Honoring Legends at the 2014 PRSA Pittsburgh Renaissance Awards

Chapter Hosts Annual Awards Program 

Pittsburgh, PA – January 28, 2013 – The Pittsburgh Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) celebrated the past year’s accomplishments of Pittsburgh public relations practitioners at its annual Renaissance Awards ceremony on Tuesday, January 28, 2014. Held at the Hall of Fame Club in PNC Park, this year’s Master of Ceremonies was Bill Flanagan, executive vice president of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development and the host of Our Region’s Business on WPXI-TV.

Judged by the Los Angeles Chapter of PRSA, entries were submitted by public relations professionals and agencies in more than 20 categories, including media relations and marketing communications campaigns, social media tactics, community relations and more.

“The Renaissance Awards celebrate the public relations professionals who work behind the scenes to build, manage and protect the reputations of their organizations and clients,” says Dan Ayer, president of PRSA Pittsburgh. “We are fortunate to be home to an incredible pool of talent, from Fortune 500 corporate communicators to boutique agencies, and the Renaissance Awards serve to recognize their accomplishments.”

Recipients of this year’s Renaissance Award, who were honored for their contributions to public relations include:

• Renaissance Communicator of the Year (For-Profit): Cooper Munroe, The Motherhood
• Renaissance Communicator of the Year (Non-Profit): Ned Schano, Senator John Heinz History Center
• Renaissance Rising Star: Taryn Nikolich, Burson-Marsteller
• Renaissance Hall of Fame: Sheila Rathke, University of Pittsburgh
• Agency of the Year: Havas PR
• Communications Department of the Year: H.J. Heinz Company
• Bob O’Gara Student Scholarship Award: Kimberly Roberts, Point Park University
• Best of Show: Havas PR’s media relations campaign for One Young World Pittsburgh

Visit www.prsa-pgh.org for a full listing of Renaissance Award winners. Special thanks go to the Chapter’s sponsors FedEx Ground and Point Park University, as well as the event sponsors – Burson-Marsteller and H.J. Heinz Company.