2008 Winners

The PRSA Las Vegas Valley Chapter congratulates our 2008 Pinnacle Awards winners.

Individual Awards

  • Newcomer of the Year – Elizabeth Higginson, MassMedia Corporate Communications
  • Principal of the Year – Solveig Thorsrud-Allen, The Firm Public Relations & Marketing

Best of Show Awards

Tools and Techniques

  • Graphics West 2008 Calendar – eurie creative
  • Desert Discovery Newsletters – Southern Nevada Water Authority and Springs Preserve

Public Relations Programs

  • Water Smart Landscapes Campaign “Get off Your Grass” – Southern Nevada Water Authority
  • MassMedia Corporate Communications 10th Anniversary Campaign – MassMedia Corporate Communications

Pinnacle Awards

Annual Reports

  • 2007-2008 Annual Report – Regional Flood Control District
  • American Medical Response 2006 Annual Report – The Firm Public Relations

Brochures

  • IBA Consultants Corporate Brochure – Purdue Marion & Associates & The Idea Factory

Direct Mail

  • Caesars Palace Reign of Augustus Invitation – eurie creative

Electronic Newsletter

  • Q-tips – Q AD/PR

External Videos

  • Republic Services Recycling Video – Purdue Marion & Associates

Featured Article

  • The Evolving Legal Marketplace in Southern Nevada – Kummer Kaempfer Bonner Renshaw & Ferrario

Institutional Programs

  • MassMedia Corporate Communications 10th Anniversary Campaign – MassMedia Corporate Communication

Internet Sites

  • I-15 Design-Build Project Web Site – Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

Intranet Site

  • “Work Smarter, Not Harder” – St. Rose Dominican Hospitals
  • Hydroweb – Las Vegas Water District & Southern Nevada Water Authority

Magazines

  • WomensCare magazine (Spring 2007, Summer 2007, Fall 2007, Winter 2008 issues) – St. Rose Dominican Hospitals

Marketing Communications

  • Water Smart Landscapes Campaign “Get off Your Grass” – Southern Nevada Water Authority
  • Dunkin’ Donuts-Southern Nevada Launch – impress communications

News Article

  • Discover Henderson “Ringing Up Sales” – MassMedia Corporate Communications

News Magazine Video or Show

  • The Flood Channel #65-Residents Run the Show – Regional Flood Control District

Newsletter

  • Desert Discovery Newsletters – Southern Nevada Water Authority and Springs Preserve

Pitch Materials

  • Graphics West 2008 Calendar – eurie creative
  • 41st Annual CCSD Student Photography Contest – Clark County School District

Press Conference

  • Torino Foundation Classroom – MassMedia Corporate Communications

Public Service

  • Stormwater Quality Campaign – Regional Flood Control District

Quick Turnaround Programs

  • Violence in our Schools-A Prescription for our Community Town Hall Meeting – Cox Communications

Awards of Excellence

Brochures

  • Nevada Cancer Institute Brochures – Nevada Cancer Institute Community Relations
  • Interstate 15 Design – Build Detour Campaign – Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

Direct Mail

  • Caesars Palace Superstar Invitations – eurie creative
  • 2008 Water Quality Report – Las Vegas Valley Water District Electronic Newsletter
  • The Crest Online Newsletter – Bechtel SAIC Company Emergency or Crisis Programs
  • Crisis Management; Palo Verde High School Drive-By Shooting – Clark County School District

External Videos

  • Nevada Cancer Institute – Nevada Cancer Institute

Internal Videos

  • Celebrating 60 Years of Caring – St. Rose Dominican Hospitals

Internet Sites

  • Nevada Cancer Institute Web Site – Nevada Cancer Institute
  • Evergreen Recycling Web Site – Purdue Marion & Associates
  • New Web Site Launch-Extending the Hand Shake – Kummer Kaempfer Bonner Renshaw & Ferrario

Magazine

  • Breakthrough Magazine – Nevada Cancer Institute

Marketing Communications

  • Supporting Nevada’s Children Campaign – MassMedia Corporate Communications

News Article

  • Voit’s Western Real Estate Business Las Vegas Retail Article – Brower, Miller and Cole

News Release

  • First-in-Human News Release – Nevada Cancer Institute

Newsletters

  • eurie news – eurie creative

Pitch Materials

  • Jace Meier Feature Story – Q AD/PR
  • Central Arizona Mountain Rescue Lumpy Mail – MassMedia Corporate Communications

Press Conferences

  • Cox helps limit proliferation of online child pornography – Cox Communications

Public Service

  • Flood Safety Student Outreach Program – Regional Flood Control District

Awards of Merit

Annual Report

  • Las Vegas Wash Coordination Committee Year-End Report 2003-2007 – Southern Nevada Water Authority

Community Relations Programs

  • Flood Safety License Plate Billboard Contest – Regional Flood Control District

Direct Mail

  • Caesars Palace Seven Hills of Rome invitation – eurie creative

Electronic Newsletters

  • Client Alert – Kummer Kaempfer Bonner Renshaw & Ferrario

Multicultural Programs

  • 2008 Women of Color Conference – MGM MIRAGE

Press Release

  • Retired District Court Judge Michael R. Griffin joins Kummer Kaempfer Bonner Renshaw & Ferrario – Kummer Kaempfer Bonner Renshaw & Ferrario

Newsletters

  • Boyd Buzz – Boyd Gaming
  • Clark County Courts Newsletter – Clark County Courts

Nonprofit

  • Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Nevada Chapter Hope Gala – eurie creative

Public Service

  • Clark County School District Photography Contest – Clark County School District

Special Events – $10,000-$25,000

  • Walk for Water – Southern Nevada Water Authority

Special Events $25,000 and Over

  • St. Rose Dominican Hospitals 60th Anniversary Celebration – St. Rose Dominican Hospitals
  • Springs Preserve One-Year Anniversary – Southern Nevada Water Authority

2008 Pinnacles Award Ceremony

Photographs by George Bekich, G Photographic