PR People Award Previous Winners and Honorable Mentions

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2007

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John Abrashkin, Ricochet Public Relations

Lissette Capati, Spectrum Science Communications

Jason M. Carlton, Vanguard Media Group

Shaun Leavy, Senior Account Executive, MWW Group

Scott Vallee, Airfoil Public Relations

Agency Executive of the Year

John Frazier, Quinn & Co. Public Relations

Terri Jones, APR, Access PR

Melissa Lackey, Standing Partnership

Jennifer Prosek, Cubitt Jacobs & Prosek Communications

Brand Marketer of the Year

Emily Buchanan, MWW Group

Community Relations Professional of the Year

Jennifer Benito, Sacramento -Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District

Ed Nicholson, Tyson Foods, Inc.

Teri Radosevich, Avnet

Crisis Communicator of the Year

Gil Bashe, Makovsky + Company

Gene Grabowski, Levick Strategic Communications

Veronica Zanellato Kido, Kido Communications

Carreen Winters, MWW Group

Educator/Trainer

Rebecca Feaster, Feaster and Associates

Andrew Gilman, CommCore Consulting Group

Media Relations Professional of the Year

Biill Jamieson, PCGCampbell Marketing Communications

Richard Licata, Showtime Networks

Michael Schiferl, Weber Shandwick

Sarah Znerold, SZPR, Inc.

PR Professional of the Year: Academic Institution

John Broderick, Old Dominion University

Scott E. Eldredge, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania

Sue Jablonski, Ohio State University Medical Center

Maeve Kiley, Loyola University Chicago

PR Professional of the Year: Corporate

Eric Abner, Tennis Channel

Terry Anderson, Cisco

Jock Breitwieser, Callidus Software Inc.

Pam Erickson, E*TRADE FINANCIAL

Erin Foster, Kodak

PR Professional of the Year: Nonprofit/Association

Merni Fitzgerald, Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs

Valsin A. Marmillion - Marmillion + Company

Deborah Marshall, Good Samaritan Hospital

Beth Schieber, Ohio Tobacco Prevention Foundation

Chad Yelton, Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden

PR Team Leader

Penelope Bruce, Cisco

Geoff Burt, Latham & Watkins LLP

Nancy Lewis, SAE International

Steve McAbee, Wunderkind Public Relations

LuJean Smith, Siemens Medical Solutions

Public Affairs Executive of the Year

Ken Capps, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport

Blair Christie, Cisco

Brandon Edwards, DAVIES

Jose Hermocillo, APCO Worldwide

Richard Ramlall, RCN

Spokesperson of the Year

Adam Cummings, Charlotte County Commissioner

John Drengenberg, Underwriters Laboratories

Hall of Fame

Richard Laermer, RLM Public Relations

Kenneth Makovsky, Makovsky + Company

John Rosica, Rosica Public Relations

Ellen Toplin, Toplin & Associates, Inc.

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2006

Account Manager

Lori Tokunaga, The Hoffman Agency

Paul Peterson, Off Madison Ave

Rebekah Morgan, Burson-Marsteller

Agency Executive of the Year

John Deveney, ABC, APR, Deveney Communication

Thomas F. Coyne, Coyne PR

John Davies, DAVIES

Lisa Throckmorton, SheaHedges Group

Michelle Ubben, Ron Sachs Communications

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Brand Marketer of the Year

Michael Keller, International Dairy Queen

Heather Philbin, Cybertrust

Crisis Communicator of the Year

Sandra R. Alstadt, Entergy Corporation

Ashley McCown, Solomon McCown & Company

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Internal Communications Profesional of the Year

Elaine Hinsdale, Lockheed Martin Corporation

Al Maag, Avnet

Measurement/Research Expert of the Year

Bryan Dumont, APCO Worldwide

Katie Delahaye Paine. KDPaine & Partners

Angela Jeffrey, VMS

Mark Weiner, Delahaye

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Media Relations Professional of the Year

Raymond L. Buse III, Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber

Sheri Baer, The Hoffman Agency

David Ebeling, Sperry Van Ness Commercial Real Estate Advisors

Jennifer Risi, Weber Shandwick

PR Professional of the Year : Academic Institution

Ann Marie Varga, Rollins College

John Morgan, Quinnipiac University

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PR Profesional of the Year : Nonprofit/Assoc.

Ted Nguyen, Orange County Transportation Authority

Emily Callahan, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation

Julia Cartwright, American Legacy Foundation

Nancy Fletcher, California Milk Advisory Board

Ron W. Roecker, The Recording Academy

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PR Professional of the Year : Corporate

Kathy Callahan, Ameristar Casinos, Inc.

Lisa Marie Bongiovanni, Mattel

Sunil Robert Vuppula, i-flex solutions, India

LuJean Smith, Siemens Medical Solutions

PR Team Leader

Peggy Heller, Vox Medica, Inc

Marita Gomez, HealthInfo Direct

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Public Affairs Executive of the Year

Carolyn Tieger, Porter Novelli

Kelly Cox, APCO Worldwide

Spokespers on of the Year

Stephanie Bunker, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Marv Hoyt, Greater Yellowstone Coalition

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