Hamilton, ON (April 4, 2008) - The Canadian Public Relations Society Hamilton Chapter, held its annual Pinnacle Awards at the Old Mill in Ancaster on April 2. The Pinnacle Awards is the premiere event for public relations practitioners throughout the Hamilton area. The event recognized outstanding achievement in the practice of public relations including communication management, external communications, special events, audio visual and more.

The evening was complimented with and a memorable speech by three-time Olympian, Joanne Malar who spoke on the topic of this year’s theme RACE of Distinction. Malar compared her work ethic as an Olympic athlete to RACE, which is a widely known acronym in the public relations industry meaning Research, Analysis, Communication and Evaluation. ­

“It is wonderful opportunity to showcase and pay tribute to those individuals in the profession that exemplify excellence,” said CPRS Hamilton President, Carleen Caroll.

The Pinnacle Awards were established in 1990 and recognize excellence in public relations and communication management throughout the Hamilton-Wentworth, Halton and Niagara regions. Highly coveted, the Pinnacle Awards honour communication skills, public relations programs and tactics created and implemented by CPRS Hamilton members from all sectors of the PR profession: government, business, trade associations, industry, agency and not-for-profit organizations.

List of Award Winners:

Student Project Award
A Partner in the Community
Mohawk College
Connie Ball

Special Events
Smarten Up!
Allyson Wenzowski, Publicity Works
Katie Simpson, Redcliff Realty Management Inc.

Student Award of Excellence
Andrea Laciok
Niagara College

CPRS Hamilton PR Professional of the Year
Nick Javor
Tim Hortons

CPRS Hamilton Mentorship Award
David Rowney, APR

Bill Cockman Memorial Award of Excellence in PR
Dr. Terence (Terry) Flynn, APR

2008 CPRS Hamilton - Awards of Merit

Communication Management
Access to the Best Care
Jeff Vallentin, APR, Heather Pullen, APR, Carly Black, HHS PR Team
Hamilton Health Sciences

Corporate Identity
National Public Works Week
Michael Marini
City of Hamilton - Public Works Department

Internal Communication
Communicating Change
Tara Sprigg
Corporate Communications, The City of Guelph

Student Project Award
A Day for Heroes
Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Leah Frankiewicz, Martin Jackson, Nicole Turkstra, Erin Wannamaker, Justine Wilk

Communication Projects - Print
Introductory Package to Sustainable Halton
Heather Burnett, Sandie Drzewiecki, Mary Lou Tanner, Steve Robichaud
Halton Region

Audio Visual
The Marydale Park DVD
Hellingman Communications Team
Hellingman Communicaitions Inc

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