2006 Spark Award Winners

Audio-Visual 

Audio-Visual/One-Time Video 

Merit Award
           Laurine Jue, Hugh Imohf & Cutaway Video
           Avista
           Leaders of Change

Excellence Award
           Ron Nichols
           Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
           Helping People Help the Land (slide show)

Audio-Visual/TV Spot or PSA 60 Seconds

Merit Award
           Nicole Grier
           Wheatland Bank
           The Three Little Pigs
           Produced by North by Northwest Productions

Excellence Award
           Nicole Grier
           Wheatland Bank
           Jack & the Beanstalk
           Produced by North by Northwest Productions

Audio-Visual/Series of TV Spots

Merit Award
           Alli Benjamin, Sara Johnston, Cher Desautel
           Washington State Department of Health
           Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program
           Produced by Desautel Hege Communications

 Audio-Visual/Audio Only Programs

Merit Award
           Annie Matlow, April Brast
           Spokane Symphony
           2005-2006 Symphony on the Edge

Merit Award
           Michelle Hege, Dale Hammond, Lisa Cargill, Sarah Taylor
           Washington State Department of Health
           West Nile Virus: Radio PSA’s
           Produced by Desautel Hege Communications

Excellence Award
           Ron Nichols
           Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
           Get Ready

Print Publications

Print/Brochures

Merit Award
           Tamara Hartman, Terry Rayburn Mitchell, Garret Riddle, Greg Orwig, Julie Riddle
           Whitworth College
           Road Place

Merit Award
           Tamara Hartman, Terry Rayburn Mitchell, Garret Riddle, Greg Orwig, Julie Riddle
           Whitworth College
           Off-campus Study Map

Excellence Award
           Tamara Hartman, Terry Rayburn Mitchell, Garret Riddle, Greg Orwig, Julie Riddle
           Whitworth College
           Identity Brochure

Print/Four-Color Magazines

Merit Award
           John Carter
           Saint George’s School
           St. George’s School Magazine

Print/Newsletters

Merit Award
           Laurine Jue, Robyn Dunlap, Beth Berg, Sharman Communications & BHWI
           Avista Corp.
           The View: Avista Employee News and Features

Print/Special Publications

Merit Award
           Ed Bruneau
           Spokane Advertising Federation
           2005 Grape and Grain poster
           Produced by Creative Consultants

Design

Design/Posters

Merit Award
           Sue Chism
           Whitworth College
           “Godspell” Poster

Excellence Award
           Ed Bruneau
           Spokane Advertising Federation
           2005 Grape and Grain poster
           Produced by Creative Consultants

Design/Logo/Organizational Identity

Merit Award
           Becky Swanson
           Empire Health Services
           Corporate Logo
           Produced by HT Klatzky & Associates

Merit Award
           Ed Bruneau
           MMI
           MMI Corporate Identity Makeover
           Produced by Creative Consultants

Design/Illustrations

Merit Award
           Michelle Hege and Sarah Taylor
           Spokane Regional Support Network
           Speak Out poster
           Produced by Desautel Hege Communications

Design/Visual Displays

Excellence Award
           Lisa Cargill
           Deidrich Coffee Roasters
           Tradeshow display panels
           Produced by Desautel Hege Communications

Design/Publication Covers

Merit Award
           Tamara Hartman
           Whitworth College
           “Whitworth Today” Fall 2005 Cover

Merit Award
           Ed Bruneau
           Cox Communications
           Cox Delivers More! Direct Mail
           Produced by Creative Consultants

Excellence Award (tie)
           Ed Bruneau
           Cox Communications
           Cox Makes It Simple! November Direct Mail
           Produced by Creative Consultants

Excellence Award (tie)
           Ed Bruneau
           Cox Communications
           Cox Makes It Simple! November Direct Mail
           Produced by Creative Consultants

Design/Invitation or Greeting Card

Merit Award
           Ed Bruneau
           Creative Consultants
           Santa, You Shouldn’t Have (Christmas Card)

Excellence Award
           Marvin Reguindin, Thinking Cap Design; Christine Eriksen, Rockwood Clinic
           Rockwood Clinic
           Birthday Cards

Design/Other

Merit Award
           Ed Bruneau
           Mistequa International Auto Museum
           Mistequa International Auto Museum Brochure
           Produced by Creative Consultants

Excellence Award
           Tamitha Anderson, Sara Johnston
           Natural Resources Conservation Service
           PSA Campaign Packaging
           Produced by Desautel Hege Communications

Writing

Writing/News Release

Merit Award
           Ron Nichols
           Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
           Recent Storms offer Hope

Merit Award
           Sarah Taylor, Lucas Dressel, Sara Johnston, Jennifer Simmons
           Northern Quest Casino
           Hurricane Katrina Assistance News Release
           Produced by Desautel Hege Communications

Excellence Award
           Michelle Hege, Andrei Mylroie, Lisa Cargill, Sarah Taylor
           Sullivan Homes and “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”
           News Release
           Produced by Desautel Hege Communications

Writing/Feature

Merit Award
           Susan Nielsen
           Washington State University Intercollegiate College of Nursing
           “Caring for Dignitaries and the Devastated”

Merit Award
           Ron Nichols
           Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
           A Place to come home to…

Excellence Award
           John Carter
           Saint George’s School
           An Artistic Education

Writing/Reoccurring Column or Editorial

Merit Award
           John Carter
           Saint George’s School
           “Head lines”

Merit Award
           Greg Orwig
           Whitworth College
           Identity Brochure

Writing/Annual Report or Investor Relations

Merit Award
           Annie Matlow
           Spokane Symphony
           High Notes 2005-2006 Spokane Symphony Annual Report

Electronic & Interactive Communications

Electronic & Interactive Communication/Internet Sites External

Merit Award
           Jennifer Ferrero
           Bruttles Candy Shoppe
           Bruttles Candy Web site
           Produced by Spokane Web Communications

Merit Award
           Sarah Taylor, Sara Johnston, Lucas Dressel
           The Kalispel Tribe of Indians
           Updated Web site
           Produced by Desautel Hege Communications

Excellence Award
           Jennifer Ferrero, Tony DeStefano, Marvin Reguindin
           Spokane Civic Theater
           Spokane Civic Theater Internet Site
           Produced by Spokane Web Communications & Thinking Cap Communications

Electronic & Interactive Communication/Intranet Sites Internal

Merit Award
           Jennifer Van Vleet, Jennifer Ferrero, Tony DeStefano
           Coffman Engineers, Inc.
           Intranet Site
           Produced by Spokane Web Communications

Electronic & Interactive Communications/E-zines, Newsletters and Other Online or Email Publications

Merit Award
           Jennifer Ferrero and Tony DeStefano
           Interplayers Theater
           E-Newsletter
           Produced by Spokane Web Communications

Media Relations Campaign/Program

Media Relations Campaign/Services

Merit Award
           Christine Eriksen, Jennifer West, Mary Joan Hahn, Rayanne Zackery
           Rockwood Clinic
           Rockwood Clinic Media Relations Campaign
           Produced by Rockey Hill & Knowlton

Excellence Award
           Andrei Mylroie, Lucas Dressel
           Washington Trust Bank
           Boise media tour
           Produced by Desautel Hege Communications

Media Relations Campaign/Government, Association, Non-profit

Merit Award
           Cher Desautel, Sara Johnston, Lisa Cargill, Tamitha Anderson
           Optometric Physicians of Washington
           InfantSEE Launch Media Campaign
           Produced by Desautel Hege Communications

Merit Award
           Jennifer West, Brian Coddington
           Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development
           CTED Media Relations
           Produced by Rockey Hill & Knowlton

Excellence Award
           Jonas Elber, Chris Martin, Danielle Curtis
           First Night Spokane
           Press Kit

Media Relations Campaign/Other

Excellence Award
           Michelle Hege, Andrei Mylroie, Lisa Cargill, Sarah Taylor
           Sullivan Homes
           “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” Hebert family episode media relationscampaign
           Produced by Desautel Hege Communications

Internal Communications

Internal Communication/Services

Merit Award
           Becky Swanson, Judy Nerud, Shannon Jordan, Kathleen Graham, Christine Varela
           Empire Health Services
           “It’s Storytime” (new logo rollout)
           Produced by HT Klatzky & Associates

Merit Award
           Jennifer Van Vleet and Marketing Team
           Coffman Engineers
           Branding-Educating Coffman Engineers

Excellence Award
           Leslie White, Angie Weitzman & Marketing Team
           Coffman Engineers
           Fishing for Compliments

Internal Communication/Government, Associate, Non-profit

Merit Award
           Marvin Reguindin, Allanna Boyd
           Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)
           GLAAD Tidings
           Produced by Thinking Cap

Marketing Communications

Marketing Communications/Industry, Retail, Manufacturing

Excellence Award
           Michelle Hege, Andrei Mylroie, Erika Neff
           Itron
           Intron International Marketing Group 2005 Marketing Program
           Produced by Desautel Hege Communications

Marketing Communications/Services

Excellence Award
           Tamara Hartman, Terry Rayburn Mitchell, Garrett Riddle, Greg Orwig, Julie Riddle
           Whitworth College
           Whitworth Admissions Publication Package

Marketing Communications/Government, Association, Non-profit

Merit Award
           Ron Nichols
           Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
           CSP Campaign

Merit Award
           Annie Matlow, April Brast, Jolene Balyeat
           Spokane Symphony
           2005 Beethoven Bash

Excellence Award
           Jennifer West, Amy Fritsch, Eric Moses
           Inland Northwest Economic Alliance
           Southern California Media Tour
           Produced by Rockey Hill & Knowlton

Crisis Communications

Crisis Communications/Government, Association, Non-profit

Merit Award
           Ron Nichols
           Natural Resource Conservation Services (NRCS)
           NRCS Crisis Plan

Community Government Relations Campaign

Community/Government Relations Campaign/Government, Association, Non-profit

Merit Award
           Madonna Luers
           Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
           Dedication of new regional headquarters

Excellence Award
           Betsy Godlewski, Elizabeth Thompson, May Joan Hahn, Rayanne Zackery, Amy Fritsch
           Fox Theater
           Fox Theater Campaign
           Produced by Rockey Hill & Knowlton

Communication Process

Communication Process/Communication Training

Merit Award
       Jennifer West, Mary Joan Hahn, Steve Boyer, Art Merrick, Dale Gluck, Scott Whiteaker
           Washington State Hospital Association & Association of Washington Public Hospital Districts
           SHA Message Training
           Produced by Rockey Hill & Knowlton

Student Division

Student Design

Excellence Award
           Lance Kissler, Ian Shea (EWU)
           Washington State Combined Fund Drive
           2005 Washington State Combined Fund Drive Poster

2006 Brightest SPARC Winners (awarded to the highest scoring entries)

           Marvin Reguindin, Christine Eriksen
           Birthday Cards
           Rockwood Clinic and Thinking Cap Design
 

           Jennifer West, Amy Fitsch, Eric Moses
           Inland Northwest Economic Alliance
           Rockey Hill & Knowlton

           John Carter
           St. George’s School
           An Artistic Education feature story

           Ed Bruneau
           Cox Communications
           Cox Makes it Simple November and December direct mails
           Creative Communications