2007 Cactus Quill Award Winners

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The Tucson chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC/Tucson) has announced the winners of the 2007 Cactus Quill Awards.

IABC/Tucson's annual Cactus Quill, which is in its sixth year of existence, recognizes best practices in communications and is open to everyone in Arizona involved in business communications. In addition to a trophy, entrants receive constructive comments about their submission from business communications professionals in other states. If there are no entries within a category deemed worthy of an award of merit or excellence, no awards are given in that category.

This year a total of 23 awards were presented to 12 entrants.

Winners of the Award of Excellence are, by category, company, and entrant:

  • New Brand Communications – Raytheon, Charles A. Kennedy
  • Publications – The Border Line, Society for Technical Communications, Brenda Huettner
  • Publications – InnerComm, State Compensation Fund of Arizona, Communications and Public Relations Team
  • Publications – AZ @ Work, State Compensation Fund of Arizona, Communications and Public Relations Team
  • Publications – At Work For You, State Compensation Fund of Arizona, Communications and Public Relations Team
  • Writing – "Pizza Hut," State Compensation Fund of Arizona, Communications and Public Relations Team
  • Other Graphic Design – A Year of Safety Calendar, State Compensation Fund of Arizona, Communications and Public Relations Team
  • NWS Hall of Fame – Raytheon, R. Craig Putnam
  • Photography – A Year of Safety Calendar, State Compensation Fund of Arizona, Communications and Public Relations Team

Winners of the Award of Merit are, by category, company and entrant:

  • Community Relations – Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Arizona, Telemedicine for Teletrauma Program, Carlos DellaMaddalena
  • Media Relations – University Physicians Healthcare, UPH Special Bond Election Campaign, Barbara Peck
  • Media Relations – Buffalo Exchange, Publicity for 1st Store in NYC, Michelle L. Livingston
  • Multi-Audience Communications – Stables Communications Inc., New Concept III Web Site and Site Promotion, Ann Stables
  • Electronic & Digital Communications – Western Sky Communications, Website for Dr. Leon Barstow, Martha Retallick
  • Electronic & Digital Communications – Family Legacy Video, Family Legacy Video Web Site, Steve Pender
  • Audiovisual – CaPA, State Compensation Fund of Arizona, Communications and Public Relations
  • Team Audiovisual – SCF Arizona Corporate Video, State Compensation Fund of Arizona, Communications and Public Relations
  • Team Publications –University of Arizona, Southwest Hydrology, V5, N2-4, Betsy Woodhouse
  • Writing – "Club Scout" Column for the Arizona Daily Star, Elena Acoba
  • Writing – "Violent Times," State Compensation Fund of Arizona, Communications and Public Relations Team
  • Publication Design – AZ @ Work, State Compensation Fund of Arizona, Communications and Public Relations Team
  • Publication Design – At Work For You, State Compensation Fund of Arizona, Communications and Public Relations Team
  • Publication Design – InnerComm, State Compensation Fund of Arizona, Communications and Public Relations Team

Awards were presented June 7 at a reception and presentation at the Temple of Music and Art, where attendees could closely examine the winning entries and talk shop with the winners.

IABC Tucson
Post Office Box 43262
Tucson, Arizona 85733-3262