Thank you to all who attended the 2009 Pinnacle Awards for the Canadian Public Relations Society, Hamilton Society at the Old Powerhouse in Stoney Creek, Ont., on Tuesday, April 7.

Attendees enjoyed great food and an entertaining address by our guest speaker Terry Fallis, APR, an award-winning author and experienced public relations practitioner.

Congratulations to this year’s winners of a Pinnacle Award and/or an Award of Merit in the following categories:

• 2009 Pinnacle Award Winners
• Awards of Merit Winners
• Special Awards Winners
• Photos
• CPRS-Hamilton recognizes excellence in Public Relations - Media Release, April 9, 2009

2009 Pinnacle Award Winners

• Communication Management
  Halton Region
  Samantha Booth, John Watson, Carleen Carroll, APR, Shirley McLean
  More Blue and Green for a Better Planet
• Internal Communications
  The City of Guelph
  Marina Grassi
  Communicating Corporate Values for an Effective Corporate Culture
• Audio Visual
  Mary Siegner Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant CCAC
  Tricia Hellingman, APR, Cynthia Janzen, APR, Megan Bidwell
  Hellingman Communications Inc.
  The CCAC & You: A Relationship You Can Trust
• Print Projects
  Sheri Ojero, Horizon Utilities Corporation
  Perry Bisutti, Palmese PhotoDesign Group Inc.
  Current Newsletter

2009 Pinnacle Awards – Awards of Merit Winners

• Marketing Communications
  Gisele Shaw, Mary Jo Milhomens, Jeff Smalley
  Town of Oakville
  Clearing Windrows-Fulfilling Needs
• Community Relations
  Sandy Manners, APR, Horizon Utilities Corporation
  Marcia Cunningham, CGC Educational Communications
  John Gregory, CGC Educational Communications
  Karen Satok, Sputnik Design Partners Inc.
• Corporate Identity
  Sandy Manners, APR, Horizon Utilities Corporation
  Robert Palmese, Palmese Photodesign Group
  Hilda Mackow, Mackow Energy & Marketing Consultants
• Internal Communications
  Gisele Shaw, Jeff Smalley, Mary Jo Milhomens
  Town of Oakville
  Make it Matter! Not just another survey
• Print Projects
  The City of Guelph
  Laurie Watson
  09 Conservation Calendar
• Writing
  Carleen Carroll, APR
  Halton Region
  Trust: Positioning Halton Region as a Trustworthy Brand
• Student Project Award
  Sheridan Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
  Rosanna Armata, Candice Bromfield, Lakshita Chohan, Lesley Patel, Becky Thomas
  Impact Communications

2009 Pinnacles Awards – Special Awards Winners

• Bill Cockman Memorial Award of Excellence in PR
  Jane Allison, APR
• Student Award of Excellence
  Elise Auger
  Niagara College
• CPRS Hamilton PR Professional of the Year
  Tim Dobbie
• CPRS Hamilton Mentorship Award
  Heather Pullen, APR
• Dr. Louis J. Cahill Distinguished Service Award
  T.A.G. Watson, APR
• Lorelei Kilgour Memorial Outstanding Practitioner Award
  Joanne Emerson, APR

Photos

photos by S. Wilson, Canadian Press Images

Pinnacle and Award of Merit winners display their awards

Keynote speaker Terry Fallis addresses an engaged audience

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