Prsa's Silver Anvil Award Presented To Colorado State University's Media And Community Relations Department
Wednesday, June 17, 1998
FORT COLLINS--The Public Relations Society of America
presented one of its most prestigious national awards to Colorado
State University's media and community relations department at a
ceremony in New York City.
The Silver Anvil Award for Crisis Communications was
presented to the department last week for its public relations
work after the flood of July 1997.
The PRSA presents its annual Silver Anvil Awards to public
relations practitioners who have successfully addressed
contemporary issues with exemplary professional skill, creativity
and resourcefulness. The Silver Anvil, representing the forging
of public opinion, is awarded to public relations programs that
meet the highest standards of research, planning, execution and
evaluation.
This year's Silver Anvil winners, selected by judges in New
York City and Chicago, were selected from a record 758 entries
throughout the nation. Finalists included major national and
international corporations and the United States Army and Navy.
"It's quite an honor and is a recognition of the hard work
of all of the staff in the department," said Tom Milligan,
director of media and community relations. "But the award also
reflects the long hours and hard work of the entire university
community to not just recover from the flood, but to come back
better than ever."
In addition, Colorado State's department of media and
community relations received a Gold Medal in Crisis Management
from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.
CASE, an international association of education advancement
officers, annually identifies and rewards excellence in the areas
of communications and alumni relations.
Members of the media and community relations and outreach
communications and technology staff who were instrumental in
working on public relations during the flood of July 1997
include:
Tom Milligan, director;
Michelle Rovang, community relations manager;
Carrie Schafer, media relations and lead science writer;
Cara Neth, communications coordinator;
June Greist, media and community relations;
Greg Hoeck, Web administrator;
Jim Bolick, Comment editor;
Paul Miller, Comment assistant editor and department editor;
Joe Vasos, video production;
Greg O'Malia, video production;
Rita Deike, office manager;
Shirley Salisbury, administrative assistant;
Katherine Timm, OCT manager;
Adrian Sherrill, special projects coordinator for OCT;
Alice Timm, administrative assistant;
Ann Rovang, intern
Miranda Williams, student employee;
KariLynn Howard, student employee;
Liz Pierson, student employee.
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