Gold Quill 2002 Awards.Of 1,347 entries from 19 countries, 45 received awards of EXCELLENCE, and 79 received awards of MERIT. DIVISION 2 COMMUNITY RELATIONS EXCELLENCE Blue & Youth Health Program Damona Fisher & Patrick O'Sullivan, ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. , APR APR See: Annual Percentage Rate Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield Blue Shield A US not-for-profit health care insurer that is a reimbursement intermediary for physicians. Cf Blue Cross. Little Rock, AR, U.S. EXCELLENCE Fatality Reduction Campaign Geoff Koganow The Insurance Corp. of British Columbia Trail, BC, Canada MERIT AFS A distributed file system for large, widely dispersed Unix and Windows networks from Transarc Corporation, now part of IBM. It is noted for its ease of administration and expandability and stems from Carnegie-Mellon's Andrew File System. AFS - Andrew File System , An Opportunity of a Lifetime Tara Boyce. Patricia Chan AFS Intercultural Exchanges, Ltd. Hong Kong, China MERIT Hang Seng Hang Seng An index of the leading stocks on the Hong Kong stock market. Notes: The Hang Seng Index (HSI) comprises different stocks that are representative of the whole Hong Kong market. See also: DAX, Index, Nikkei, S&P 500 Table Tennis Academy Walter Cheung Hang Seng Bank Hang Seng Bank Limited (Traditional Chinese: 恒生銀行有限公司) HKSE: 0011 is the second largest bank in Hong Kong. It is a listed company but it is majority owned (62. Hong Kong, China MERIT RBC RBC red blood cell. RBC or rbc abbr. red blood cell RBC, n See red blood cell count. RBC red blood cells; red blood (cell) count (see blood count). Royal Bank Salutes Local Heroes Lindsey Galloway & Jane Robertson RBC Royal Bank Toronto, ON, Canada MERIT Increasing Community Awareness in Water Conservation Christine Gibbs Melbourne Water Melbourne, Australia MERIT Safe Kids Week 2001 - Scald scald (skawld) to burn with hot liquid or steam; a burn so produced. scald v. To burn with a hot liquid or steam. n. A body injury caused by scalding. and Burn Safety Jennifer Glickman Environics Communications Inc. Toronto, ON, Canada MERIT Ecometer Vita Kernel, Jane Blaskovic Studio Kernel Koper, Slovenia MERIT Volunteer Program/Community Relations Business Communication Manager Samarco Minercao S.A. Minas Gerais/Belo Horizonte, Brazil DIVISION 3 CUSTOMER RELATIONS EXCELLENCE Croatian Discography dis·cog·ra·phy n. Examination of the intervertebral disk space using x-rays after injection of contrast media into the disk. Analysis Aijosa Roksandic Premise Zagreb, Croatia DIVISION 4 INVESTOR/SHAREHOLDER RELATIONS MERIT Taking Prudential Public: Prudential's Demutualization Demutualization The process of changing corporate structure from a mutual fund company to some other form, such as a limited liability or corporation. Notes: This means mutual/life insurance companies convert from policyholder companies to stock companies. Mary Flowers Prudential Financial, Inc. Newark, NJ, U.S. MERIT Restoring Investor Confidence Ashanti Goldfields n. 1. A small slender woolly annual (Lasthenia chrysostoma) with very narrow opposite leaves and branches bearing solitary golden-yellow flower heads; it grows from Southwestern Oregon to Baja California and Arizona; - it is often cultivated. Co. Ltd. Golin/Harris International Crisis Investor Communications New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY, U.S. DIVISION 5 MEDIA RELATIONS EXCELLENCE Colonial Williamsburg: 75 Years of EXCELLENCE Timothy Andrews Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Williamsburg, VA, U.S. EXCELLENCE Tridium - Backing Up the Claim Carter Ryley Thomas Richmond, VA, U.S. EXCELLENCE Krispy Kreme Doughnuts' Fresno Store Opening Campaign Gary Zavoral Runyon Saltzman & Einhorn Sacramento, CA, U.S. MERIT If it ain't Alberta, it ain't Beef Campaign Alberta Beef Promotion Team Alberta Cattle Commission Calgary, AB, Canada MERIT 2001 World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships ("Worlds") is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. Barb MacDonald, ABC The Skating Events Trust Ottawa, ON, Canada MERIT Taking Marsh from Obscurity to Leading Industry Commentator Fiona Scott Marsh Sydney, New South Wales New South Wales, state (1991 pop. 5,164,549), 309,443 sq mi (801,457 sq km), SE Australia. It is bounded on the E by the Pacific Ocean. Sydney is the capital. The other principal urban centers are Newcastle, Wagga Wagga, Lismore, Wollongong, and Broken Hill. , Australia MERIT Crusoe in Japan Yoshitaka Shimizu & David Huerta Transmeta Japan PR Office Tokyo, Japan MERIT Toilet Mapping in Canada: Pharmacia Canada's Overactive o·ver·ac·tive adj. Active to an excessive or abnormal degree: an overactive child. o Bladder Awareness Campaign Eileen Tobey ETC ETC - ExTendible Compiler. Fortran-like, macro extendible. "ETC - An Extendible Macro-Based Compiler", B.N. Dickman, Proc SJCC 38 (1971). Communications Inc./Pharmacia Canada Inc. Toronto, ON, Canada MERIT Using the Sizzle of Sex to Showcase Vagifem The Vagifem Team Pharmacia/Manning, Selvage & Lee Bangor, ME, U.S. DIVISION 6 MULTI-AUDIENCE EXCELLENCE Luxury By Design Dave Lackie Harry Rosen Inc. Toronto, ON, Canada MERIT Canadian Sunset Ceremonies Jolene Bradley & Tara Sutorius-Lavoie Royal Canadian Mounted Police Royal Canadian Mounted Police, constabulary organized (1873) as the Northwest Mounted Police to bring law and order to the Canadian west. In 1920 the name was changed to the present title. Ottawa, ON, Canada MERIT Challenge Card Campaign Jennifer Ferguson and Manifest Communications Toronto Rehabilitation Institute Toronto Rehabilitation Institute or Toronto Rehab is the largest rehabilitation hospital in Canada. Toronto Rehab has five sites located in Toronto, Ontario. Toronto, ON, Canada MERIT eMotion pictures: An Exhibition of Orthopaedics in Art Sandra Gordon American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Rosemont, IL, U.S. MERIT Fatality Reduction Campaign Geoff Koganow The Insurance Corp. of British Columbia Trail, BC, Canada MERIT Dajmo Da Cuju (Let Them Hear) Aijosa Roksandic Premisa Zagreb, Croatia DIVISION 7 MARKETING EXCELLENCE Molson Canadian - Here's to You Canada David Jones Thornley Fallis Communications Toronto, ON, Canada MERIT Roadmap to Health Services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract Clay Adams North Shore Health Region North Vancouver, BC, Canada MERIT Brandstreet Branding Campaign David Frank Brandstreet LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control Montclair, NJ, U.S. MERIT Saving Energy with Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs Lee Litchy & Mark Fryburg Portland General Electric This article is not to be confused with PG&E, a San Francisco, California-based utility company Portland General Electric (PGE) (NYSE: POR) is an electrical utility, formerly owned by the Houston-based Enron Corporation (but now independent), that distributes electricity to , Portland, Ore. Portland, OR, U.S. MERIT Viva Mas y Mejor sin Osteoporosis Leticia Narvaez & Javier Mann Merck Sharp & Dohme Mexico, DF, Mexico MERIT Speaking With an Active Voice The ACTIVELLA Team Pharmacia/Manning, Selvage & Lee Bangor, ME, U.S. MERIT Sprint Wholesale Data/Racing Campaign Arthur Saldanha Sprint Kansas City, MO, U.S. MERIT Health Promotion and Public Education Programme on Early Psychosis Hospital Authority, Hong Kong Kowloon, Hong Kong, China MERIT Off-Peak Post-September 11,2001, Campaign Washington Metropolitan Area The Washington Metropolitan Area, formally known as the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA is a U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as of November 2004. Transit Authority Washington, DC, U.S. MERIT OMO New Mum Contest Juliana Zhu Shanghai Felix Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Consulting Co. Ltd. Shanghai, China DIVISION 8 ISSUES MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE The Peninsula Project Christine Gibbs Melbourne Water Melbourne, Victoria, Australia EXCELLENCE Labor Dispute in Health Care Cheryl Lowe Capital Health - Halifax Halifax, NS, Canada EXCELLENCE Telesat's New Satellite Plan for Canada Daniel Tisch & Josh Cobden Environics Communications/Argyle Rowland Worldwide Toronto, ON, Canada MERIT Service Master Management, Services Announcement Doug Dome Dome Communications Inc. Chicago, IL, U.S. MERIT Westhaven Campaign Katcher Vaughn & Bailey Communications Southern Land Co. Brentwood, TN, U.S. MERIT Building One New Elan New York Communication Team Watson Wyatt Worldwide New York, NY, U.S. DIVISION 9 EMPLOYEE/MEMBER COMMUNICATION EXCELLENCE Take the Lead - Improving Internal Communication to Lower Employee Turnover Elizabeth Armstrong Standard Chartered Bank Standard Chartered Bank (LSE: STAN, HKSE: 2888 ) is a British bank headquartered in London with operations in more than fifty countries. It operates a network of over 1,600 branches (including subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures) and employs almost 60,000 Hong Kong, China EXCELLENCE Validating Bottom-line Impact of Strategic Communications Joe Burkett & Wendy Kouba Pharmacia Corp. Peapack, NJ, U.S. EXCELLENCE Volunteerism: The Petron Way Marilou G. Erni Petron Foundation Makati City, Philippines EXCELLENCE Put Yourself in the Picture! Volunteer Program Launch Carmen Carmen throws over lover for another. [Fr. Lit.: Carmen; Fr. Opera: Bizet, Carmen, Westerman, 189–190] See : Faithlessness Carmen the cards repeatedly spell her death. [Fr. Robert Clarica Waterloo, ON, Canada EXCELLENCE the point - Special Sept. 11 issue Sprint Public Relations and Brand Management Sprint Overland Park, KS, U.S. EXCELLENCE Bravo! Building a Recognition Culture Inge Van Halst Dow Europe Horgen, Switzerland MERIT News & Views Mika Benedyk The Scripps Research Institute La Jolla, CA, U.S. MERIT ARCity Janice Burnham The ROC Group Chicago, IL, U.S. MERIT Total Rewards at Progress Energy: A New Program for a New Culture Linda Carpenter Mercer Human Resource Consulting Mercer Human Resource Consulting is a human resource consulting firm that publishes the oft-quoted "Worldwide Cost of Living Survey." External links
Boston, MA, U.S. MERIT It's Our Business - Building Commitment in a New Organisation Maxine Kohn Fishburn Hedges Logistics Solutions, Cosignia London, U.K. MERIT Reynolds and Reynolds Co. 401(k) Savings Plan Conversion David Livingston & Sarah Dau JP Morgan/American Century Kansas City, MO, U.S. MERIT Global Volunteer Awareness Program Donna Morrison Manulife Financial Toronto, ON, Canada MERIT Get the Message Campaign Employee Communications Team Nortel Networks Alpharetta, GA, U.S. MERIT CPR's Employee Share Purchase & Management Stock Options Darren Paquin Canadian Pacific Railway Canadian Pacific Railway, transcontinental transportation system in Canada and extending into the United States, privately owned and operated. The construction of a railroad crossing the continent in Canadian territory was one of the conditions on which British Calgary, AB, Canada MERIT "The Informatics" Cartoon Premier Healthcare Informatics Marketing Team Premier Inc. Charlotte, NC, U.S. MERIT Renewing the Carter Holt Harvey Carter Holt Harvey is an Australasian forest products company, with significant interests in wood products, pulp, paper and packaging. The company employs approximately 10,500 people across Australasia. Brand Dellwyn Stuart Carter Holt Harvey Ltd. Manukau City, Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. DIVISION 10 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE Bank Mandiri Global Communications Plan Golin/Harris International Hong Kong and Singapore Hong Kong, Singapore, Jakarta EXCELLENCE Boeing - Forever New Frontiers Judith Muhlberg The Boeing Co. Chicago, IL, U.S. EXCELLENCE Research to Quantify the Impact of Communication John Williams Joe Williams Communications, Inc. Bartlesville, OK, U.S. MERIT Leadership Communication Development Program Karren The Karren is a mountain in Bregenzerwald, part of the Northern Limestone Alps in Vorarlberg, Austria. Karren is the terms used to describe the micro-solutional feature that form on exposed limestone surfaces. Harker Cadbury Schweppes Waterford, Hertfordshire, U.K. MERIT Siemens' "Let's Share" Global Stock Ownership Program Laura Schlachtmeyer Mercer Human Resource Consulting New York, NY, U.S. DIVISION 11 ECONOMIC, SOCIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT THIRD WORLD DEVELOPMENT EXCELLENCE Arab Women Speak Out (AWSO AWSO Arab Women Speak Out ) Bushra Jabre & Carol Underwood Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University, mainly at Baltimore, Md. Johns Hopkins in 1867 had a group of his associates incorporated as the trustees of a university and a hospital, endowing each with $3.5 million. Daniel C. Center for Communication Programs Baltimore, MD, U.S. MERIT USAID USAID United States Agency for International Development USAID Agencia de los Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo Internacional (Spanish) - Growth With Equity in Mindanao Program GEM Communication Team The Louis Berger Group The Louis Berger Group, based in East Orange, N.J., according to their website:
Davao City, Philippines MERIT Kontra Kalat Sa Dagat (Movement Against Sea Littering) Gov. Leonardo B. Roman/Marilou G. Erni Province of Bataan/Petron Foundation Makati City, Philippines MERIT Sekarang Campaign Douglas Storey Johns Hopkins University - Center for Communication Programs Baltimore, MD, U.S. DIVISION 12 AUDIOVISUAL EXCELLENCE Gateway Employee Service Center Presentation Joe D'anna & Glenn Bonci Watson Wyatt Worldwide Sherman Oaks, CA, U.S. EXCELLENCE PSA (Professional Services Automation) An information system designed to organize, track and manage all opportunities, work, resources, costs, revenues and invoices to improve the productivity and efficiency of the workforce. : "Backyard" WA Council on Problem Gambling Maureen Greeley Washington State Lottery A game of chance operated by a state government. Generally a lottery offers a person the chance to win a prize in exchange for something of lesser value. Most lotteries offer a large cash prize, and the chance to win the cash prize is typically available for one dollar. Seattle, WA, U.S. EXCELLENCE Boost America! Safety for All Sizes Don Shipley Strat@comm Washington, DC, U.S. MERIT Peanuts in the Fight Against Birth Defects birth defects, abnormalities in physical or mental structure or function that are present at birth. They range from minor to seriously deforming or life-threatening. A major defect of some type occurs in approximately 3% of all births. Raffaela Marie Rizzo National Peanut Board The National Peanut Board is a research and promotion board that works on behalf of all USA peanut farmers. The Board's goal is to support and expand existing markets, develop new markets, and facilitate the economical production of high-quality, USA peanuts for consumers worldwide. Atlanta, GA, U.S. DIVISION 13 PUBLICATIONS EXCELLENCE The 2001 Campbell Soup Co. Annual Report Judy Freedman Campbell Soup Co. Camden, NJ, U.S. EXCELLENCE BAA Airwaves Antony Jones BAA plc Middlesex, England, U.K. EXCELLENCE Imperial Oil Review Imperial Oil Limited Toronto, ON, Canada EXCELLENCE WestpacNews Lorraine Lennon & Gina Spithakis Westpac Banking Corp. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia MERIT "Growing Solid Returns" TimberWest Annual Report Virginia Aulin TimberWest Forest Corp. Vancouver, BC, Canada MERIT Ports of Auckland Ports of Auckland (POAL), the successor to the Auckland Harbour Board, is the company administering Auckland's commercial freight and cruise ship harbour facilities. Annual Report 2001 Karren Beanland Ports of Auckland Limited Auckland, New Zealand MERIT 1999 Annual Report Debra Danziger Goodwill Industries of Central Texas Austin, TX, U.S. MERIT Your 2000 Personal Compensation and Benefits Statement Compensation & Benefits Statement Design Team Exxon Mobil Corp. and Mercer HR Consulting Dallas, TX, U.S. MERIT Walgreen World Liz Muhler Walgreen Co. Deerfield, IL, U.S. MERIT Quarterly Terry Peckham, Lisa Bernstein & Marc Rappaport Brown and Caldwell Walnut Creek, CA, U.S. MERIT Take Charge of Your Retirement Marie-Claude Perrault Towers Perrin Montreal, PQ, Canada DIVISION 14 PUBLICATION DESIGN EXCELLENCE Vodafone Life! Darren Briggs Vodafone Newbury, Berkshire, U.K. EXCELLENCE "Exxon Mobil in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia" brochure Stephen Croxson & Michael Ratcliff Croxson Design Houston, TX, U.S. EXCELLENCE Prudential Corp. Asia "Heart & Soul" Chris Durkin & Craig Zibell The Quicksilver Group Hong Kong, China EXCELLENCE Your 2000 Personal Compensation and Benefits Statement Compensation & Benefits Statement Design Team Exxon Mobil Corp. and Mercer HR Consulting Dallas, TX, U.S. EXCELLENCE U-Turn Youth Publications Team and Toolbox USAA USAA United Services Automobile Association USAA Urban Superintendents Association of America USAA United States Achievement Academy USAA United States Arbitration Act of 1925 USAA United States Axemen's Association USAA United States Air-Table-Hockey Association San Antonio, TX, U.S. MERIT AGC AGC Automatic Gain Control AGC Automotive Glass Cartridge (fuse) AGC Associated General Contractors AGC Associated General Contractors of America AGC Atypical Glandular Cells AGC Attorney-General's Chambers 2000 Annual Reports: The Youth, Our Future The Ayala Group of Companies Ayala Corp. Manila, Philippines MERIT Design of Babe Ruth Museum 2000 Annual Report Stan Sams Buck Consultants St. Louis, MO, U.S. DIVISION 15 SPECIAL PROJECT DESIGN EXCELLENCE Sexagesimus Marketing Campaign Deveney Communication New Orleans, LA, U.S. EXCELLENCE 2002 Ford Thunderbird Collector's Kit Renaissance Creative Group Dearborn, MI, U.S. EXCELLENCE Bravo! - Building a Recognition Culture Inge Van Haist Dow Europe Horgen, Switzerland MERIT Employee Brand Box Petra Cadez Si Mobil d.d. Ljubljana, Slovenia MERIT Bringing Lego to Life - Involving Employees in Reducing Waste Karen Mingay Hiram Walker & Sons Ltd. Windsor, ON, Canada MERIT Our Picks to Atlanta's Best Terry Peckham Brown and CaIdwell Walnut Creek, CA, U.S. DIVISION 16 WRITING (features & editorials) EXCELLENCE "In the Presence of Heroes" Hal Pittman US Navy Publishing Team Norfolk, VA, U.S. EXCELLENCE BPMS (Business Process Management Suite or System) See BPM. column on Communication Measurement Angela Sinickas Sinickas Communications Inc. Costa Mesa, CA, U.S. DIVISION 17 WRITING (special projects) EXCELLENCE How to Succeed in E-Business Martha Hickson AT&T Public Relations Basking Ridge, NJ, U.S. EXCELLENCE Following the Yellow Brick Road Paul Laird BP Anchorage, AK, U.S. EXCELLENCE Take Charge of Your Retirement Marie-Claude Perrault Towers Perrin Montreal, PQ, Canada EXCELLENCE A Question Is Worth a Thousand Answers - COMDEX/Fall 2001 Eileen Weber EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. Houston, TX, U.S. MERIT AT&T DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary Ready to Take Root Sandra Ahrens AT&T Public Relations/Employee Communications Basking Ridge, NJ, U.S. MERIT Marketing a Gun that Killed a President --Tactfully Carr Marketing Communications Amherst, NY, U.S. MERIT Zantac 75 Holiday Heartburn heartburn, burning sensation beneath the breastbone, also called pyrosis. Heartburn does not indicate heart malfunction but results from nervous tension or overindulgence in food or drink. Liz Carson & Heather Middleton Environics Communications Toronto, ON, Canada MERIT Wellness Earns a Seat at the Boardroom Table Eileen Chadnick Chadnick Communications Inc. Toronto, ON, Canada MERIT Retail/Mission Ads Debra Danziger Goodwill Industries of Central Texas Austin, TX, U.S. MERIT Hidden Interest Elizabeth A. Martin-Alldred RWE RWE Rot-Weiss Essen (Germann football club) RWE Ralph Waldo Emerson RWE Rheinisch-Westfälische Elektrizitätswerke (German Power Supplier) RWE Read Write Execute RWE Right Wing Extremist NUKEM INC. Danbury, OH, U.S. MERIT Communicating Is Not Optional Angela Sin ickas Sinickas Communications Inc. Costa Mesa, CA, U.S. DIVISION 19 ELECTRONIC & INTERACTIVE EXCELLENCE Successful Re-launch of uihealthcare.com Greg Johnson, Nola Riley, Pat Badtke University of lowa Healthcare Iowa City, IA, U.S. EXCELLENCE NCR (NCR Corporation, Dayton, OH, www.ncr.com) A technology company specializing in financial terminal transactions, retail systems and data warehousing. Until the late 1990s, NCR was heavily invested in the hardware side of the industry, known worldwide as a major manufacturer of computers Qconnect Campaign NCR Corp. Duluth, GA, U.S. EXCELLENCE World News Network World News Network Team Nortel Networks Nashville, TN, U.S. MERIT "Growing Solid Returns" TimberWest Web Site Virginia Aulin TimberWest Forest Corp. Vancouver, BC, Canada MERIT Intramax Heather Buschert & Lindae Stokes ENMAX Corp. Calgary, AB, Canada MERIT The Office of Personnel Goes Live at Boston University Linda Carpenter Mercer Human Resource Consulting Boston, MA, U.S. MERIT Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Jimmy Fund Web Sites DFCI DFCI Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Department of Communication Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Boston, MA, U.S. MERIT Lucent Technologies: Voluntary Retirement Program Web Site Jacquie Mazur Lucent Technologies Compensation and Benefits Communications Murray Hill, NJ, U.S. MERIT Aon Flex and Aon HR Cafe Launch Diane McElroy Aon Canada Inc. Toronto, ON, Canada MERIT AVVID AVVID Architecture for Voice, Video and Integrated Data (Cisco) AVVID Architecture for Voice Video and Integrated Data Express Virtual Tour Pamela Moore, Kelly Hemingway Cisco Systems, Inc. San Francisco, CA, U.S. MERIT Mid-Day News Public Affairs Quaker Foods & Beverages Chicago, IL, U.S. MERIT www.sinicom.com Sam Shiromani & Angela Sinickas Sinickas Communications Inc. Costa Mesa, CA, U.S. MERIT Exchange 2001 Dana Spoor spoor n. The track or trail of an animal, especially a wild animal. v. spoored, spoor·ing, spoors tr. & intr.v. To track (an animal) by following its spoor or to engage in such tracking. American Century Kansas City, MO, U.S. MERIT www.milltronics.com Janet Wile, ABC, APR Siemens Milltronics Process Instruments Inc. Peterborough, ON, Canada MERIT T&D e-Wire Betsy Woodford & Bryan MoAdams Southern CA Edison Rosemead, CA, U.S. 2002 BLUE RIBBON PANEL 2002 GOLD QUILL CHAIRPERSON Jillian de Beer, de Beer Marketing & Communications, Auckland, New Zealand JUDGES Anna Willey, ABC, SaskPower, Regina, SK, Canada Berl Francis, Berl Francis & Co., Kingston, Jamaica Brad Withworth, ABC, Hewlett-Packard Co., Cupertino, CA, U.S. Catherine Cheung, PRO Marketing Services Co., Hong Kong Claire Watson, ABC, APR, Meridian Communications Group, Regina, SK, Canada Cynthia Glacken, Cynthia Glacken Associates Inc., New York, NY, U.S. Christopher Schermer, Schermer Kuehl Marketing Communication, Minneapolis, MN, U.S. David Seifert, ABC, Hallmark Cards Inc., Kansas City, MO, U.S. Elizabeth L. Williams, Deloitte & Touche LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , San Francisco, CA, U.S. Hans Pieters, Telecom Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia Jane Voisard, PartnerComm, Arlington, TX, U.S. Jo Curkpatrick, SPAN, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Juan-Andres Rincon Gonzalez, Anahuac University, School of Communication, Mexico, DF, Mexico Lea Peterson, William M. Mercer Inc., Boston, MA, U.S. Lisa Owens, Regnier Valdez & Associates, San Antonio, TX, U.S. Ljerka Zupancic, Adria Airways, The Airline of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia Marcus Ferrar, Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. , Switzerland Mary Ann McCauley, ABC, Catalyst Communications, Chanhassen, MN, U.S. Michael Metzger, Metzger Communications, Wellington, New Zealand Ozren Kanceljak, Premisa Communications Management, Zagreb, Croatia Pablo Casares, Soluciones de Comunicacion S.C., Mexico City, DF, Mexico Diane Fraser, DEF Communications, San Francisco, CA, U.S. Penny Poole, ABC, Consultant to Asian Development Bank Asian Development Bank A financial_institution established in 1966 to reduce poverty in the Asia-Pacific region. The bank is headquartered in Manila, Philippines and consists of 61 member countries. , Manila, Philippines Sue Driscoll, Royal Women's and Children's Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Susan Rosthal, University of Houston, Houston, TX, U.S. Suzanne Carter, Javelin, Wellington, New Zealand Teresa Pagnutti, Royal Bank of Canada Bank of Canada Canada's central bank, established under the Bank of Canada Act (1934). It was founded during the Great Depression to regulate credit and currency. The Bank acts as the Canadian government's fiscal agent and has the sole right to issue paper money. Financial Group, Toronto, ON, Canada Yves Doucet, YD Communications Enterprise, Montreal, PQ, Canada Katherine Woodall, ABC, APR, Towers Perrin, San Francisco, CA, U.S. 2002 COORDINATORS DIVISION 1 GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Mark Estes, ABC Salt River Project Phoenix, AZ, U.S. DIVISION 2 COMMUNITY RELATIONS Amy Pak, ABC Amy Pak Inc. Minneapolis, MN, U.S. DIVISION 3 CUSTOMER RELATIONS Katherine L. George, ABC Fredericksburg, VA, U.S. DIVISION 4 INVESTOR/SHAREHOLDER RELATIONS Kathryn Boothby, ABC Marketing & Communication Solutions Oakville, ON, Canada DIVISIONS 5 MEDIA RELATIONS 5.1 & 5.2 Keith Sheldon, ABC, APR Forest Ranch, CA, U.S. 5.3 & 5.4 Linda Lee, ABC Manitoba Public Insurance Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI, formerly known as the Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation, or MPIC) is a non-profit Crown corporation based in Manitoba that has provided basic automobile coverage since 1971. Winnipeg, MB, Canada DIVISION 6 MULTI-AUDIENCE 6.1 & 6.2 Gail Pickard, ABC Coast Capital Savings Coast Capital Savings is a credit union based in Surrey, British Columbia, and is the second largest Credit Union in Canada. The credit union was created out of a union between Richmond Savings Credit Union and Pacific Coast Savings Credit Union in 2000. Richmond, BC, Canada 6.1 & 6.2 Clay Adams, ABC North Shore Health Region North Vancouver, BC, Canada 6.3 & 6.4 Jody MacPherson, ABC Eastwind Communications Okotoks, AB, Canada DIVISION 7 MARKETING 7.1 & 7.2 Katherine Woodall, APR, ABC Towers Perrin San Francisco, CA, U.S. 7.3 & 7.4 Victor Tanti Edmonton Public Schools Edmonton Public Schools is the largest public school district in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The district offers a variety of alternative and special needs programs, and many are offered in multiple locations to improve accessibility for students. Edmonton, AB, Canada DIVISION 8 ISSUES MANAGEMENT Leah Lechelt, ABC Lechelt Communications Inc. Edmonton, AB, Canada DIVISION 9 EMPLOYEE/MEMBER COMMUNICATION (9.1) Pam Bristol, ABC Farm Credit Corp. Regina, SK, Canada (9.2) Torod Neptune, ABC Bank of America
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. Washington, DC, U.S. (9.3) Mary Ann McCauley, ABC Catalyst Communications Chanhassen, MN, U.S. (9.4) Janell J. Siegfried Siegfried Dunlay Corp. Golden Valley, MN, U.S. DIVISION 10 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT Suzanne Hartman, ABC, APR APCO APCO Association of Public Safety Communications Officials APCo Appalachian Power Company (Columbus, OH) APCO Air Pollution Control Officer APCO Alabama Power Company APCO Associated Public Safety Communications Officers, Inc. Worldwide Seattle, WA, U.S. DIVISION 11 ECONOMIC, SOCIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT THIRD WORLD DEVELOPMENT Ron Shewchuk, ABC TrueNorth Energy Calgary, AB, Canada Penny Poole, ABC International Development Consultant - IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iec.ch) An organization that sets international electrical and electronics standards founded in 1906. It is made up of national committees from over 60 countries. IEC - International Electrotechnical Commission Libis, Quezon City, Philippines DIVISION 12 AUDIOVISUAL Dave Gardner Visions West Colorado Springs, CO, U.S. DIVISION 13 PUBLICATIONS 13.1 & 13.2 Sharon Bond Insight, Inc. Park Ridge, IL, U.S. 13.3 & 13.4 Godfrey Huybregts, ABC Marcomm Works Edmonton, AB, Canada 13.5 & 13.7 Eve Rose, ABC Rose Communications Brooklyn, NY, U.S. 13.6 Richard B. Barger, ABC, APR CornerBarPR Kansas City, MO, U.S. DIVISION 14 PUBLICATION DESIGN 14.1 & 14.2 & 14.3 & 14.4 Todd Hattori Ingenix Inc. West Valley City, UT, U.S. 14.5 & 14.6 & 14.7 Claire Watson, ABC, APR Regina, SK, Canada DIVISION 15 SPECIAL PROJECT DESIGN Katherine Marshall, ABC Carpenter Technology Corp. Wyomissing, PA, U.S. DIVISION 16 WRITING (features & editorials) Eleanor Brownridge, ABC Brownridge Communication Strategies Mississauga, ON, Canada DIVISION 17 WRITING (special projects) Kit Jenkins, ABC Webster University Communications & Journalism Department St. Louis, MO, U.S. DIVISION 18 PHOTOGRAPHY Kaye Vivian, ABC GE Financial Assurance Pleasentville, NY, U.S. DIVISION 19 ELECTRONIC & INTERACTIVE 19.1 & 19.2 & 19.3 &19.4 Joan Hammond, ABC American Heart Association American Heart Association (AHA), n.pr a national voluntary health agency that has the goal of increasing public and medical awareness of cardiovascular diseases and stroke, and thereby reducing the number of associated deaths and disabilities. Dallas, TX, U.S. 19.5 & 19.6 & 19.7 Cars Stewart Laguna Beach, CA, U.S. ASIA/PACIFIC REGIONAL COORDINATOR Anne Forrest Golin/Harris Forrest Hong Kong SPANISH LANGUAGE COORDINATOR Luis Fernandez-Veraud SANLUIS Corporacion, SA. de C.V Mexico City, DF, Mexico FRENCH LANGUAGE COORDINATOR Jean-Pierre Beaudry, ABC Confederation des Caisses Populaires Montreal, PQ, Canada SUB-SAHARA REGIONAL COORDINATOR Antoinette Panton KPMG KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (accounting firm) KPMG Kaiser Permanente Medical Group KPMG Keiner Prüft Mehr Genau (German) KPMG Kommen Prüfen Meckern Gehen Johannesburg, South Africa EUROPE/AFRICA REGIONAL COORDINATOR Timothy E. Roberts Talking People Ltd. Covent Garden, London, U.K. RELATED ARTICLE: BUSINESS ISSUE AWARD 2002 Recipient: Take the Lead: Improving Internal Communication to Lower Employee Turnover Elizabeth Armstrong Standard Chartered Bank Hong Kong, China The Business Issue Award is given annually by the Gold Quill blue ribbon panel. The panel chooses one winning entry that exemplifies the most outstanding work and strategic involvement in a critical and current business issue that poses a significant threat to the economic well-being or continued success of an organization. The entry must present a clear, effective and innovative resolution with measurable results and serve as a model for other projects focusing on this specific business issue. All winning Gold Quill entries are automatically considered for this award. THE JAKE WITTMER AWARD 2002 Recipient: Bank Mandiri Global Communications Plan Golin/Harris International Hong Kong and Singapore Hong Kong, Singapore, Jakarta Jake Wittmer, ABC (1919-1981), an ABC chairman and founder, believed that research is inherent to the communication process. The Jake Wittmer Award was established by the lABC Research Foundation, the research and development arm of ABC, with generous support from Bob Berzok, ABC, to recognize outstanding worldwide research commissioned or developed by an organizational communicator. The Jake Wittmer Award is given to an entrant who has used research effectively to develop a successful communication project. All Gold Quill entries that receive awards are considered for this recognition. |
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