, VP, Organizational Communications USA

Merit - Torme Lauricella / Walnut Marketing Board National Media Tour to Walnut Country Lyzel Sydiongco, Sr. Acccount Executive USA

 

PR CAMPAIGNS - PUBLIC SERVICE OR COMMUNITY RELATIONS

Excellence - Harrah’s Entertainment Community Review Reports Dawn Christensen, Director, Communications Marketing USA

Merit - Merck Sharp &  Dohme Control Your Asthma Course Leticia Narvaez, Public Affairs Director MEXICO

 

PUBLICATIONS – MAGAZINES

Excellence - Hutchison Port Holdings HPH World Dean Robinson, Senior Officer - Group Corporate Affairs HONG KONG

Merit - Princeton University EQuad News Ann Haver-Allen, Director of Engineering Communications USA

Merit - VIPnet d.o.o VIP.team Corporate Communications CROATIA

Honor - Raley's SuperStars Fredericka Parker, Editor & Art Director USA

 

PUBLICATIONS – NEWSPAPERS

Excellence - Staples - Staples News Susan Hamilton, Senior Communications Specialist USA

Merit - Georgia Power Company - The Citizen Stacy Woodall, Editor USA

Merit - Ontario Power Generation -  Power News Cameron Campbell, Senior Editor, Power News CANADA

 

PUBLICATIONS – NEWSLETTERS

Excellence - Washington Hospital Center Washington Hospital Center Physician Newsletter Annamarie DeCarlo, Senior Managing Editor USA

Merit - QVC, Inc. QVC Ink Timothy Ernst, Communication Specialist USA

Merit - Fidelity Investments Connect Quarterly Newsletter Erin Murray, Senior Marketing Manager USA

 

PUBLICATIONS - SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS

Excellence - PacifiCare Health Systems Aim High Tracey Kincaid, VP, Organizational Communications USA

Merit - Talking People Barclays PLC afterwork Ben Wells ENGLAND

Merit - AstraZeneca Year in Brief 2002/2003 Katharina Auer, Director of Global Internal Communications CANADA

Honor - Word Broker / Mt Redoubt Designs Cooking Up Le Chef Copy Marcelle Langan DiFalco, Founder USA

Honor - Region of Peel Children's Services Information Package Irene McCutcheon, Senior Public Affairs Associate CANADA

 

GRAPHIC ARTS - DESIGN: MAGAZINE, UP TO FULL-COLOR

Excellence - University of Texas Health Science Center The Mission magazine Jennifer Bittle, Art Director USA

Merit - Central Arizona Project Open Channels Vicky Campo, Internal Communications Representative USA

 

GRAPHIC ARTS - DESIGN: NEWSPAPERS

Excellence - Waste Management, Inc. WM Monday Teri Tansey, Manager, Internal Communications USA

Merit - Staples Staples News Susan Hamilton, Senior Communications Specialist USA

 

GRAPHIC ARTS - DESIGN: NEWSLETTERS

Excellence - American Century Investments Service Connection Newsletter Pamela Murphy, Program Manager USA

Merit - California Credit Union League Credit Union Digest Carol Payne, Director of Publications and Communications   USA

Merit -  Costco Wholesale  Costco Wholesale Today Susan Dixon, Graphic Designer USA

 

GRAPHIC ARTS - DESIGN: WEB SITES

Excellence - NYCEDC Coney Island Development Corporation Web site Cintia Parsons, Senior Graphic Designer USA

 

GRAPHIC ARTS – ILLUSTRATIONS

Excellence - ROI Communications, Inc. / Adobe Systems Adobe's The Race is On! Calendar Barbara Fagan-Smith, President USA

Merit - Costco Wholesale Costco Wholesale Today Health Care Dana Sullivan, Creative Director, Marketing USA

Merit - MITRE EDGE Spiral Development Illustration Maroe Susti, Graghic Designer USA

Honor - ROI Communications, Inc. / Sun Microsystems Opening the Floodgates Poster Barbara Fagan-Smith, President  USA

 

GRAPHIC ARTS – LOGOS

Excellence - Kristy Libotte Keener The Missing Peace logo Graphic Design Coordinator USA

Merit - The SPI Group LLC / Novartis Pharma AG Novartis TechOps Strategy Icons Marc Gerrone USA

Merit - Princeton University Strategic Planning logo Ann Haver-Allen, Director of Engineering Communications USA

 

GRAPHIC ARTS – PHOTOGRAPHY

Excellence - Purdue Pharma L.P. Purdue Summer Picnic 2003 Jeannette Done'-Lagemann, Assistant Director, Community Relations USA

Merit - Susan Kenedi Photography San Francisco Model Expo 2 USA

 

WRITING - FEATURE ARTICLES

Excellence - Costco Wholesale Costco Wholesale Today “Shelter from the Storm” Stephen Smith, Managing Editor, Employee Communications USA

Excellence - New York Life Insurance Company Value of the Agent Chip Cheek, Managing Editor USA

Excellence - Jack in the Box Inc. Nouveau Market Share Cason Lane, Manager, Corporate Communications USA

Merit -  Seagate Technology How Seagate Is Growing Its Business Responsibly Steve Pipe, Manager of Internal Communications USA

Merit - ROI Communications, Inc. / Hewlett-Packard Company HP's Strategy in Action Mike Lynberg, Senior Writer USA

 

WRITING - PERSONALITY PROFILE

Excellence - Fidelity Investments Real Life/Real People Jacqueline Fearer, Director, Marketing Communications USA

Merit - New York Life Insurance Company Rick Austin: My Perfect Game Elaine Laramee, Director of Publications USA

Merit - TIAA-CREF Texas Rose in Late Bloom Ira Hellman, Editor USA

 

WRITING - PRESS RELEASES

Excellence - Yamanouchi Consumer Inc. / Jackson & Perkins New Generation Roses Press Kit Suzanne Morse USA

Excellence - Yamanouchi Consumer Inc. / Bear Creek Corporation Holiday 2003 Press Kit Suzanne Morse USA   

Merit - Yamanouchi Consumer Inc. / Harry and David Moose Munch Bar Press Kit Suzanne Morse USA

 

WRITING – COPYWRITING

Excellence - Fidelity Investments Tax-Exempt Services Company Putting Your New Tax Savings to Work guide Jocelyn Melanson, Sr. Marketing Manager USA

Merit - Quill & Ink / Sanders Morris Harris Group 2002 Annual Report  Elizabeth Fordham, Founding Principal USA

Merit - JCAHO Wrong Site Surgery Prevention Program Caron Wong, Publications & Special Projects Manager USA

 

ANNUAL REPORTS

Excellence - Agencija 41 marketinske storitve d.o.o./ MOBITEL Annual Report 03 Ales Loborec, Producer SLOVENIA

Excellence - i-flex i-flex Annual Report Anish V, Manager - Corporate Communications INDIA

Merit - Wellpoint Health Networks  Wellpoint Annual Report Jessica Silver-Hill, Project Coordinator USA

 

PR CAMPAIGNS - COMPANY IDENTITY, INVESTOR RELATIONS, OR CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS

Excellence - Holtz Rubenstein & Co., LLP Holtz Rubenstein Re-Branding Flo Federman, Marketing Director USA

Merit - PacifiCare Health Systems Racing to Build the Brand Tracey Kincaid, VP, Organizational Communications USA

Merit - VIPnet d.o.o. Base Stations Project Corporate Communications CROATIA

Honor - American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Keep an Eye on Your Ear August, Lang & Husak, Inc. Doug Plesh USA

 

EMPLOYEE COMMUNICATIONS

Excellence - Mercer Human Resource Consulting / FedEx Corporation Portable Pension Account Communication Project Rhonda Newman, Principal/Practice Leader USA

Excellence - Cox Communications Inc. Wheel of Fortune Campaign Joe Ricciardi, Communications Manager USA

Merit - MedStar Health Meet the Count 2004: MedStar Health Employee Blood Drive Margery Zylich, AVP, Operational Communications & Special Projects USA

Merit - ROI Communications, Inc. / Hewlett-Packard Company HP's Winning Edge Communications Campaign Barbara Fagan-Smith, President USA

Merit - Mercer Human Resource Consulting / Danone Canada Your Compensation at Danone - Equity and Performance Paule De Blois, Communication Consultant CANADA

Honor - Towers Perrin Alcon Management Incentive Bonus Program Angela Beatty, Consultant USA

Honor - Cendant Corporation The Answer Place Jody Bober, Manager, Corporate Communications USA

 

BENEFITS COMMUNICATIONS

Excellence - Marjorie Gross & Co. / Time Warner, Inc. 401(k) Marketing Campaign  Janet Hunt, Senior Consultant USA

Merit - Watson Wyatt & Company / U.S. Bank U.S. Bank 2003 Total Compensation Statement Michael Tyukodi, Consultant USA

Merit - T. Rowe Price / Southern California Gas Company Get in the Game Marcie Daniel, Senior Communications Consultant USA

Honor - T. Rowe Price / Rank America Your Future: Your Dream Danielle Evans, Communications Consultant USA

Honor - Fidelity Investments / Eastman Chemical Company Eastman Chemical Company Retirement Benefits Workshop Lorna Mackey, Director, Strategic Communication Consulting USA

Honor - Equity Office Properties Trust EOP Benefits Change/Open Enrollment Kirsten Sullivan, Communications Manager USA

 

MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS - POSTERS AND CALENDARS

Excellence - ROI Communications, Inc. / Adobe Systems Adobe's The Race is On! Calendar Barbara Fagan-Smith, President USA

Merit - New York Life Insurance Company A Review of 70 Years Elizabeth Koenig, Assistant Editor USA

 

MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS – BROCHURES

Excellence - National Association of Manufacturers Public Affairs Conference Brochure Irina Stepanova, Art Director  USA

Merit - NYCEDC Brooklyn Army Terminal Brochure Matthew  Shields, Graphic Designer USA

Merit - Arnerich Massena & Associates Education Materials Brochure Ximena Spicer, Director of Operations USA

Honor - Ernst & Young LLP Survivor Financial Counseling Service Marketing Brochure Wendy Roy, Manager USA

 

MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS - DIRECT MAIL

Excellence - Aetna Customized Communications Group, Aetna Inc. Aetna Long Term Care Solicitation Marc Bellefleur, Creative Director

Merit - Fontarrell's Inc. / Emerald Heights / Eastside Retirement Association  Take a Closer Look at Emerald Heights Marilyn Farrell, President USA

Honor - Freddie Mac Steps You Can Afford To Take Campaign Wendy Steltzriede, Senior Communication Specialist  USA

 

MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS - PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS

Excellence - Ontario Power Generation Ontario Power Generation Community Relations Cindy Kaye, Advertising Manager  CANADA

Merit - Aetna Technology Solutions Provider Packet Stacy Taragna, Communications Consultant USA

Merit - Euro RSCG Worldwide STAR magazine Peggy Nahmany USA

 

MULTI-MEDIA - VIDEO/CD-ROM/DVD

Excellence - Booz Allen Hamilton WCB People Survey CD-Rom Eleanor Schaffner-Mosh, Director, People Communications USA

Excellence - Foresight Corporate Communications Inc. / Sodexho Canada Sodexho - We're Different Ted Bridgwater, President USA

Merit - South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) SABC Annual Report 2002/2003 Desmond Celliers SOUTH AFRICA

Merit - Henrico County Step Into the Real World David Miller, Television Services Coordinator USA

 

MULTI-MEDIA - AUDIO

Excellence - Century 21 Real Estate Corporation 21st Century News Live Amber Bagstad, Senior Manager, Communications USA

Merit - Henrico County A Road Through History David Miller, Television Service Coordinator USA

 

ON-LINE COMMUNICATIONS - WEB SITES

Excellence - HSBC staffonline: a new communication backbone for HSBC Hong Kong Nhan Chiem, Internet and Business Communications Manager HONG KONG

Merit - Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) IDSA Web site Gigi Thompson, Director, Marketing & Communications USA

Merit - Embassy of Finland Project Finland Kristiina Helenius, Press Counselor FINLAND

Merit - AstraZeneca Canada, Inc. CBC Ettiquette POP! Quiz Susan Quinn-Mullins CANADA

Merit - ROI Communications, Inc. / Hewlett-Packard Company HP's Managers' Central Intranet Sheryl Lewis, VP of Client Engagement USA

Merit - Booz Allen Hamilton help.bah.com Intranet Redesign Eleanor Schaffner-Mosh, Director, People Communications USA

Honor - Millennium Communications, Inc. /,Evans & Dixon, L.L.C. Evans & Dixon, L.L.C. Web site Michelle Mason, Account Executive USA

 

ON-LINE COMMUNICATIONS - PUBLICATIONS/WEB-ZINES

Excellence -The Gallup Organization Gallup Poll Tuesday Briefing Eric Nielsen, Senior Director, Media Strategies USA

Merit - Fidelity Investments Anthem CD ROM Invitation Suzanne Hays, Director USA

Merit - State Bar of Arizona eLegal Matt Silverman, Director of Communications USA

Merit - Henrico County Henrico Today Quarterly Newsletter Jennifer Bingham, Media Specialist USA

Merit - L-3 GSI, Army National Guard ARNG FY03 Annual Financial Report Russ Delaney, Program Manager  USA

 

ADVERTISING – CAMPAIGNS

Excellence - Fitzgerald + CO / Southern Company I Know Who Southern Company Is Richard Evelyn, V.P. Account Supervisor USA

Merit - Booz Allen Hamilton MBA Jungle Ads Eleanor Schaffner-Mosh, Director, People Communications  USA

Merit - Ogilvy & Mather / Castrol India Brave, Braver, Bravest - Castrol Drive For Safety Unmesh Brahme, Head - CSR  INDIA

 

ADVERTISING - SINGLE MEDIUM

Excellence - Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal See the Light  Robyn Radomski, Chief Marketing Officer USA

Excellence - Holtz Rubenstein & Co., LLP Holtz Rubenstein Cartoon Ad Campaign Flo Federman, Marketing Director USA

Merit - Quill & Ink / NetVersant Solutions Soup to Nuts Print Advertisement Elizabeth Fordham, Founding Principal

 

 

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