Aurora Awards

Category 1: Community Relations

First Place: Credit Union 1, Marketing Department

Second Place: Interior-Aleutians Campus for University of Alaska Fairbanks
Leona Christensen Long

Third Place: Solstice Advertising for Big Brothers Big Sisters
Lincoln Garrick, Alexis Roskelley, Katy Peck, Jennifer Castro, Jackie Bartz

Category 2: Reputation/Brand Management

Second Place: University of Alaska Anchorage and Spawn (formerly the Nerland Agency)
UAA University Relations, Spawn

Third Place: Solstice Advertising for Donlin Gold
Lincoln Garrick, Michelle LeKites, Eric Buhrman, Jennifer Castro, Catherine Brody

Category 3: Events and Observances (Seven or fewer days)

First Place: University of Alaska Fairbanks Marketing and Communications
UAF Marketing and Communications Team

Second Place: Cook Inlet Tribal Council
Kelly Hurd, Tim Blum, Denise Osborne, Stephanie Hayes, Adele Ridley

Third Place: Anchorage School District
Ben Harris

Third Place: Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities
Meadow Bailey, Hannah Blankenship

Honorable Mention: Interior-Aleutians Campus for UAF, College of Rural and Community   Development
Leona Christiansen Long

Category 4: Awards and Observances

Second Place: Northwest Strategies for Alaska Regional Hospital
Heidi Bohi, Raquel Ranger, Karin Ross, Ellie Millen, Shawn McCalip

Category 5: Public Service

First Place: Solstice Advertising for Alaska Energy Authority
Lincoln Garrick, Alexis Roskelley, Jackie Bartz, Katy Peck

Second Place: Walsh | Sheppard for Alaska Chamber
Jack Sheppard, Maia Nolan-Partnow, Terra Walsh, Jesse Kreger, Ryan Makinster

Third Place: MSI Communications for Alaska Institute of Surgical & Medical Specialties, Alaska Urological Institute
Tina Presley, Ingrid Klinkhart, Michael Stewart

Category 6: Public Affairs

Second Place: Walsh | Sheppard for City of Valdez
Pat Walsh, Jack Sheppard, Jesse Kreger, Maia Nolan-Partnow, Terra Walsh

Third Place: Solstice Advertising for U.S. Forest Service, Chugach Forest
Lincoln Garrick, Alexis Roskelley, Jackie Bartz, Katherine Peck, Sara Boario

Category 7: Marketing Communications

Second Place: Solstice Advertising for Northern Air Cargo
Lincoln Garrick, Michelle LeKites, Eric Buhrman, Jennifer Castro, Betty Brownson

Third Place: Solstice Advertising for Mat-Su Convention and Visitors Bureau
Lincoln Garrick, Alexis Roskelley, Jackie Bartz, Katy Peck

Category 8: Crisis Communications

Second Place: Solstice Advertising for Big Brothers Big Sisters
Lincoln Garrick, Michelle LeKites, Jennifer Castro, Eric Buhrman

Category 9: Internal Communications

First Place: Solstice Advertising for Credit Union 1
Jennifer Castro, Lincoln Garrick, Michelle LeKites, Laura Tauke Pribyl

Category 10: Integrated Communications

First Place: Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center
Janet Asaro, Jara Haas, Sarah Henning, Randi Gause, Lucian Childs

Second Place: University of Alaska Statewide Office of Public Affairs for UA Student and Enrollment Services
Mary Gower, Kate Wattum, Monique Musick, Kate Ripley, Saichi Oba

Third Place: Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities
Meadow Bailey, Hannah Blankenship

Honorable Mention: Solstice Advertising for Visit Anchorage
Lincoln Garrick, Katy Peck, Jackie Bartz, Alexis Roskelley

Grand Award

Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center
Janet Asaro, Jara Haas, Sarah Henning, Randi Gause, Lucian Childs

Awards of Excellence

Category 1: Media Relations

Second Place: Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities
Meadow Bailey, Hannah Blankenship

Category 2: Writing Portfolio

First Place: University of Alaska Anchorage
Kathleen McCoy
Second Place: Solstice Advertising for Alaska Energy Authority
Jackie Bartz

Category 3: Internal Communications

First Place: NMS
Penny Cotton, Jessi Chavez, Rich Design, Pyramid Printing

Category 4: Internal Publication

Second Place: Northwest Strategies for Alaska Housing Finance Corporation
Soren Johansson, Stacy Schubert, Paula Graber, Kayce Wheeler, Megan Moore

Category 5: External Publications
First Place: Northwest Strategies for Alaska Housing Finance Corporation
Megan Moore, Soren Johansson, Stacy Schubert, Kayce Wheeler

Category 6: Brochure
First Place: Solstice Advertising for Alaska Energy Authority
Lincoln Garrick, Alexis Roskelley, Jackie Bartz, Katy Peck

Category 7: Direct Mail Solicitation
First Place: Northwest Strategies for Era Aviation
Amanda Combs, Sarah Andrews, Charlotte Sieggreen, Steve Smith

Category 8: Annual Report

First Place: Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Patty Sullivan, Stefan Hinman

Second Place: Northwest Strategies for Alaska Housing Finance Corporation
Megan Moore, Charlotte Sieggreen, Soren Johansson, Karin Ross, Stacy Schubert

Third Place: University of Alaska Statewide Office of Public Affairs for University of Alaska Foundation
Megan Reibe, Kate Wattum, Monique Musick, Patty Ginsburg, Carla Beam

Honorable Mention: Northwest Strategies for Bering Straits Native Corporation
Karin Ross, Stephanie Johnson, Raquel Ranger, Miriam Aarons, Matt Ganley

Category 9: Website

First Place: Northwest Strategies for Alaska Housing Finance Corporation
Soren Johansson, Cary Bolling, Alan Musy, Sarah Andrews, Kayce Wheeler

Second Place: Cook Inlet Tribal Council and Clutch Media
Tim Blum, Mike Hondel (Clutch Media), Kelly Hurd

Third Place: Gere Donovan Creative for Pebble Limited Partnership
Nance Larsen, Mike Donvan Hausler, Scott Gere, Abby Larsen, Caton Gates

Honorable Mention: Gere Donovan Creative for CIRI Alaska Tourism
Dee Buchanon, Mike Donovan Hausler, Scott Gere, Abby Larsen, Caton Gates

Category 10: Social Media

First Place: University of Alaska Fairbanks Marketing and Communications
Andrew Cassel, Sherrie Roberts, Cody Rogers

Second Place: Solstice Advertising for Advanced Physical Therapy of Alaska
Lincoln Garrick, Laura Tauke, Jackie Bartz, Alexis Roskelley, Katy Peck

Third Place: Bristol Bay Resource Solutions, LLC for Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Sonya Senkowsky, Melissa Campbell, Aliza Sherman Risdahl, Mariah Oxford

Honorable Mention: University of Alaska Anchorage and Spawn (formerly Nerland Agency)
Spawn, UAA University Relations

Category 11: Blogs

Second Place: University of Alaska Anchorage
Kathleen McCoy, Lonnie Mansell, James Finger

Category 12: Video Material

First Place: Solstice Advertising for United Way
Lincoln Garrick, Michelle LeKites, Eric Buhrman, Catherine Bodry, The Alaska Channel

Second Place: Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Patty Sullivan, Stefan Hinman

Third Place: Solstice Advertising for Covenant House
Jennifer Castro, Lincoln Garrick, Ian Laing, Laura Tauke Pribyl

Honorable Mention: MSI Communications for Apache Corporation
Lisa Parker, Jason Moore, Michael Stewart, Steve Rychetnik

Category 13: Radio Material

First Place: Solstice Advertising for Alaska Energy Authority
Lincoln Garrick, Alexis Roskelley, Jackie Bartz, Brandy Dixon, Surreal Studios

Category 14: Special Electronic & Printed Promotional Material

Second Place: United Way of Anchorage
Michele Brown, Christine Gire, Sandy McClintock, June Sobocinski

Third Place: Bristol Bay Resource Solutions, LLC for Bristol Bay Native Corporation Amy Hastings, Melissa Campbell, Sonya Senkowsky, Mariah Oxford, Tiel Smith

Honorable Mention: Solstice Advertising for Alaska Energy Authority
Lincoln Garrick, Laura Tauke, Jackie Bartz, Katy Peck, Ian Laing

Bruce Pozzi Chapter Service Award

Nance Larsen, APR, Fellow PRSA

Vivian Hamilton Professional Promise Award

Cassidy Davis