Corporate Communications, Investor Relations, & Public Relations Categories - 2009 Honorees

The following have been honored in The 2009 (7th annual) American Business Awards.

Public Relations Agency of the Year
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Makovsky + Company, New York, NY
FINALISTS:
Allison & Partners, San Francisco, CA
Maloney&Fox, New York, NY
MWW Group, East Rutherford, NJ
Peppercom, New York, NY
The Castle Group Inc., Boston, MA
Utopia Communications, Inc.

Communications Department of the Year
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
AECOM, New York, NY
FINALISTS:
Credit Solutions, Dallas, TX
LANXESS Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA
LifeLock, Tempe, AZ
RCN Corporation, Herndon, VA

Communications Team of the Year
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, New York, NY
FINALISTS:
Alcan Packaging, Chicago, IL
Credit Solutions, Dallas, TX
Nikon, Inc., Melville, NY

Investor Relations Program of the Year
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
The Investor Relations Group, New York, NY: International Stem Cell Corporation (ISCO) Investor Relations Program

Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - For a For-profit Purpose - Advertising, Marketing & Public Relations
STEVIE AWARD WINNERS:
Gallagher Group Communications, San Francisco, CA: City Tour for Solar
IMAGES USA, Atlanta, GA: Pullman Porters Tribute
FINALISTS:
104 West Partners, Denver, CO: Transforming an IT Security Blog into a Media Mecca
Baer Consulting, Montclair, NJ: Baer Consulting, Inc. and EMD Serono, Inc. for the In The Know: What No One Tells You About Fertility Campaign
Grow Marketing, San Francisco, CA: Peek National PR Product Launch
MWW Group, East Rutherford, NJ: Look Good in Pictures: Nikon’s How to Series with Carson Kressley
MWW Group, East Rutherford, NJ: MWW Group Scores a Touchdown for Samsung's NFL That's How I See It" Campaign"
Vantage Communications, San Francisco, CA: Reducing Our Carbon Footprint, One Building at a Time

Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - For a For-profit Purpose - Other Industries
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Hewlett-Packard, Cupertino, CA: HP, A New Runway Darling
FINALISTS:
Adobe Systems Inc., San Jose, CA: Adobe Reinvents the Future of the Web with AIR
Callidus Software Inc., San Jose, CA: PR and AR Joined at the Hip: Driving Sales with Integrated Campaigns
Doral Bank, San Juan, PR: Rebranding of Doral Bank
KPMG LLP, Montvale, NJ: KPMG's Ethics and Compliance Communications Campaign
RCN Corporation, Herndon, VA: RCN's Integrated Communications
TelCentris, San Diego, CA: JHG launches VoxOx, first & Universal Communicator Service

Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - For a Non-profit Purpose - by a Non-profit Organization
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
American Legacy Foundation, Washington DC: truth® Orange Summer Tour by American Legacy Foundation®
FINALISTS:
American Heart Association, Dallas, TX: The American Heart Association's Start! Campaign
American Kennel Club, New York, NY: A Dog for Obama
Craft & Hobby Association, Elmwood Park, NJ: Handcrafted Gifts for the Holidays
Illinois Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, Springfield, IL: Illinois Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Celebration
Social Security Administration, Washington, DC: Patty Duke Says Retire Online

Communications or PR Campaign of the Year - For a Non-profit Purpose - by a For-profit Organization
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Quinn & Co. Public Relations, New York, NY: Tourism Queensland’s Best Job in the World Campaign
FINALISTS:
Doral Bank, San Juan, PR: Ruta Pink (The Pink Route)
Doral Bank, San Juan, PR: Domingos d Museo (Sundays at the Museum)
Entergy Corporation, New Orleans, LA: Entergy Corporation's Community Connectors Re-Launch
Zeno Group, Chicago, IL: The Allstate Foundation “Tell a Gal P.A.L.” Program

Communications, Investor Relations, or PR Executive of the Year
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Michael W. Kempner, President/CEO, MWW Group, East Rutherford, NJ
FINALISTS:
Scott Allison, President & CEO, Allison & Partners, San Francisco, CA
Vica Vinogradova, Senior VP, Corporate Communications, DataArt, New York, NY
Terri Fitzpatrick, VP-Communications North America, LANXESS Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA
Mike Prusinski, VP of Communications, LifeLock, Tempe, AZ
Donna Michaels, Founder & President, Loughlin/Michaels Group, Campbell, CA
Richard Ramlall, Senior Vice President, Strategic External Affairs, Programming and International Marketing, RCN Corporation, Herndon, VA

Corporate Communicator of the Year
STEVIE AWARD WINNER:
Lisa Baxt, Senior Communications Manager, Nikon Inc., New York, NY
FINALISTS:
Captain Hal Pittman, U.S. Navy, Norfolk, VA
Victor Domine, Public Relations Manager, Craft & Hobby Association, Elmwood Park, NJ
Laura Chamberlain, Senior Corporate Communicator, High Performance Technologies, Inc., Reston, VA
Julia Zamorska, Director of Public Relations, iolo technologies, Los Angeles, CA
Rebecca Amesbury, Director of Marketing and Communications, SGIS, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Sylvia Gethicker, Corporate Communications Director, VSE Corporation, Alexandria, VA