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The Donald G. Padilla Community Classic Award

Honoring Our Champions

Minnesota PRSA congratulates the winners of the 27th Annual Classics Awards for their outstanding public relations work in 2004.

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BEST OF SHOW
23d. Marketing Services (Established) Budget > $25,000
Uncovering the Key to a Perfect Night's Sleep
Select Comfort with Carmichael Lynch Spong

ELEMENTS WINNERS

1a. Brochures, Up to 2 Colors
Community Matters: The Cub Foods Contribution Report
Cub Foods with Padilla Speer Beardsley

1b. Brochures, 3 or More Colors
Heart Care Designed for Women
North Memorial Health Care with GeigerBevolo

2. Special Purpose Publications
Heart Care Designed for Women
North Memorial Health Care with GeigerBevolo

3a. Video Programs
A Passion for the Land
Taylor Investment Corp. with Karwoski & Courage

3b. Video Public Service Announcements
Eliminate the Hassle with ePark
Metropolitan Airports Commission with Padilla Speer Beardsley

3c. Video News Releases
The Gift of Father’s Day Past…and Present
Best Buy with Weber Shandwick

4a. Audio, Programs
Testing, Testing 123
IDEXX Laboratories with Colle+McVoy Public Relations

4b. Audio, Public Service Announcements
I’m Still Here
National Marrow Donor Program with Weber Shandwick

4c. Audio, News Releases
United Health Foundation ANR
United Health Foundation with Fleishman Hillard

5a. Annual Reports, Business/Industry
An Evergreen Annual Report - 2004 CNS
CNS with Padilla Speer Beardsley

5b. Annual Reports, Government/Nonprofit
Big Brothers Big Sisters Report to the Community
Big Brothers Big Sisters with Mindspark Creative

6a. Media Kits, Products
Zen and the Art of Lawn Mowing
Lawn-Boy with LaBreche Murray Public Relations

6b. Media Kits, Services
IRS: Building Electronic Bridges for TAS
IRS with Weber Shandwick

6c. Media Kits, Events
Home & Garden Show Fall Edition Media Kit
dmg World Media with Weber Shandwick

6d. Media Kits, Other
A Legacy in Ice: The 2004 Ice Palace
Saint Paul Festival and Heritage Foundation with Padilla Speer Beardsley

7b. Newsletters, 3 or More Colors
The Sales Rep that Fits in Your Mailbox
Nestlé Purina with Colle+McVoy Public Relations

8a. Magazines, Internal
Inside Thomson, Employee Magazine of The Thomson Corporation
Thomson Legal & Regulatory

8b. Magazines, External
Cooperative Partners
CHS-Land O’Lakes with Colle+McVoy Public Relations

9a. Media Relations, Business/Industry Budget < $25,000
Jenning’s Loss on Jeopardy! Is H&R Block’s Win
H&R Block with Weber Shandwick

9b. Media Relations (Business/Industry) Budget > $25,000
Drinks on the House with New Skybox by Maytag
Maytag with Carmichael Lynch Spong

9c. Media Relations (Government/Nonprofit)
Dazzlin’ for a Dozen Years: The 2003 TCF Holidazzle Parades
Minneapolis Downtown Council with Padilla Speer Beardsley

10. Feature Writing
Article Takes Stock of Corporate Culture in Acquisitions
Pentair Inc. with Carmichael Lynch Spong

11. Technical Writing
Solae Trade Article
The Solae Company with Fleishman Hillard

12. Speech Writing
It's a Little Known Fact - The History of Office Products
Smead with Strother Communications Group

13a. New Media/Technology, Web Sites (Internet or Intranet)
KA-Thunk.com: A Weblog Worthy of the Maytag Skybox
Maytag with Carmichael Lynch Spong

13b. New Media/Technology, CD-ROM
SVHarbor Web Portal: Quick Start Reference Guide
Supervalu with Padilla Speer Beardsley

13c. New Media/Technology, Other
Lightening the Load
United Defense with Weber Shandwick

14. Creative Tactics
There is an “I” in Team: CLS’ National Championship Year
Carmichael Lynch Spong

15. Research
Delivering Insights from Donaldson Distributors
Donaldson with Strother Communications Group

16. Evaluation
Impressive Results: eClip Report Delivers
3M ESPE with Karwoski & Courage

 

PROGRAMS WINNERS

17a. Community Relations, Business/Industry
Sharing Beds with Celebs for Charity
Select Comfort with Carmichael Lynch Spong

17b. Community Relations, Government
A Legacy in Ice: The 2004 Ice Palace
St. Paul Festival and Heritage Foundation with Padilla Speer Beardsley

18a. Institutional Programs, Business/Industry
Diving in: The Repositioning of Pentair, Inc.
Pentair with Carmichael Lynch Spong

18b. Institutional Programs, Government/Nonprofit
Olive Oil Stakes a Fruitful Claim
North American Olive Oil Association with Colle+McVoy Public Relations

19a. Special Events and Observances (Less Than 7 Days), Business/Industry
Vision Takes Form: Protein Design Labs Grand Opening
Protein Design Labs with Padilla Speer Beardsley

19b. Special Events and Observances (Less Than 7 Days), Government/Nonprofit
Party that Begot all Parties: The Tenth Anniversary
Basilica Block Party with Karwoski & Courage

20a. Special Events and Observances (More Than 7 Days), Business/Industry
Calling All Shower Singers
American Standard with Carmichael Lynch Spong

20b. Special Events and Observances (More Than 7 Days), Government/Nonprofit
A Legacy in Ice: the 2004 Ice Palace
St. Paul Festival and Heritage Foundation with Padilla Speer Beardsley

21a. Public Service, Business/Industry
Protecting America's Home on the Range
BASF Professional Vegetation Management with Padilla Speer Beardsley

21b. Public Service, Government/Nonprofit
A Hot Topic in the Canadian Arctic
Arctic Transect 2004 with Strother Communications Group

22b. Public Affairs, Government/Nonprofit
Midwest Fair Trade Coalition
Midwest Fair Trade Coalition with Padilla Speer Beardsley

23b. Marketing Services (New) Budget > $25,000
Heart Care Designed for Women
North Memorial Health Care with GeigerBevolo

23c. Marketing Services (Established) Budget < $25,000
Coach Care Bumper-to-Bumper Service
Onan Corporation with Karwoski & Courage

23d. Marketing Services (Established) Budget > $25,000
Uncovering the Key to a Perfect Night's Sleep
Select Comfort with Carmichael Lynch Spong

24a. Marketing Products (New) Budget < $25,000
Swivel, Flash, Drive into Saturated Flash Market
Imation with Fleishman Hillard

24b. Marketing Products (New) Budget > $25,000
Pillsbury Unveils Innovation That's Easy as Pie
General Mills with Colle+McVoy Public Relations

24c. Marketing Products (Established) Budget < $25,000
Fast Horse “Generates” Quick Results for Northern Tool
Northern Tool & Equipment with Fast Horse

24d. Marketing Products (Established) Budget > $25,000
Champion, Michigan Goes Plunger Free with the Champion Toilet
American Standard with Carmichael Lynch Spong

25. International Public Relations
Master Card Global Risk Mgmt. Symposium and NameProtect Announcement
Master Card International with Weber Shandwick

26a. Crisis Communications, Business/Industry
From the Top Down - Unexpected Resignation of CEO
Plato Learning with Padilla Speer Beardsley

27. Internal Communications
Shared Values build SCG's Brand and Business
Strother Communications Group

28. Investor Relations
Preserving Shareholder Value Amid Accounting Issues
Vital Images with Padilla Speer Beardsley

29a. Integrated Communications, Products
Diamond Crystal: Worth its Weight in Salt
Cargill with Carmichael Lynch Spong

29b. Integrated Communications, Services
Heart Care Designed for Women
North Memorial Health Care with GeigerBevolo