Awards Award Winners 2018 Gold Medallion Award Winners

Special Communication Projects/Campaigns

• Parkway Schools, Chesterfield, Mo.
  Parkway Cares: Connecting Employees and Mission
  Communications Department
• Racine (Wis.) Unified School District
  My School. My Choice. Building stakeholder support, buy-in and leadership for transforming RUSD middle schools.
  Stacy Tapp, APR, chief of communication & community engagement

Bond/Finance Campaigns

• Kent Intermediate School District, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  Strong Schools, Strong Communities Ballot Proposal
  Ron Koehler, APR, assistant superintendent of organizational & community initiatives and legislative affairs
• Spring Branch ISD, Houston, Texas
  Great Schools. Great Community. Bond 2017 — Spring Branch ISD
  Linda Buchman, community relations officer

Strategic, Year-Round Communication Programs

• Stillwater Area (Minn.) Public Schools
  Get to Know the “New” Stillwater Area Public Schools
  Carissa Keister, APR, community engagement manager

Crisis Communication

• Peel District School Board, Mississauga, Ont.
  Religious accommodation: Key facts
  Carla Pereira, APR, director of communications & community relations support services

Public Engagement/Parent Involvement

• Tuscaloosa (Ala.) City Schools
  Summer Enrichment Program
  Lesley Bruinton, APR, public relations coordinator

Marketing/Branding

• Omaha (Neb.) Public Schools
  Yes, Omaha Public Schools, You Do Have a Brand! #OPSProud Brand Launch
  Kala Morrissey, coordinator of marketing & visual information &
  Monique Farmer, APR, director of communications