announcING 2019 Pinnacle Award winners
February 8, 2019
On February 7, we celebrated the best in public relations and communications as 13 award recipients walked the red carpet at CPRS Hamilton’s 26th annual Pinnacle Awards Gala. Gold, silver and bronze award winners were announced during the annual event, which celebrates the best work in public relations and communications from the chapter’s area of Hamilton, Halton, Niagara, Guelph and Southwestern Ontario.
CPRS Hamilton congratulates the following Pinnacle award winners for their commitment to professional excellence.
Student Project Award
Bronze Award: Mohawk College
Pajamas for POGO Fundraiser
Cynthia Katai, Heather Mueller, Megan Schabla and Samantha Zeitz
Best Writing Project
Gold Award: District School Board of Niagara
Fostering Equity and Inclusion in Challenging Times
Brett Sweeney, APR
Silver Award: District School Board of Niagara
Education Leading the Way in Supporting Human Rights
Brett Sweeney, APR
Best Special Events Project
Gold Award: Town of Oakville
Canada Day Celebration
Rebecca Cotter, M.A., CSEP, Janine Ivings, APR, Jeff Smalley and Julie Trites
Issues/Crisis Management Campaign of the Year
Gold Award: Sheridan College
Responding to the Academic Strike of 2017
Christine Szustaczek, MCM, APR
Media Relations Non-Agency Campaign of the Year
Gold: City of Guelph
Victoria Road Recreation Centre Grand Reopening
Michelle Rickard and Heather Flaherty
Marketing Communications Campaign of the Year
Silver Award: Muse Marketing Group
2018 Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month Campaign
Joanna Williams, Judy Boswell and Mark Tharme
Best Digital and Social Media Project
Gold Award: Sheridan College
2018 April Fool's Day - Launching a Student Uniform
Christine Szustaczek, MCM, APR, Nicole Woodall
Community Relations Campaign of the Year
Gold Award: City of Guelph
Homecoming 2018: Common problems create unified solutions
Katie Burt, Ashley Bertolo, Mary Jo Milhomens, APR and David Wiedrick
Community Relations Campaign of the Year
Silver Award: Niagara Health Foundation
Philanthropic Youth at the Kids Ultimate Challenge
Shelby Riddell M.A., OCGC (PR)
Internal Communications Campaign of the Year
Gold Award: Sheridan College
A Creative History for a Creative Campus
Christine Szustaczek, MCM, APR
Silver Award: Sheridan College
Responding to the Academic Strike of 2017
Christine Szustaczek, MCM, APR
Internal Communications Campaign of the Year
Bronze Award: Niagara Health
Niagara Health Acts of Kindness
Caroline Bourque-Wiley, MCM, APR