8th Annual IABC-
Tucson Cactus Quill

Award Recipients Announced

Tucson, Arizona – June 5, 2009 – The Tucson chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC/Tucson) has named recipients of the Eighth Annual Cactus Quills, an awards program honoring best practices in Arizona business communications. Winners were announced at IABC/Tucson’s Cactus Quill Awards program, held June 4 at the Manning House.

IABC/Tucson’s Cactus Quill is an annual awards program open to all Arizona media professionals involved in business communications. In addition to a trophy, entrants receive constructive comments from IABC business experts in other states who served as judges. The Eighth Annual Cactus Quills program entries were judged by experts from the IABC’s Connecticut chapter.

There are 7 Cactus Quill winners this year, with 3 awards of excellence and 4 merit winners designated in the following categories: Marketing Communications, Employee/Member Communications, Electronic & Digital Communication, Audio Visual, Writing, and Publication Design.  This year’s winners represent a broad spectrum of Arizona communications, from independent contractors through to small agencies and Corporate Communications departments.

The 2009 Cactus Quill award winners are:

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE (3 Excellence awards)

  • In the Employee/Member Communications category:
    “What is Your Path?” Lauri Huff, et al., Raytheon Missile Systems Communications
  • In the Electronic/Digital Communication category:
    “Pinch Express Website,” Monica Surfaro-Spigelman, Tucson Cowgirl Communications

  • In the Audio Visual category:
    “Regent’s Video Profiles: Ofelia Zepeda, Jefferson Reid,” Sally Sumner, Firehouse Pictures

AWARDS OF MERIT (4 Merit Awards)

  • In the Marketing Communications category:      “Expressions Calendar 2008,” C. Jill Hofer, Watermark Retirement Communities
  • In the Publication Design category:
    “Your Financial Answer,” Kathy Hippensteel, Hughes Federal Credit Union
  • In the Writing category (2 awards in this category):  
    “Advancing Arizona,” Elena Acoba
    and         
    “Watermark University News Release,” C. Jill Hofer, Watermark Retirement Communities

The call for entries for the 2010 Cactus Quill Awards will be announced in early 2010.

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