International Association of Business Communicators Announces 2011 Bronze Quill Award Winners

CHICAGO, June 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The Chicago chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC/Chicago) celebrated the 2011 Bronze Quill Award winners during its annual gala Thursday, June 9 at the legendary Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab, downtown Chicago.

The competition was open to all Chicago-area business communicators who completed a significant project in 2010 that embodied excellence in one of 27 categories across three divisions: communication management, communication skills and creative. Winning entries feature clear objectives supporting the organization’s goals, creative communication strategies and effective, measurable results.

“A Bronze Quill Award provides proof that an outstanding communication program or project helped influence a company’s goals, as well as its bottom line,” said Justin Brunner, Director of Awards for IABC/Chicago. “The winning entries were rigorously judged by seasoned IABC professionals from other chapters, based on stringent standards set by the leading global business communications professional organization. Bronze Quill winners can now say they are truly the best in class.”

    The 2011 Bronze Quill Award winners are:

    Media Relations
    Award of Excellence
    Navistar International Corporation

    Multi-Audience Communication
    Award of Excellence
    L.C. Williams & Associates and Eureka

    Marketing Communication
    Award of Merit
    Follett Higher Education Group and Communications Consulting Worldwide
    Caroline Krajewski, Haley Bakker and Alicia Alfano of GolinHarris
    Proctor & Gamble and MSL Chicago

    Employee/Member Communication
    Award of Excellence
    Joanne Kitsos, ABC, of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
    The Boeing Company
    Bonita Brodt of Northwestern Memorial Hospital
    Rosanne M. Pastorek-Belczak, ABC, for Park Federal Savings Bank

    Award of Merit
    Insidedge and Dow Chemical Company
    Justin Brunner of Standard Parking Corporation

    Human Resource and Benefit Communication
    Award of Excellence
    The Boeing Company

    Award of Merit
    Ken Groh of Groh & Associates and OfficeMax Incorporated

    Strategic Communication Processes
    Award of Merit
    DeVry University and MSL Chicago
    Justin Brunner of Standard Parking Corporation

    Brand Communication
    Award of Excellence
    DeVry University and MSL Chicago

    Special Events - Internal or External
    Award of Excellence
    Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center

    Award of Merit
    Proctor & Gamble and MSL Chicago

    Social Responsibility
    Award of Excellence
    L.C. Williams & Associates and First Alert

    Electronic or Digital Communication
    Award of Merit
    Justin Brunner of Standard Parking Corporation

    Interactive Media Design
    Award of Merit
    CNA

Previous winners represented companies small and large, including McDonald’s, Motorola, Sprint, Boeing, Allstate, Accenture and Aon Consulting. Next year’s Bronze Quill Award call for entries will open in late fall.

The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) enables a global network of communicators working in diverse industries and disciplines to identify, share and apply the world’s most effective communication practices. Established in 1970, IABC serves more than 15,000 members in over 90 countries and 100 chapters.

IABC members practice the disciplines of corporate communication, public relations, employee communication, marketing communication, media relations, community relations, public affairs, investor relations and government relations.

IABC/Chicago (http://chicago.iabc.com) is the oldest, and one of the largest IABC chapters in the world, with approximately 400 members.

SOURCE IABC/Chicago