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2020 Silver Quill Award Winners

Congratulations to the IABC Southern Region Silver Quill Award winners announced virtually Nov. 12.

Division 1: Communication Management | Division 4: Communication Skills
Division 5: COVID-19 Communication Management, Research and Training | Division 6: COVID-19 Communication Skills
Best of Division | Best of Show


DIVISION 1: COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT


CATEGORY 1: INTERNAL COMMUNICATION

Award of Merit

  • FUEL – Employee Engagement Reimagined
    Southern Company Gas – Corporate Communications Team

     

Award of Excellence

  • EX + CX = RX Campaign
    FIS – Alexis Anderson, Katrina Greco, Emily Massey and Shannon Wallace

     

CATEGORY 2: EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT

Award of Excellence

  • FUEL – Employee Engagement Reimagined
    Southern Company Gas – Corporate Communications Team

     
  • From Apathetic to Energized: Employee Engagement Soars at ELM Solutions
    Wolters Kluwer ELM Solutions – Nikki England

     

CATEGORY 4: CHANGE COMMMUNICATION

Award of Excellence

  • Northern Trust: 333 S. Wabash Program
    Northern Trust – 333 S. Wabash Change Management and Communications Workstream

     

CATEGORY 7: MARKETING, ADVERTISING AND BRAND COMMUNICATION

Award of Excellence

  • Making Lemonade from Lemons: A Hacked Website and COVID-19 Create a Positive Opportunity
    Hardin-Francis Enterprises, LLC – Mary H. Francis

     

CATEGORY 8: CUSTOMER RELATIONS

Award of Excellence

  • The Energy Exchange Powered by ENGIE
    ENGIE – Kyra Coots

     

CATEGORY 9: MEDIA RELATIONS

Award of Merit

  • Give Love, Give Yoga: 2020 Music City Yoga Festival Benefiting Small World Yoga
    Keycom + Small World Yoga – Kellie Davie, Liz Veyhl, Keenan Hartman, Brooke Wilder and Natalie Thomas Alvin

     
  • BOLD: Nashville Fashion Week 2019
    Keycom + The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee – Marcia Masulla, Connie Cathcart-Richardson, Amy Fair, Tate Forbes, Mclaine Richardson and Kellie Davie

     

CATEGORY 16: NONPROFIT CAMPAIGNS

Award of Merit

  • Give Love, Give Yoga: 2020 Music City Yoga Festival Benefiting Small World Yoga
    Keycom + Small World Yoga – Kellie Davie, Liz Veyhl, Keenan Hartman, Brooke Wilder and Natalie Thomas Alvin

     
  • BOLD: Nashville Fashion Week 2019
    Keycom + The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee – Marcia Masulla, Connie Cathcart-Richardson, Amy Fair, Tate Forbes, Mclaine Richardson and Kellie Davie

     

CATEGORY 17: DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Award of Merit

  • Vets of All Colors
    Alison South Marketing Group – Taylor Buzhardt, Billy Johns and Pam Hayes

     

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DIVISION 4: COMMUNICATION SKILLS


CATEGORY 20: SPECIAL AND EXPERIENTIAL EVENT

Award of Merit

  • Give Love, Give Yoga: 2020 Music City Yoga Festival Benefiting Small World Yoga
    Keycom + Small World Yoga – Kellie Davie, Liz Veyhl, Keenan Hartman, Brooke Wilder and Natalie Thomas Alvin

     
  • Nissan Kiddovation 2019
    Nissan North America – Nissan Communications

     

Award of Excellence

  • BOLD: Nashville Fashion Week 2019
    Bright Event Productions, Keycom, and The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee – Marcia Masulla, Connie Cathcart-Richardson, Amy Fair, Tate Forbes, Mclaine Richardson and Kellie Davie

     
  • Nissan Versa 2020: The Hill Country Experience
    Nissan North America – Nissan North America and The Allen Lewis Agency

     

CATEGORY 21: COMMUNICATION FOR THE WEB

Award of Merit

  • 2020 Virtual Bronze Quill Event
    IABC Tulsa – Ashley Cleveland, Noël Freeman and Kayla Merritt

     

Award of Excellence

  • Alabama NewsCenter
    Alabama Power – Alabama Power Public Relations

     
  • ePH Connect Platform
    CommonSpirit Health Enterprise Population Health – Jessica Dixon

     
  • Sustainability Website
    Kraton Corporation – Vaneese Bell, Nella Baerents, Brian Carr, Thao Pham and Rutger Verkouw

     

CATEGORY 22: AUDIO/VISUAL

Award of Excellence

  • EX + CX = RX videos
    FIS – Emily Massey, Alexis Anderson, Katrina Greco and Shannon Wallace

     
  • Drive Safe
    Helmerich & Payne – H&P Communication and Safety Teams

     
  • Pioneer Museum Exhibit
    ONEOK – Becky Carver and Kathy Murphy

     

CATEGORY 23: SOCIAL MEDIA

Award of Excellence

  • Nissan Presents the Bloggin’ Mamas Safety Academy
    Nissan North America – Nissan North America and The Allen Lewis Agency

     

CATEGORY 24: PUBLICATIONS

Award of Excellence

  • Powergrams Magazine 2019-20
    Alabama Power – Chuck Chandler, Jay Parker, Phil Free, Donna Cope, Carla Davis and Gilbert Nicholson

     
  • 2019 Landscapes
    Farm Credit Bank of Texas – Corporate Communications Department

     
  • 2018 ONEOK Annual Report
    ONEOK – Becky Carver and Megan Patterson

     
  • TG Magazine
    Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University – Real Estate Center Communications Staff

     
  • Telling Our Story: Real Estate Center 2018-19 Annual Report + 2020 Calendar
    Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University – Real Estate Center Communications Team

     

CATEGORY 25: WRITING

Award of Merit

  • ENGIE Sustainability Report
    Fuse 5 – Shari King, Owner, and Meredith Dugas, Vice President

     

Award of Excellence

  • Advisors Excel "Imagine If" Shock and Awe Campaign
    Advisors Excel – Annie Flachsbarth and Strategic Communications Team

     
  • Family Hit Hard by Tuscaloosa Tornado Gets New Home with Western Employees' Help
    Alabama Power – Donna Cope

     

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DIVISION 5: COVID-19 COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT, RESEARCH AND TRAINING


CATEGORY 26: INTERNAL COVID-19 COMMMUNICATION

Award of Merit

  • ON Semiconductor Internal COVID-19 Communications
    ON Semiconductor – Kris Pugsley, Brittany Sener and Sarah Rockey

     

Award of Excellence

  • Pandemic Communications for Home Care Employees
    SDV Market Solutions, LLC – Denise Vladovich, SCMP

     

CATEGORY 35: COVID-19 COMMMUNITY RELATIONS

Award of Merit

  • Winners Together
    Fayette County Public Schools – Melinda Berry Dreisbach

     

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DIVISION 6: COVID-19 COMMUNICATION SKILLS


CATEGORY 45: COVID-19 SPECIAL AND EXPERIENTIAL EVENTS

Award of Merit

  • Aiken Regional Employee Appreciation Event
    Alison South Marketing Group – Essie Jennings, Paul Hanna and Austin Templeton

     
  • Aiken Virtual Steeplechase
    Alison South Marketing Group – Lindsey McCullough, Mike Thomas and Matt Socha

     

CATEGORY 46: COVID-19 COMMUNICATION FOR THE WEB

Award of Merit

  • Expert Resource on Healthcare Amid COVID-19
    TruePoint Communications – Alex Irwin, Marianne Ortiz and Weslie Oeftering

     

Category 47: COVID-19 AUDIO/VISUAL

Award of Excellence

  • COVID Video
    Alison South Marketing Group – Essie Jennings and Eugennia Jennings

     
  • Growing Business During COVID-19
    Alison South Marketing Group – James Aycock and Justin Leonard

     
  • The James Bamber Story
    Ochsner Baton Rouge – Daryl Cetnar, Ochsner Elizabeth Vowell and WAFB

     

CATEGORY 49: COVID-19 PUBLICATIONS

Award of Merit

  • Expert Resource on Healthcare Amid COVID-19
    TruePoint Communications – Alex Irwin, Marianne Ortiz and Weslie Oeftering

     

CATEGORY 50: COVID-19 WRITING

Award of Merit

  • Tucson Commercial Real Estate and COVID-19 Blog
    Commercial Real Estate Group of Tucson and Elena Acoba, Independent Writer/Editor

     

Award of Excellence

  • Alabama Doctor Treats, Then Beats COVID-19
    Alabama Power – Carla Davis

     

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BEST OF DIVISION


COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT

  • Making Lemonade from Lemons: A Hacked Website and COVID-19 Create a Positive Opportunity
    Hardin-Francis Enterprises, LLC – Mary H. Francis

     

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

  • Powergrams Magazine 2019-20
    Alabama Power – Chuck Chandler, Jay Parker, Phil Free, Donna Cope, Carla Davis and Gilbert Nicholson

     

COVID-19COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT, RESEARCH AND TRAINING

  • Pandemic Communications for Home Care Employees
    SDV Market Solutions, LLC – Denise Vladovich, SCMP

     

COVID-19 OMMUNICATION SKILLS

  • The James Bamber Story
    Ochsner Baton Rouge – Daryl Cetnar, Ochsner Elizabeth Vowell and WAFB

     

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BEST OF SHOW

  • The James Bamber Story
    Ochsner Baton Rouge – Daryl Cetnar, Ochsner Elizabeth Vowell and WAFB

     

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