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• Bronze Quill Award of Excellence (pamphlets, brochures, one-time publications) from IABC chapter, Las Vegas chapter’s communications contest:  “The City of Las Vegas:  Medical Technology for the 21st Century” (marketing brochure). Client: City of Las Vegas, Office of Economic Development. 1999. I wrote all copy and conducted all interviews; design by Area Development magazine's design staff. This was the FIRST professional marketing brochure created by this governmental office.

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• Proliner Award of Merit, Women in Communications/San Antonio for “Plan Now for the Future Pandemic,” Business SouthTexas (regional magazine). 2008

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• Bronze Quill Award of Merit, IABC/San Antonio; “Plan Now for the Future Pandemic,” Business South Texas (regional magazine). 2008

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• Bronze Quill Award of Excellence, IABC/San Antonio; co-contributor for content, graphics, design, functionality of InGenesis.org website. 2008

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• Bronze Quill Award of Merit, IABC/San Antonio; for InGenesis.org website content. 2008

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• Proliner Award of Excellence, Women in Communications/San Antonio for “Tom Cusick: Boerne’s Famous Cowboy Entrepreneur,” Country Lifestyle (Texas Hill Country lifestyle magazine). 2007

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• Bronze Quill Award of Merit, IABC/San Antonio for “Tom Cusick: Boerne’s Famous Cowboy Entrepreneur,” Country Lifestyle magazine. 2007

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• Proliner Award of Excellence, Women in Communications/San Antonio, “Location California,” (well-researched story about state’s top industries) Area Development (national economic development magazine). 2007

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• Bronze Quill Award of Merit, IABC/San Antonio for “Location California,” Area Development (national economic development magazine). 2007

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• Proliner Award of Excellence, Women in Communications/San Antonio for “James Avery Craftsman: The Man & The Company,” Country Lifestyle magazine. 2007

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• Bronze Quill Award of Merit, IABC/San Antonio for “James Avery Craftsman: The Man & The Company,” Country Lifestyle magazine 2007

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• Bronze Quill Award of Merit, IABC/San Antonio. “Hi Tech Rethinks Its Selection Criteria,” Area Development (national economic development magazine). 2006

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• First Place Award (promotional writing, flyer/brochure) from Cincinnati Editors Assoc. (CEA) publications contest. “Canada 2000,” 30-page brochure touting Canada’s attractive investment climate for foreign investors. Clients: Area Development; Canadian federal government. 2000.   

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• Second Place Award (total communications, magazine), CEA Publications Contests. Member of editorial team which wrote four issues in 1997 of Young & Healthy (hospital community magazine). Clients: Laine & Lane Marketing Communications & Children’s Hospital Medical Center. 1998

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• Bronze Quill Award of Merit (website; under 250 employees) from IABC/Cincinnati. Overall quality product: www.BastianPR.com. 1999

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• Bronze Quill Award of Excellence (features), IABC/Cincinnati: “Sexual Harassment: An Issues Update,” The Meeting Manager. 1993

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• Bronze Quill Award of Merit (features), IABC/Dallas. “Running Waste-Free Meetings,” The Meeting Manager. 1990

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• First Place Award (reader information, magazine) from CEA Publications Contest: “Small Meetings: Cost-Effective, Flexible and Face-to-Face,” The Meeting Manager. 1996

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• First Place Award (reader info, magazine), CEA Publications Contest: “Running Waste-Free Meetings,” The Meeting Manager. 1991

 

• First Place Award (interview/profile, newsletter) from CEA Publications Contest: “Doing Drugs: Mark and Christy Tell Their Stories,” Youth Update, St. Anthony Messenger Press; 60,000 copies distributed nationally. 1985

 

NOTE: "IABC" is the acronym for International Association of Business Communications, the global educational/networking organization of 15,000+ professional communicators.