Category 7 Promotional/Marketing –
- Award of Distinction: Dee Zulaf, APR and Dr. Karin Schmidt
- Image Award: Sarasota Convention and Visitor’s Bureau and MMGY Global
Category 3 Magazine –
- Image Award: Sarasota Convention and Visitors Bureau, Harry Leopold and the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County, Inc.
Category 6 News Release –
- Image Award: Kate Barth and Adam Miller
Category 9 Other –
- Award of Distinction: Sarasota Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Sarasota Alliance of Historical Preservation
- Image Award: Ginya Carnahan, APR, CPRC and Consonant Contact Media
Grand Image Award –
- Sarasota Convention and Visitors Bureau, Harry Leopold and the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County, Inc.
Chapter Award Winners
- Thomas Nunan Rising Star Award: Seana Mincy
- Promoting the Profession: Julie Yeh, APR
- Chapter Member of the Year: Jennifer Moss, APR, CPRC
- Ginnie Duffey Troyer Award of Professionalism: Terri Behling, APR, CPRC
- Business Partners of the Year: Dattoli Cancer Center and the Silverstein Institute
Professional recognition is a very important component of the Central West Coast Chapter. The goal is to acknowledge excellence, validate professional expertise, and honor outstanding contributors to the public relations field.
The CWC award “season” begins in early January with professional development activities that describe the chapter’s Image and state’s Golden Image competitions. The Director of Image Awards provides workshops and one-on-one mentoring.
The chapter competition is scored by a neighboring FPRA chapter and the Golden Image competition is evaluated by a public relations organization from another state.
The Central West Coast Chapter Image Awards are presented at an annual gala in April. Those who enter are encouraged to review the judge’s remarks, revise the entry as needed, and enter FPRA’s Golden Image competition.
The state awards ceremony is a formal affair at the annual state conference.