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20th Annual Excalibur Awards Program held June 18
63 awards handed out
The Buffalo Niagara Chapter of PRSA celebrated 20 years of excellence in public relations at the 2009 Excalibur Awards on June 18. A total of 63 gold, silver and bronze awards were given to 22 companies, agencies and non-profit organizations.
View photos from the event on Flickr!
Matt Davison of the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation and Kevin Manne and Rose Caldwell of Catholic Charities of Buffalo were honored with the platinum “Best of Show” awards. After completing a $53 million infrastructure improvement project, the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation celebrated with a look-back at the original opening of the Erie Canal 173 years ago. Internal communications improved at Catholic Charities of Buffalo with a restructured staff newsletter, which became Web-based and interactive.
The chapter’s highest honor, the May C. Randazzo Outstanding Practitioner Award was presented to Barbara Byers, APR, associate director of alumni relations at the University of Buffalo. Other chapter awards were given to John Koelmel, president and CEO of First Niagara Bank, who was honored with the Outstanding Executive Award; Susan T. Siwiec, APR, chief development officer at Child & Family Services, was recognized with the Board of Directors’ Distinguished Service Award; and Kristin Van Dewater, communication specialist at Delaware North Companies, received the Rising Star Award. The May C. Randazzo Memorial Scholarship was bestowed upon Buffalo State College Student Phillip Weiss.
Congratulations to all our winners!
New member program announced
The PRSA Buffalo Niagara Membership Committee is pleased to introduce a new program allowing current members to bring a prospective member to chapter programs free of charge in order to give that prospective member an opportunity to experience the value of our programs and the richness of our network...and, you may win a prize!
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Update your demographic information on MemberNet today. If you are renewing your membership by mail or fax, you also can update your demographics on the back of the dues invoice.
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