Our congratulations to these recipients of 2011 Silver Trumpet Awards for distinguished achievement in each of the following categories of practice:
| Community Relations | |
| McDonald’s National Hiring Day — Chicagoland | Flowers Communications Group |
| Hormel Foods Plant Community Donation Program | Burson-Marsteller |
| Morton Salt Puts Pets First | MSL Chicago |
| Institutional | |
| It Shakes Your Soul | Turner & Cunniff |
| In Tune With Today’s Adults | Dixon/James and Cantata Adult Life Services |
| Death Penalty, DePaul & Prejean | DePaul University |
| Proud to be UIC | UIC |
| Commitments to Improved Nutrition Choices | GolinHarris |
| Urban Excursions: Explore Chicago 2011 | Chicago Office of Tourism |
| Special Events | |
| Fashion Focus Chicago 2011 | Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture |
| Sustainable Sites Symposium | Terracom Public Relations |
| 9/11 Memorial Event | LCWA |
| 40th Anniversary Soul Train Concert | Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture |
| World Music Festival: Chicago 2011 | Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture |
| NOW BOARDING: Deep Space Adventure | Adler Planetarium |
| A Decade Later, Remembering 9–11 | The Field Museum |
| New Hospital Introduced to Chicago | Rush University Medical Center |
| The Rose Parade | The San Jose Group |
| “It Can Wait” Campaign | Resolute Consulting |
| Rookery Exterior Lighting Ceremony | Resolute Consulting |
| CEC Momentum Awards Dinner | Resolute Consulting |
| 5th Annual Walk for Maya | Resolute Consulting |
| DePaul Art Museum Opening | DePaul University |
| Internal Communications | |
| Seamless Move to New Headquarters | Navistar International Corporation |
| Inspired to Care Campaign | APP Pharmaceuticals |
| Government Affairs | |
| IARSS — Fight to Restore Funding | Mac Strategies Group, Inc. |
| Saving Illinois Employers $500 Million | Kathy Schaeffer & Associates, Inc. |
| Issues Management | |
| License to Save | Allstate Insurance/Allstate Foundation |
| “Liquid Cocaine” Bust Educates Parents | Kathy Schaeffer & Associates, Inc. |
| First Alert’s ” Great Escape” Campaign | LCWA |
| Publicizing New Research on Infectious Diseases | JAMA |
| Health Inequities: Life.Politics.Death | Cultural Communications, LLC |
| Helping Homeless Veterans Return Home | A Safe Haven |
| TSC National Campaign | Resolute Consulting |
| Mid-Skills Gap Report | Resolute Consulting |
| Marketing | |
| Waves of Visitors Take Plunge | JJR Marketing |
| Multi-Channel Approach Generates $1.8 Million | JJR Marketing |
| Open House Chicago | Turner & Cunniff |
| La Costeña’s “Traditions Your Way” Contest | Marketing Werks |
| Hershey’s Air Delight Sky-High Tasting | JSH&A Public Relations |
| Bringing The Office to Life | Olson |
| B&W Window Fashions: Ending Child Strangulation Deaths on Window Blinds | O’Malley Hansen Communications |
| Sara Lee Deli: Life’s Not Perfect…But Your Deli Meat Can Be | O’Malley Hansen Communications |
| Launching the Lower Cholesterol Egg | Edelman |
| BizBuySell Insights Report | Walker Sands Communications |
| Rockwell Collins: Piloting Flight’s Future | Edelman |
| Chicago Dental Society’s Midwinter Meeting | Carolyn Grisko & Associates |
| True Value DIY True Stories | Edelman |
| Reinvent a Classic with Alexia | JSH&A Public Relations |
| Where People Grow | Lambs Farm |
| BLT American Brasserie Restaurant Opening | Edible Ink PR |
| hiredMYway.com Launch | Resolute Consulting |
| Out with Old, Into Brew | Zapwater Communications |
| The Tie Bar Ties One On | Zapwater Communications |
| Making Models, Building a Brand | Cushman/Amberg |
| International Public Relations | |
| End Polio Now | Rotary International |
| Carter Center Election Observation Missions | Jasculca Terman and Associates, Inc. |
| New Media | |
| Honda Battle of the Bands | Flowers Communications Group |
| Twizzlers Landmark Summer Promotion | JSH&A Public Relations |
| No Biz Like Horsebiz | Kemp Equine |
| Making College Affordable Webinar | UIC |
| Perfect Pair: Frozen Strawberry Lemonade | GolinHarris |
| Brochures, Booklets or Books | |
| Speak Up: What You Should Know About Breastfeeding | The Joint Commission |
| Northwestern Medicine Psychiatry Capabilities Brochure | Northwestern Memorial Hospital |
| 2011 Case for Giving | Jewish Untied Fund |
| Endowment Campaign for Rainbow Hospice | The Impact Elevator |
| Newsletters/Magazines | |
| Nature Museum: In Focus | Public Communications Inc. |
| Health Care Worker Fatigue and Patient Safety | The Joint Commission |
| Healing Urban Dis-ease | Adler School of Professional Psychology |
| IIT Magazine Fall 2011 | Illinois Institute of Technology |
| Corporate and/or Annual Reports | |
| Hormel Foods 2010 CR Report | Burson-Marsteller |
| Saint Xavier 2010 Annual Report | Saint Xavier University |
| Non-profit Annual Reports | |
| 2011 Annual Report Announcing Top Performing Hospitals | The Joint Commission |
| Community Service Annual Report | Northwestern Memorial Hospital |
| The Chicago Lighthouse Works | The Chicago Lighthouse |
| Power On | Turner & Cunniff |
| It’s Been a Good Year | Adler School of Professional Psychology |
| Public Service Announcement | |
| “Decide to Drive” PSA Campaign | American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons |
| ¡Aspira y Aprende a invertir! | Cultural Communications, LLC |
| Video News Release and Films | |
| SXU Cougar Football NAIA National Championship | Saint Xavier University |
| Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures | LimeGreen |
| Feature Videotapes & Films | |
| Speak Up Animated Videos | The Joint Commission |
| Legal Aid Society 125th Anniversary | Metropolitan Family Services |
| CUB Crib | Resolute Consulting |
| Web Sites | |
| Hormel Foods Recipe Website | Burson-Marsteller |
| Adler.edu: A New First Impression | Adler School of Professional Psychology |
| inSIGHT: Intranet | APP/Pharmaceuticals/Fresenius Kabi USA |
| Printed Press Kit | |
| HC Creates Wonder!(ful) Press Kit | Henson Consulting |