Corporate Communications, investor Relations, & Public Relations Categories

2008 Stevie®  Award winners and Finalists are listed by category.  Follow the links to view the full-text of Stevie Award-winning entries.

Best Public Relations Agency
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
MWW Group, East Rutherford, NJ
FINALISTS:
Allison & Partners, San Francisco, CA
CryerHealth, LLC, Washington, DC
JHG-Townsend, San Diego, CA
Maloney&Fox, New York, NY
Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide, New York, NY
Peppercom, New York, NY
The Thomas Collective, New York, NY

Best Communications Department/Organization
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
AECOM, New York, NY
FINALISTS:
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, New York, NY
RCN Corporation, Herndon, VA

Best Communications Team
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
RCN Corporation, Herndon, VA

Best Investor Relations Program
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Rx Communications Group, LLC, New York, NY
FINALISTS:
AECOM, Los Angeles, CA
RCN Corporation, Herndon, VA

Best Communications or PR Campaign
STEVIE AWARD WINNERS:
Grow Marketing, San Francisco, CA
Vantage Communications, San Francisco, CA
FINALISTS:
AAA of Northern California, Nevada and Utah
Acxiom Corporation, Little Rock, AR
American Kennel Club, New York, NY
American Legacy Foundation, Washington DC
CDW Corporation, Vernon Hills, IL
Edelman, New York, NY
EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA
Kelton Research, Culver City, CA
Maloney&Fox, New York, NY
Potomac Communications Group, Washington, DC
Racepoint Group, Waltham, MA
Safeguard Scientifics, Wayne, PA

Best Communications, Investor Relations, or PR Executive
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Christine Perkett, Founder and President, PerkettPR, Inc., Boston, MA, Detroit, MI San Francisco, CA
FINALISTS:
Amy Freshwater, Vice President of Communication and Public Relations, Carlson Restaurants Worldwide, Carrollton, TX
Liya Sharif, VP of Public Relations and Brand Strategy, JHG-Townsend, San Diego, CA
Michael W. Kempner, CEO, MWW Group and FRB, East Rutherford, NJ
Richard Ramlall, Senior VP –Strategic External Affairs and Programming, RCN Corporation, Herndon, VA

Best Corporate Communicator
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Dana Mellecker, Director of Public Relations, iCrossing, Scottsdale, AZ
FINALISTS:
Amelia Keith, Owner, Allure Image Mgmt , Charlotte, NC
Dan Lobring, Manager, Public Relations, rEvolution, Chicago, IL
Laura Chamberlain, Senior Corporate Communicator, High Performance Technologies, Inc., Reston, VA
Maeghan Killeen, Communications Coordinator, Pharmacy OneSource, Bellevue, WA
Rebecca Amesbury, Director of Marketing and Communications, The SkillStorm Family of Companies, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Rebecca Feaster, President,, Feaster & Associates, Norfolk, VA