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At last week's Image Awards gala hosted by FPRA's Orlando Area Chapter, the FPRA 2007 Annual Conference Blog was honored with an Image Award and a Judges' Award.

In 2007, a volunteer blog team -- led by Chris Gent and Josh Hallett, with writing assistance from Paul Ramey, APR, Donna Foster and student Valerie Norman -- came together to offer live blogging of FPRA's 69th Annual Conference. The blog enjoyed tremendous success, boasting 85 articles, 89 visitor comments, 793 photos and seven podcasts, while drawing 2,207 unique visitors and 7,108 total page views.

Thanks to the vision of Immediate Past President Jessica Rye, APR and the FPRA Executive Committee for supporting and encouraging this endeavor!

Chris accepted the award on behalf of the team. Josh Hallett was somewhere in the deserts of Wyoming and couldn't attending the awards gala.

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In clearing off the hundreds of annual conference photos from my camera, I came across this cute group photo of the recipients of this year's Doris Fleischman Award, John W. Dillin Award and Member of the Year Award -- all showing off FPRA's exclusive set of engraved silver.

(left to right) Amelia Woodbridge, Kathy Giery, APR, CPRC, and Erin McLeod.

Congratulations, ladies!

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At last night's Golden Image Awards gala, the FPRA 2006 Annual Conference Blog was honored with a Judges' Award.

(left to right) Josh Hallett, FPRA State President Jessica Rye, APR and Chris Gent.

In 2006, a volunteer blog team -- Chris Gent, Josh Hallett, Bob O'Malley, APR and Jennifer Wakefield -- came together to produce the first-ever blog of an FPRA Annual Conference. The blog enjoyed tremendous success, drawing 1,264 unique visitors during the 3-day conference that generated 4,775 page views. The blog also boasted 69 posted articles, 82 visitor comments, 363 photos and 11 hallway interview podcasts.

Thanks to the vision of FPRA Immediate Past President Adrienne Moore, APR, CPRC and the staff of the FPRA state office for supporting and encouraging this endeavor!

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All the awards have been given out at the 50th anniversary Golden Image Awards banquet and the evening's activities have drawn to a close.

Pictured above is this year's Dick Pope All Florida Golden Image Award winner: City of Tallahassee and VancoreJones Communications, Inc. with their entry, Successfully Changing Your Most Important Citizen Service.

Special thanks to April Herle, APR, CPRC and her committee for putting together a wonderful evening!

And rest of the winners are...

Download the Complete List of Golden Image Awards Winners

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The final individual award given out tonight was the John W. Dillin Award.

The John W. Dillin Professional Award for service to the Florida Public Relations Association has been established as the highest, most prestigious award of the Association. The award honors the spirit and dedication of FPRA’s first president and founder, Lt. Col. John W. Dillin, and his lifetime of service to and support of the Association.

The purpose of the annual award is to recognize an FPRA member for his/her outstanding contribution to the Association and the field of public relations.

Drum roll, please... the winner of the 2007 John W. Dillin Award is:

Kathleen M. Giery APR, CPRC
Public Relations Director
LifeQuest Organ Recovery Services, Gainesville, FL
Gainesville Chapter

Send Kathy a congratulatory email at gierykm@lifequest.ufl.edu

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The next individual award given out tonight was the Doris Fleischman Award.

The Doris Fleischman Award honors unrecognized contributions an individual FPRA member has made to the public relations profession and/or to FPRA. In essence, this is an “unsung hero" award intended to reward that individual who consistently provides support and assistance to the Association.

The award was established to honor the achievements and contributions of Doris Fleischman, business partner and wife of Edward L. Bernays, the “father” of public relations. It honors those FPRA members who, like Ms. Fleischman, make contributions to the field of public relations through consistent, tireless efforts. It is meant to honor a member for his/her “behind the scenes” work and FPRA volunteer efforts that go unnoticed by chapter members and are not recognized by other awards programs.

Drum roll, please... the recipient of the 2007 Doris Fleischman Award is:

Amelia Woodbridge
Partner
McBride Woodbridge Marketing, LLC, Indialantic, FL
Space Coast Chapter

Send Amelia a congratulatory email at amelia@ mcbridewoodbridge.com

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As part of tonight's Golden Image Awards ceremony, three individual awards were given. The first award was the 2007 Member of the Year Award.

This award is intended to recognize one member who has made a significant contribution to the Association through outstanding leadership, demonstrated enthusiasm, extraordinary involvement and loyal support. The recipient is selected by the FPRA State President.

Drum roll, please... the 2007 FPRA Member of the Year is:

Erin McLeod
Chief Operating Officer
Senior Friendship Centers, Sarasota
Central West Coast Chapter

Send Erin a congratulatory email at emcleod@seniorfriendship.com

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The Golden Image Awards competition is conducted annually by the Florida Public Relations Association to recognize outstanding public relations programs in Florida and to encourage and promote the development of public relations professionalism in our state.

Winners demonstrate the very best examples of innovation, planning and design. The awards competition includes four divisions of categories: Public Relations Programs, Printed Tools of Public Relations, Audio/Visual Tools of Public Relations and Student Projects in Public Relations. To qualify for judging, an entry must incorporate sound public relations research and planning. Entries also must meet the highest standard of production, execution and evaluation of results and budget.

There are several different levels of awards:

Award of Distinction - presented to all the entries that meet the standard of excellence set by a panel of judges.

Golden Image Award - Presented to the top-scoring entry in each category.

Judges’ Award - Presented by a panel of judges for an outstanding entry that achieves maximum results while using a minimum amount of money.

Grand Golden Image Award - Presented to the best Golden Image Award-winning entry in Divisions B and C.

Dick Pope All Florida Golden Image Award - This is the big Kahuna of awards for the year. It is presented to the best Golden Image Award-winning entry in Division A.

Watch for my later post with a complete list of tonight's winners!

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At last week's Image Awards gala hosted by FPRA's Orlando Area and Volusia County Chapters, the FPRA 2006 Annual Conference Blog was honored with an Image Award and a Judges' Award.

In 2006, a volunteer blog team -- Chris Gent, Josh Hallett, Bob O'Malley, APR and Jennifer Wakefield -- came together to produce the first-ever blog of an FPRA Annual Conference. The blog enjoyed tremendous success, drawing 1,264 unique visitors during the 3-day conference that generated 4,775 page views. The blog also boasted 69 posted articles, 82 visitor comments, 363 photos and 11 hallway interview podcasts.

Thanks to the vision of FPRA Immediate Past President Adrienne Moore, APR, CPRC and the staff of the FPRA state office for supporting and encouraging this endeavor!

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The Orlando Area and Volusia County Chapters of FPRA held their annual Image Awards gala last night at the Grand Bohemian Hotel in downtown Orlando. Photos from the event can be seen here.

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