Orange County's Top Public Relations Professionals Honored at 35th Annual PROTOS Awards Ceremony

Hosted by the Orange County Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (OC/PRSA), the 35th Annual PROTOS Awards honored top Orange County public relations professionals and organizations for exemplary public relations campaigns and achievements. A complete list of PROTOS winners can be downloaded here. Professional event photos by Taylored Photo Memories will be available shortly. PROTOS guests can share their photos on Flickr.

Order your duplicate awards today

OC/PRSA will be accepting duplicate award orders through Thursday, July 22. All orders must be received and paid in full by 5 pm on Thursday, July 22. NO ORDERS WILL BE PROCESSED WITHOUT PAYMENT. Download the order form and submit typed form to PROTOS@ocprsa.org.

Event highlights

On Friday, June 25, 180 elite PR professionals gathered for the "Art of PR" themed awards event at the Surf & Sand Resort in Laguna Beach, Calif. Serving as Guest Emcee for the awards ceremony, ABC7 Eyewitness News Consumer Specialist and Reporter Ric Romero announced more than 50 winning programs from across Orange County and beyond.

Approximately 100 submissions were reviewed by judges from a PRSA chapter in a different region of the country. Highlights include:

• Newport Beach-based firm, Integrated MarketingWorks accepted the highest honor of the year, earning the "Best in Show" total PR program award for its entry titled, "APEAM Trade Marketing Communications Program."
• Bock Communications took home the most awards for the third consecutive year with a total of seven awards--four PROTOS and three Awards of Excellence.
  
• PainePR of Irvine earned four PROTOS and two Awards of Excellence.
• Orange-based Westbound Communications took home three PROTOS and two Awards of Excellence.
  
• 22 companies walked away with PROTOS statues, Awards of Excellence and one Best in Show honor.
• OC/PRSA also presented its annual Distinguished Service Awards, the Chapter's highest honors for an individual and an organization. This year's Distinguished Service Award for Individual honored John van Barneveld, APR, for his long-term commitment to the public relations profession.
• Public Communications Worldwide received the Chapter's Distinguished Service honors for an Organization.
  
• OC/PRSA presented its annual "Shining Star" Scholarships to the local university student chapters of PRSSA. Students from Biola University; California State University, Fullerton; California State University, Long Beach and Chapman University received the scholarship grant, which will be used to send PRSSA students to the International PRSA Conference.

Thank you to our 2010 PROTOS sponsors

The 35th Annual PROTOS Awards & Banquet was made possible by the generous donations of our sponsors: Presenting Sponsor Bock Communications; Pre-Party Sponsor CALTROP Corporation; After-Party Sponsor Agave Underground; Diamond Sponsor Global Results Communications; Platinum Sponsor GolinHarris; Valet Sponsor Business Wire; Gold Sponsor PainePR; Silver Sponsor Marketwire; Beverage Sponsors Global Results Communications, The Market Connection, RipeOrange, and Westbound Communications; Asher Entertainment, BTB Event Productions, MiMedia, Michael-Frazier.com, Taylor Digital and Taylored Photo Memories.

For more information about this year’s event or for information about the 2011 PROTOS Awards & Banquet, contact PROTOS@ocprsa.org. Follow the conversation on Twitter: #PROTOS or find PROTOS on Facebook.

Congratulations 2010 PROTOS honorees

PROTOS honorees were announced at the Art of PR: PROTOS 2010 on June 25, 2010 at the Surf & Sand Resort in Laguna Beach, Calif. A complete list of honorees can be downloaded here.

Get ready for the 2011 PROTOS Awards & Banquet

Sponsorship details for OC/PRSA's 2011 PROTOS will be available soon.

Please check back shortly or contact PROTOS@ocprsa.org for more information.

Art of PR: PROTOS 2010 Committee

If you are interested in serving on the 2011 PROTOS committee, please contact PROTOS@ocprsa.org.

CHAIR
Ricca Silverio, Bock Communications, Inc.
(714) 206-7200
PROTOS@ocprsa.org

EVENT COORDINATION, DÉCOR & ENTERTAINMENT
Nicole Hoperich, NDH Creative
Mairim Martinez, Integrated MarketingWorks
Julia Meza, Integrated MarketingWorks

AWARDS PROGRAM
Jocelle Untalan

PROMOTIONS & PUBLICITY
Laura Figge, Pacific Communications
Rachel Smith, GolinHarris

JUDGING & ENTRIES
Teri Sawyer, T&Co.
John Tomaszewski, Marketwire

SILENT AUCTION & RAFFLE
Jenny Corsey, Westbound Communications
Alexis Linn, GolinHarris

SPONSORSHIP
Kate Mossbarger, Global Results Communications
Julie Murphy, Kia

TROPHIES
Barbara Ruelas, Global Results Communications

COMMITTEE MEMBERS-AT-LARGE
Jill Cagle, Building Industry Association
Courtney Day
Anne McNulty
Molly Smith, PRSSA, Cal State Fullerton