Past Mark of Distinction Chapter Recognition Awards
2020 Mark of Distinction Chapter Recognition Awards for Exemplary Chapters
Membership Building
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
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)
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)
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
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
2015 Mark of Distinction Chapter Recognition Awards
Membership Building
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
- Coalition-Building/Collaborative Communication Effort
- Georgia (GSPRA) — Partnership Support of Georgia Vision Project’s “SPARK! Campaign”
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”
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”
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"
2011 Exemplary Chapters
Special Focus Areas – Category A (less than 50% NSPRA membership)
Professional Development/PR Skill-Building
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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