Awards


Nomination forms:
Achievement in Communications Award
Achievement in Digital Communications Award
Student Achievement in Communications Award
Community Service Award

Each year, IABC-LI honors exceptional communications professionals and students of the profession, for their skill, enthusiasm and commitment to the field of business communications and for their service to the Long Island community. IABC-LI is dedicated to advancing the professional communications practice, and our awards program is our annual tribute to those who have contributed to this mission in a demonstrable way.

This year’s winners will be honored at the IABC-LI Annual Awards Luncheon on June 13th at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury.  
 
2012 COMMITTEE:
Chair - Sheila Ziegler, Bradley Marketing Group
Laura Hauser, Moritt Hock & Hamroff, LLP
Kathleen O'Neill, FirstSource

2012 JUDGES:
Ken Greenberg, Austin & Williams
Liz Kupcha, Kupcha Marketing
Basil Puglisi, Digital Brand Marketing Education

The Achievement in Communications Award recognizes a Long Island communications professional who exhibits exceptional skill, enthusiasm and commitment to the field of business communications. With this award, IABC/LI honors an individual whose exemplary skills and talents make him or her a role model for business communicators on Long Island.

The Achievement in Digital Communications Award recognizes the extreme importance that e-marketing and social media networking now have in integrated communications programs. This award will honor a practitioner who exhibits leadership, creativity and results in the still-emerging discipline of digital communications.

The Student Achievement in Communications Award
, given to an outstanding student and/or intern who has demonstrated academic achievement as well as talent for and commitment to the communications profession.

The Community Service Award, given to a professional communicator who donates his/her talents and expertise to a nonprofit organization on a pro bono basis.

Communicator of the Year is awarded by a special committee chaired by the chapter president, in recognition of extraordinary service to the chapter.

2011 Honorees

Communicator of the Year
Laura Hauser, Director of Marketing
Moritt Hock & Hamroff, LLP
Garden City
Achievement in Communications
Kali Chan, Director of Media Relations
Adelphi University
Garden City
Community Service
Tracy Lobdell
Executive Director, Canstruction
Marketing Department, Lockwood, Kessler and Bartlett, Inc.
Syosset
Student Achievement
Sharon Weston
SUNY Old Westbury
Old Westbury