2017 Music City Gold Pen Awards Event Dazzles at Noah Liff Opera Center

IABC Nashville’s annual awards program honors the best in communications!

Under the soaring glass canopy of the Ragsdale Family Grand Lobby at the Noah Liff Opera Center in west Nashville, communications professionals from across Middle Tennessee were honored with gold for their excellence in corporate, government, higher education, and community communications.

“It’s said that opera is the highest form of art because it combines so many elements – complicated orchestrations as well as soaring melodies, vocals, acting, dancing, and set design,” said Tom Kenley, IABC Nashville chapter president. “So, this is an appropriate place to celebrate your award-winning projects and programs, woven together to create communications with impact.”

The evening awards program is an annual opportunity for IABC Nashville to recognize the often-unsung heroes who write, edit, create, and bring to life the many programs, special events, and powerful stories that punctuate life across Middle Tennessee. The chapter is honored to offer a platform to recognize excellence in communications, and celebrate those who turn their ideas into action, and offer hope and celebration.

Award winning WSMV-TV Channel 4 News Investigative Reporter Alanna Autler served as the celebrity host. And in addition, the evening would not have been possible without the generous sponsorships from The Creative Group, a Robert Half Company, and photographer Bernadette Ruby.

Of the 40 communications entries submitted, there were a total of 26 winning entries, 15 awards of excellence, and 11 awards of merit. Judging was handled by IABC chapter members in Tulsa, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, South Carolina, and Kansas City.

IABC Nashville is proud of its tradition in honoring excellence in communications, and providing a platform to those within the professional, who are making a difference in their communities.

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2017 Music City Gold Pen Award Winners
Category	Project	Recipient	Company	Award Type
Employee Engagement	HCA IT Healthcare Inspired in Action	Lisa Horak	HCA	Merit
Human Resources and Benefits Communication	Military Recruiting Campaign	Jaleena Ball	Ingram Barge Company	Excellence
Marketing, Advertising, and Brand Communication	Marine Week	Javier Solano	MP&F Public Relations	Excellence
Marketing, Advertising, and Brand Communication	Kirkland’s Christmasland Style Board Blogger Campaign	Aleah Heinlein	MP&F Public Relations	Excellence
Marketing, Advertising, and Brand Communication	Middle Tennessee Football ‘Our Town Our Team’	Rob Janson	MTSU	Excellence
Marketing, Advertising, and Brand Communication	Connexon Partners and Reliant Bank	Pam Eldridge	Connexon Partners	Merit
Customer Relations	Kirkland’s Blogger Partnership Campaign	Angela Argiro	MP&F Public Relations	Merit
Media Relations	Marine Week Nashville	Tom Hayden	MP&F Public Relations	Excellence
Media Relations	CSX Santa Train	Javier Solano	MP&F Public Relations	Merit
Community Relations	Marine Week Nashville	Javier Solano	MP&F Public Relations	Excellence
Community Relations	CSX Santa Train	Javier Solano	MP&F Public Relations	Merit
Community Relations	nMotion Community Relations	Javier Solano	MP&F Public Relations	Excellence
Social Media Programs	Marine Week Nashville	Javier Solano	MP&F Public Relations	Excellence
Government Communications Programs	TDOT Learning Network	Jeff Davidson	Tennessee Department of Transportation Human Resources	Merit
Government Communications Programs	Marine Week Nashville	Javier Solano	MP&F Public Relations	Merit
Communication Research	Marine Week Nashville	Javier Solano	MP&F Public Relations	Excellence
Special Events	Marine Week Nashville	Javier Solano	MP&F Public Relations	Excellence
Special Events	Bring Your Kids to Work Day	Lysa Rigo	Ingram Barge Company	Excellence
Digital Communication	Marine Week Nashville	Javier Solano	MP&F Public Relations	Excellence
Digital Communication	The Links Sheros	Genma Holmes	The Links, Inc.	Excellence
Audio/Visual	Rich the IT Guy	Mich Michaud	M*Modal	Excellence
Audio/Visual	Madagascar World Voice: Alive	Paul Ladd	World Christian Broadcasting	Merit
Publications	Marine Week Nashville	Javier Solano	MP&F Public Relations	Excellence
Publications	News Beam Rebranding	Lysa Rigo	Ingram Barge Company	Merit
Publications	MTSU Magazine	Drew Ruble	MTSU	Merit
Publications	The National Programs Manual	Genma Holmes	The Links, Inc.	Merit

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