<< Back to 2009 Awards and Recognitions
ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership has recently recognized associations that have excelled in their communications programs and initiatives with a 2009 Gold Circle Award. Made possible with funding from TMG (The Magazine Group), the annual competition selects associations and nonprofit organizations that have demonstrated excellence in communication within a number of categories, including annual reports, magazines, newsletters, blogs, podcasts, innovative communications and others. The competition received more than 300 entries this year and included a record-setting number of digital format entries.
This year, the program inaugurated a special new honor called the Council’s Choice Award, chosen by the Communication Section Council from among the current 2009 Gold Circle Award recipients. “The Council’s Choice Award is bestowed upon the one entry that sits head and shoulders above its peers in terms of overall effectiveness. It’s akin to a ‘best-in-show’ designation,” said Brad J. Monterio, chair of the Gold Circle Award Committee and member of ASAE & The Center’s Communication Section Council.
The Council’s Choice Award recipient will be revealed at the annual Gold Circle Award Ceremony, August 16 at 5:00 p.m.
To see electronic samples of this year’s GCA winners and HMs, please visit:
www.asaecenter.org/goldcir
Association Annual Report Print/PDF
Division B:
NAMM, The Association for the International Music Industry—Connections: NAMM Annual Report 2008
Honorable Mention:
National Corn Growers Association—2007 Annual Report
Blogs
Division A:
The Forest History Society—PeelingBackTheBark.org
Division B:
SPI, The Plastics Industry Trade Association—InTheHopper.org
Feature Article
Division B:
Los Angeles County Medical Association—“The Palmetto Problem”
Honorable Mention:
National Automobile Dealers Association—“Deal or No Deal”
General Association Web Site
Division B:
National Business Aviation Association—www.nbaa.org
Honorable Mention:
Medical Society of Virginia—“msv.org”
Innovative Communications
Division B:
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons—“75 Years of Orthopaedic History”
Honorable Mention:
Association for Laboratory Automation—“It’s Coming”
Issue Specific Web Site
Division B:
Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation—TakeMeFishing.org
Honorable Mention:
Council for Responsible Nutrition—LifeSupplemented.org
Magazine Print/PDF
Division A:
Honorable Mention:
The Forest History Society—Forest History Today
Division B:
California Association of School Business Officials—California School Business
Honorable Mention:
Association of Corporate Counsel—ACC Docket
Media Relations Campaign
Division A:
New Jersey Association of Mental Health Agency, Inc.—“Bankrupt Dreams, Battered Souls”
Division B:
Delta Delta Delta Fraternity —“Fat Talk Free Week”
Honorable Mention:
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology—“Presidential Pup Tops Allergy Coverage”
Newsletter Digital/Interactive
Division B:
National Association for Healthcare Quality—NAHQ E-News
Newsletter Print/PDF
Division A:
Realtors Land Institute—Terra Firma Newsletter
Division B:
National Business Aviation Association—Business Aviation Insider
Honorable Mention:
American Pain Society—APS Bulletin
Peer-Reviewed Journal
Division B:
Oncology Nursing Society—Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing
Honorable Mention:
Project Management Institute—Project Management Journal
Podcast
Division B:
National Association of the Remodeling Industry—NARI Radio
Honorable Mention:
American Society of Plastic Surgeons—Today in Plastic Surgery (T.I.P.S.)
