Past Mark of Distinction Chapter Recognition Awards

2020 Mark of Distinction Chapter Recognition Awards for Exemplary Chapters

Membership Building

• Ohio School Public Relations Association (OHSPRA)

Special Focus Area: Professional development/PR skill building

• Georgia School Public Relations Association (GSPRA) - School PR All Stars: Get Your Head in the Game!
• Illinois School Public Relations Association (INSPRA) - INSPRAtions State Conference
• Michigan School Public Relations Association (MSPRA) – Year-round Program
• Missouri School Public Relations Association (MOSPRA) - Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) Preparation Study Cohort
• New York School Public Relations Association (NYSPRA) - Year-round Program
• Washington School Public Relations Association (WSPRA) - "2020 Winter Storytelling Summit" Joint Conference

Special Focus Area: Coalition building/collaborative comm efforts

• Michigan School Public Relations Association (MSPRA) – Collaborative Toolkits

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2019 Mark of Distinction Chapter Recognition Awards

Special Focus Area

Professional Development/PR Skill-Building

• Michigan School Public Relations Association (MSPRA) – Year-round program (PDF)
• Missouri School Public Relations Association (MOSPRA) – MOSPRA’s “rogue” (sub-regional) groups (PDF)
• New Jersey School Public Relations Association (NJSPRA) – Year-round program (PDF)
• New York School Public Relations Association (NYSPRA) – Year-round program (PDF)
• Ohio School Public Relations Association (OHSPRA) – Year-round program (PDF)

Special PR/Communication Program, Project or Campaign

• Georgia School Public Relations Association (GSPRA) – Branding GSPRA (PDF)

Coalition-Building/Collaborative Communication Effort

• Michigan School Public Relations Association (MSPRA) – Communicating about school drinking water issues (PDF)

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2018 Mark of Distinction Chapter Recognition Awards

Membership Building

• Washington (WSPRA)​ (PDF)

Special Focus Area

Professional Development/PR Skill-Building

• Iowa (ISPRA) — Membership Building & Program Expansion (PDF)
• Michigan (MSPRA) — Year-round Program (PDF)
• Missouri (MOSPRA) — Strategic Planning Workshops for the One-Person Communications Office (PDF)
• New York (NYSPRA) — Year-round Program (PDF)
• Ohio (OHSPRA) — Year-round Program (PDF)
• Washington (WSPRA) — Conference Speakers (PDF)

Coalition-Building/Collaborative Communication Effort

• Michigan (MSPRA) — Communication Resources on Student Walkouts (PDF)

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2017 Mark of Distinction Chapter Recognition Awards 

Special Focus Area

• Professional Development/PR Skill-Building
  • Iowa (ISPRA) — Year-round Program/Membership Focus
  • Michigan (MSPRA) — Year-round Program
  • Ohio (OHSPRA) — Year-round Program
  • Washington (WSPRA) — Social Media
  • Wisconsin(WSPRA) — Fall Conference
• Special PR/Communication Program, Project or Campaign
  • Missouri (MOSPRA) — PR Boot Camp
  • Wisconsin (WSPRA) — WSPRA Brand Redesign Campaign
• Coalition-Building/Collaborative Communication Effort
  • Illinois (INSPRA) — Building Value for School PR by Building Statewide Partnerships

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2016 Mark of Distinction Chapter Recognition Awards

Special Focus Areas

• Alabama (ALSPRA) — A Strategic Communication Plan Professional Learning Unit
• Illinois (INSPRA) — "Member Needs Help" Service
• Michigan (MSPRA) — Year-round Program
• Missouri (MSPRA) — Year-round Program
• Ohio (OHSPRA) — Year-round Program
• Washington (WSPRA) — Year-round Program

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2015 Mark of Distinction Chapter Recognition Awards

Membership Building

• Iowa (ISPRA)

Special Focus Areas

• Professional Development/PR Skill-Building
  • Kentucky (KYSPRA) — Focus on Value-added Membership
  • Iowa (ISPRA) — Year-round Program
  • Michigan (MSPRA) — Year-round Program
  • Wisconsin (WSPRA) — Year-round Program
• Special PR/Communication Program, Project
  • Missouri (MOSPRA) — 2015-18 Strategic Plan — “Becoming Indispensable to Missouri School Public Relations”
• Coalition-Building/Collaborative Communication Effort
  • Georgia (GSPRA) — Partnership Support of Georgia Vision Project’s “SPARK! Campaign”

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2014 Exemplary Chapters

Special Focus Areas

• Professional Development/PR Skill-Building
  • Chesapeake (CHESPRA) — Conference Partnerships & Marketing Program
  • Illinois (INSPRA) — Focus on Leveraging Social Media for Professional Development
  • Michigan (MSPRA) — Year-round Program
  • Missouri (MOSPRA — Conference Scholarships Program
  • Washington (WSPRA) — Year-round Program
  • Wisconsin (WSPRA) — Year-round Program
     
• Special PR/Communication Program, Project
  • North Carolina (NCSPRA) — “Building Support and Respect for Public Schools”
  • Texas (TSPRA) — “Celebrate Texas Public Schools”

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2013 Exemplary Chapters

Special Focus Areas — Category A (less than 50% NSPRA membership)

Professional Development/PR Skill-Building

• California (CalSPRA) “2012-13 Conferences”
• Michigan (MSPRA) “Year-long Program”
• Wisconsin (WSPRA) “Year-long Program”

Special Focus Areas — Category B (more than 50% NSPRA membership)

Professional Development/PR Skill-Building

• Illinois (INSPRA) “Focus on Social Media”

Special Focus Area: Coalition-building/Collaborative Communication Effort

Missouri (MOSPRA) “Partnership and Membership Development”

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2012 Exemplary Chapters

Special Focus Areas – Category A (less than 50% NSPRA membership) 

Professional Development/PR Skill-Building

• Wisconsin (WSPRA) "Year-round Program"

Special PR/Communication Project

• Missouri (MOSPRA) "MOSPRA Assists Joplin Schools with Tornado Recovery"

Special Focus Areas – Category B (more than 50% NSPRA membership) 

Professional Development/PR Skill-Building

• Illinois (INSPRA) "Tips & Tactics Workshops"

Special PR/Communication Project

• Illinois (INSPRA) "Workshop Webcasts Planning"
• Minnesota(MOSPRA) "Organizational Improvement and Member Engagement"

 

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2011 Exemplary Chapters

Special Focus Areas – Category A (less than 50% NSPRA membership) 

Professional Development/PR Skill-Building

• Michigan (MSPRA)
• Missouri (MOSPRA)
• Wisconsin (WSPRA)

 

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2010 Exemplary Chapters

Special Focus Areas – Category A (less than 50% NSPRA membership) 

Professional Development/PR Skill-Building

• Colorado (COSPRA)
• Michigan (MSPRA)
• Wisconsin (WSPRA)

Special Focus Areas – Category B (50% or more NSPRA membership)

Professional Development/PR Skill-Building

• Ohio (OHSPRA)

Special PR/Communication Program, Project or Campaign

One-time project/program

• Georgia (GSPRA) – “Focus on the Flu”

Honorable Mentions

Special Focus Areas – Category A (less than 50% NSPRA membership) 

Coalition-Building/Collaborative Communication Efforts

• Kansas (KanSPRA) – “Kansas Learning First Alliance”

Special Focus Areas – Category B (50% or more NSPRA membership) 

Special PR/Communication Program, Project or Campaign

Continuing annual project/program

• Missouri (MOSPRA) – “Fall Conference”
• Illinois (INSPRA) – “Midwest Education Foundations Conference”

 

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