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ITD Communication earns 15 press club awards for excellence

The Idaho Press Club held the “Best of 2017” awards banquet April 28 in Boise, where members of the Office of Communication received numerous awards, including the five first-place awards shown above.

More than 150 attendees from media arouind the state and statewide public-relations agencies were on hand for the banquet, where the finest journalism and communication products from around the Gem State were honored. Finalists were chosen from over 800 total entries.

There were also several wins for work done with PR consultants. The complete list of winners is below:

PUBLIC RELATIONS

News Releases
1st place Reed Hollinshead Best three of 2017
2nd place Bill Kotowski Best three of 2017

Feature Writing
2nd place Reed Hollinshead Bugs N Bees

Editorial Writing
3rd place Reed Hollinshead Best three of 2017

Annual Report
1st place Rik Hinton, Vince Trimboli FY17 Report to Citizens

Newsletter, Internal
1st place Reed Hollinshead – Transporter

Media Campaign
3rd place Rosemary Curtin, Kate Reed, Tami Bosworth, Dan Harelson, Bill Kotowski – RBCI – I-15 Construction
Honorable Mention Adam Rush –Winter Driving

Brand Management
2nd place Rosemary Curtin, Kate Reed, Tami Bosworth, Dan Harelson, Bill Kotowski – RBCI – I-15 Construction Brand Management

Public Service Campaign
1st place Rosemary Curtin, Kate Reed, Jennifer Gonzalez, Amy Schroeder, Shawna King, Tami Bosworth – RBCI –I-84 Nampa to Caldwell Repaving

ONLINE/WEB DIVISION

Website, General Excellence
1st place Pauline Davis, Tony Garcia – New ITD Website

Website, Special Purpose
1st place Pauline Davis, Jake Melder, HDR– Idaho's Star Card

Best Web Graphics
3rd place Rosemary Curtin, Kate Reed, Tami Bosworth, Jennifer Gonzalez, Shawna King, Mark Neil – RBCI –I-84 Franklin to Franklin Web Graphics
Honorable Mention Idaho Transportation Department, SOVRN – SHIFT-Idaho Motion Graphic

Best Online-Only Video Program
3rd place Dave Tuttle, Jennifer Gonzalez - Idaho's Total Eclipse

The Office of Communication has won 38 press club awards in the tenure of manager Vince Trimboli, the most in a three-year span in the history of ITD.