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