Winners

Congratulations to our winners of the 2024 Gold Quill Awards!

For over 50 years, the Gold Quill Awards has set the standard, raised the bar, improved lives, and built legacies that not only fulfilled and inspired professionals all over the world, but also delivered impact and grew the body of work in our profession.

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2024 Gold Quill Awards Excellence And Merit Winners

Category 1: INTERNAL COMMUNICATION
Award of Excellence
Application Name Winner Organization Country Chapter
Cyber training for everyone Gordon Laird City of Calgary CA Calgary
Award of Merit
Application Name Winner Organization Country Chapter
2021 ACADEMIC BARGAINING COMMUNICATIONS Abby Radovski COLLEGE EMPLOYER COUNCIL CA  
Come as You Are: 2023 ERG Membership Drive Al Viller Cox Enterprises US Atlanta
Elevating the Convocation Experience Amber Pratt Saskatchewan Polytechnic CA  
KPMG Global Values Week KPMG International KPMG International CA  
Making it click Aviva Internal Communications Team Aviva GB  
Merger of ONEOK, Inc. and Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. ONEOK Communications and KPMG ONEOK US Tulsa
Protect your crew: Unity Health Toronto’s flu and COVID-19 vaccination campaign Caitie Lehman, Kevin Saychareun, Yuri Markarov, Eduardo Lima, Ana Gajic, Olivia Lavery Unity Health Toronto CA  
Supercharging our intranet James Barnett, Robyn Keriazes NZ Super Fund NZ  
Category 2: EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
Award of Excellence
Application Name Winner Organization Country Chapter
Living Our Purpose Culture Enrollment Campaign Tracy Newman Albertsons, Companies Inc. US  
Award of Merit
Application Name Winner Organization Country Chapter
KPMG Global Values Week KPMG International KPMG International CA  
One Mega for Brigada Megaworld Foundation, Inc. Megaworld Foundation, Inc. PH  
Category 3: HUMAN RESOURCES AND BENEFITS COMMUNICATION
Award of Excellence
Application Name Winner Organization Country Chapter
"Be In the Know" Benefits Awareness Campaign | 2023 Morgan Stanley Benefits Communication Team Morgan Stanley US  
Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. (FBIN) Annual Enrollment
 		 PartnerComm and Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. (FBIN) Team PartnerComm, Inc. US Dallas
Award of Merit
Application Name Winner Organization Country Chapter
2021 ACADEMIC BARGAINING COMMUNICATIONS Abby Radovski College Employer Council CA  
Telling Beneva’s Total Rewards Story Beneva and WTW Beneva and WTW CA Montreal
Wells Fargo 2024 Annual Benefits Enrollment Campaign PartnerComm and Wells Fargo Team PartnerComm, Inc.     US Dallas
Category 4: CHANGE COMMUNICATION
Award of Excellence
Application Name Winner Organization Country Chapter
Cyber training for everyone Gordon Laird City of Calgary CA Calgary
Award of Merit
Application Name Winner Organization Country Chapter
Elevance Health Puerto Rico Benefits Open Enrollment Website PartnerComm and Elevance Health Team PartnerComm, Inc. US Dallas
Category 5: SAFETY COMMUNICATION
Award of Excellence
Application Name Winner Organization Country Chapter
SaskPower Farm Safety Campaign 2023 Heather Johnson, CMP SaskPower CA Regina
Award of Merit
Application Name Winner Organization Country Chapter
Cyber training for everyone Gordon Laird City of Calgary CA Calgary
Excuses? If you drive responsibly, you don't need them Anita Kovačič Čelofiga, Police and Petra Skrivarnik, Hitradio Center Police and Hitradio Center SI  
Category 6: LEADERSHIP COMMUNICATION
  • N/A for 2023-2024
Category 7: MARKETING, ADVERTISING AND BRAND COMMUNICATION
Award of Excellence
Application Name Winner Organization Country Chapter
Growing Differentiation through Barilla Moda Zeno Group Canada & Barilla Canada Zeno Group Canada and Barilla Canada CA  
Knorr Yummy K’s Knorr Yummy K’s Unilever Canada CA  
RSV Awareness & Arexvy Launch in Canada GSK Canada with Edelman Canada GSK Canada with Edelman Canada CA Toronto
Sun Life Philippines Achieves Record-Breaking Brand Health Scores Sun Life of Canada (Philippines), Inc.   Sun Life of Canada (Philippines), Inc.    PH Philippines
         
Award of Merit
Application Name Winner Organization Country Chapter
75 Years of Belonging Anniversary Campaign Community Living Toronto & Principles Community Living Toronto & Principles CA  
Cincinnati Children's #1 Pediatric Hospital Announcement Campaign Cincinnati Children's Marketing & Communications Department Cincinnati Children's US  
Fayette Virtual Academy Melinda Berry Dreisbach
 		 Fayette County Public Schools
 		 US Atlanta
Marketing RH - Recrutement saisonnier 2023 Sylvie Rousseau, conseillère et Nathalie Monette, SCMP, gestionnaire Ville de Laval CA Montreal
My MS, My Rules Novartis Canada & Edelman Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. (Novartis Canada) CA Toronto
Railway Stories Metro Trains Melbourne, Storytowns, and the Department of Transport and Planning Metro Trains Melbourne AU  
Rebranding a Travel Nurse Recruitment Program: GoHealth BC NH Communications & GoHealth BC: Jessica Quinn, Marc Lawrence, Miya Fast, Shelby Petersen, Rob Pozer Northern Health CA BC
The Future Will See You Now NOSM University     NOSM University CA Toronto
Category 8: CUSTOMER RELATIONS
Award of Excellence
Application Name Winner Organization Country Chapter
Navigating Choice in Retirement – artabenefits.net Website Alberta Retired Teachers' Association Alberta Retired Teachers' Association CA Edmonton
Award of Merit
Application Name Winner Organization Country Chapter
Take a step into a sustainable future Propiar adidas SI Slovenia
Category 9: MEDIA RELATIONS
Award of Excellence
Application Name Winner Organization Country Chapter
Ribbons of Acceptance ViiV Healthcare Canada & Edelman ViiV Healthcare Canada CA Toronto
Award of Merit
Application Name Winner Organization Country Chapter
Lessons in Performative Indigenous Relations SymmetryPR CN Indigenous Advisory Council CA Saskatoon
My Highmark Launch Highmark Health External Communications Team Highmark Health US  
NRMA Insurance Wild Weather Tracker NRMA Insurance and Boxing Clever Boxing Clever and NRMA Insurance AU Australia (NSW)
RSL NSW: ANZAC Day Mahlab for RSL NSW Mahlab AU  
Scarborough, Meet[ball], IKEA! IKEA Canada and Edelman IKEA Canada and Edelman CA  
Category 10: COMMUNITY RELATIONS
Award of Merit
Application Name Winner Organization Country Chapter
The Plan to End Chronic Homelessness Community Engagement Campaign Audrey Ready Holt, APR The Regional Municipality of Waterloo CA Toronto
Category 11: GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Award of Excellence
Application Name Winner Organization Country Chapter
Auto theft hurts everyone.  When thieves steal, we all pay. Paradigm and Insurance Bureau of Canada Paradigm CA Toronto
Award of Merit
Application Name     Winner Organization Country Chapter
Championing a solution for Australia's aged care system - continuum of care The Civic Partnership & Ryman Healthcare The Civic Partnership AU Australia (VIC)
Category 12: PUBLIC SECTOR/GOVERNMENTAL COMMUNICATION
Award of Excellence
Application Name Winner Organization Country Chapter
Rethink Waste: Think Tank & Ideas Hub Therese Mickelson, ABC Mickelson Consulting Inc. CA BC
Richmond's Single-Use Plastic Ban Therese Mickelson, ABC Mickelson Consulting Inc. CA BC
The Scam Is Never This Obvious Pamela McDonald, Andrea Ross, Chelsea Siler BC Securities Commission CA BC
York Region Child Care and Early Years Workforce Funding Strategy The Regional Municipality of York The Regional Municipality of York CA Toronto
Award of Merit
Application Name Winner Organization Country Chapter
Books Recycling Turns a New Page Katya Irwin City of Penticton CA BC
Gang Life is No Life: Gang Prevention Campaign 2023 Argyle PR Argyle PR CA  
Vancouver Coastal Health - The Little Things Recruitment Campaign Vancouver Coastal Health Vancouver Coastal Health CA  
Category 13: FINANCIAL COMMUNICATION AND INVESTOR RELATIONS
  • N/A for 2023-2024
Category 14: ISSUES MANAGEMENT AND CRISIS COMMUNICATION
Award of Merit
Application Name Winner Organization Country Chapter
Creating a distinctive new voice to support electoral integrity Pesel & Carr Pesel & Carr AU Australia (VIC)
End the silence on health care violence. The University of Vermont Health Network The University of Vermont Health Network US Chicago
Category 14B: COVID-19 RESPONSE & RECOVERY MANAGEMENT & COMMUNICATION
  • N/A for 2023-2024
Category 15: CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Award of Excellence
Application Name Winner Organization Country Chapter
Online Brainiacs - The largest online quiz in the World A1 Slovenija and Taktik Taktik SI  
Award of Merit
Application Name Winner Organization Country Chapter
Freedom to Live Brighter: A Next Gen Financial Literacy Advocacy Sun Life of Canada (Philippines), Inc. Sun Life of Canada (Philippines), Inc. PH Philippines
Job Lab: Catch the future Propiar Telemach Slovenija SI Slovenia
Re-energizing Good Energy in Action Irving Oil Irving CA  
Save Our Planet, Save Our Seas – The Century Tuna “Saving Our Seas” Initiative Century Tuna and COMCO Southeast Asia COMCO Southeast Asia PH Philippines
Category 16: NONPROFIT SECTOR COMMUNICATION
Award of Excellence
Application Name Winner Organization Country Chapter
75 Years of Belonging Anniversary Campaign Community Living Toronto & Principles Community Living Toronto & Principles CA  
DDD Dashboard Switchover: Building Data-Driven Education in South Africa New Leaders Foundation - Data Driven Districts programme team New Leaders Foundation ZA  
End of Year campaign – Mike Zurawell’s story Alberta Cancer Foundation Alberta Cancer Foundation CA  
Category 17: DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION
  • N/A for 2023-2024
Category 18: MULTICULTURAL COMMUNICATION
  • N/A for 2023-2024
Category 19: CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMUNICATION
Award of Excellence
Application Name Winner Organization Country Chapter
Slovenian Zero Food Waste Day Lidl Slovenia and Taktik d. o. o. Lidl Slovenia and Taktik d. o. o. SI  
Award of Merit
Application Name     Winner Organization Country Chapter
Save Our Planet, Save Our Seas – The Century Tuna “Saving Our Seas” Initiative Century Tuna and COMCO Southeast Asia COMCO Southeast Asia PH Philippines
Category 20: COMMUNICATION RESEARCH
Award of Merit
Application Name Winner Organization Country Chapter
Cutting the Cord to the Gas Tank: Commercializing Social Listening for an Electric Vehicle Start-up Nicole Woodall, MBA, MCM McMaster University - Master of Communications Management Thesis Defence CA Toronto
Maximus Corporate Communications Generative  AI Case Study Jared Curtis Maximus US Iowa
PSC Customer Research Project NSW Public Service Commission Strategic Communication Team NSW Public Service Commission AU Australia (NSW)
RCEF Seed Program Social Media Campaign for 2021 CARBONDIGITAL, INC. and the Philippine Rice Research Institute CARBONDIGITAL, INC. PH  
Category 21: COMMUNICATION TRAINING AND EDUCATION
Award of Excellence
Application Name Winner Organization Country Chapter
Corporate Communication Career Fundamentals program for new professionals Mel Loy Hey Mel! Communication & Training AU Queensland
Award of Merit
Application Name Winner Organization Country Chapter
Digital Foundations: Building PCL Construction's Social Media Future Kayla Sandvig, Calli Benson PCL Construction US Colorado
Igniting Talent – The Camp COMCO Mentorship Program COMCO Southeast Asia COMCO Southeast Asia PH Philippines
On the road to success: LCS Group training initiative Christine Breet and Therésa Lee Christine Breet Communication ZA Africa
Category 22: SPECIAL AND EXPERIENTIAL EVENTS
Award of Excellence
Application Name Winner Organization Country Chapter
Celebrating 20 Years of Research Excellence Vivian Sum, Jessica Purver, Sydney Soldan, Amanda Chisholm Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute CA BC
Celebrating 60 Years: ARTA Annual General Meeting Alberta Retired Teachers' Association Alberta Retired Teachers' Association CA Edmonton
DCC's 2023 National Awards Ceremony Megan O'Meara and the DCC Communications Team Defence Construction Canada CA Ottawa
Nando’s & OpenStudios.Joburg Kirsty Niehaus CMP Nando's ZA Africa
One Child Every Child launch University of Calgary University of Calgary CA  
Pru Life UK marks Prudential’s 175 years of celebrating life and protecting generations of families Pru Life UK Pru Life UK PH  
UFS Women’s Breakfast 2023 University of the Free State, South Africa University of the Free State ZA South Africa
Award of Merit
Application Name Winner Organization Country Chapter
‘Cut to the Future’ reception GFG Alliance GFG Alliance AE  
ExcellaVision 2023 Donna Platon, Laura Hamilton Excella US DC Metro
HISTORY IN THE MAKING - 50 FOR FORTIS Fortis Inc. Corporate Communications Team Fortis Inc. CA Newfoundland & Labrador
Orbital 2023 Optus, Employee Communications and Events Optus AU Australia (NSW)
Category 23: DIGITAL COMMUNICATION
Award of Excellence
Application Name Winner Organization Country Chapter
MITRE Connects MITRE MITRE US  
Award of Merit
Application Name Winner Organization Country Chapter
Intranet Marketing & Communications Team Carole Robertson Center for Learning US  
Parkland Health Benefit Information Website Parkland Health and Milliman Communication Consulting Milliman US Dallas
Renewing U of T Scarborough Admissions Program Pages J. Oosterman, A. Egan, J. Gruden, A.Brown, N. Thayaal, A.Margineanu, S. Keele, A.Battler, R. Russell University of Toronto Communications CA Toronto
Southwest Airlines Total Rewards Newsletter PartnerComm and Southwest Team PartnerComm, Inc. US Dallas
The Cadmus Book Awards Dan O'Brien Silver Spring Entertainment CA  
UNMASKED: The COMCO Mundo Write to Ignite Initiative Season 3 COMCO Mundo League of Enterprises COMCO Mundo League of Enterprises PH Philippines
Category 24: AUDIO/VISUAL
Award of Excellence
Application Name Winner Organization Country Chapter
Assessment and Taxation Video - How the City of Edmonton Calculates Your Property Taxes Matt Pretty City of Edmonton CA  
Award of Merit
Application Name Winner Organization Country Chapter
Joe’s Basketball Diaries, Season 2 Episode 1 “Community Take 2” L. Lightbourn, A. Weigt-Bienzle, K. Marstrom, P. Teif, N. Iwanyshyn, N. In and R. Yuan University of Toronto Communications CA Toronto
Lactalis Canada Corporate Sizzle Reel 2023 Roopa Shah, Sarah Sutton and Ghazi Chaar Lactalis Canada CA Toronto
Omnicom Group moni+ Campaign Videos PartnerComm and Omnicom Team PartnerComm, Inc. US Dallas
Thought Leadership - Focus Webinar Series 2023 Stefanie Martin CMP, Danielle Norris SCMP, Mike Prentice, Anya Rampersad RTOERO CA Toronto
Category 25: SOCIAL MEDIA
Award of Excellence
Application Name Winner Organization Country Chapter
Explore “ScarbTO” Video Series Tamraa Greenidge Straker, Raquel A. Russell and Alice Sakura Lee University of Toronto Communications CA Toronto
Kolomela Voucher Project Janine Botes and Lindiwe Moss Kumba Iron Ore Kolomela Mine ZA  
Transforming Social Media Engagement Through "Social First" Video Strategy Senior Manager Samantha Paterson and the University of Calgary content and social media team University of Calgary CA  
Award of Merit
Application Name Winner Organization Country Chapter
“Mental Health Minute” Video Series T. Greenidge Straker, A. Lombardi, S. Liliani, N. Thayaal, R.Russell, S.John, K.Amoako, D.M. Knowles University of Toronto Communications CA Toronto
BPI Going viral? Do it yourself. Bank of the Philippine Islands Bank of the Philippine Islands PH  
Mega Summer Ventures 4 All Megaworld Foundation, Inc. Megaworld Foundation, Inc. PH  
Rea Connecta! - Connections that matter Sean Aspeling Anglo American ZA  
UNMASKED: The COMCO Mundo Write to Ignite Initiative Season 3 COMCO Mundo League of Enterprises COMCO Mundo League of Enterprises PH Philippines
Wellington-Altus LinkedIn Recruitment Campaign #UnstoppableMomentum Wellington-Altus Private Wealth - Marketing Team Wellington-Altus Private Wealth CA Toronto
Category 26: PUBLICATIONS
Award of Excellence
Application Name Winner Organization Country Chapter
"Make It Worth the Trip" Advisor Booklet Brittany Willes & Advisors Excel Creative Design Team Advisors Excel US  
eRenaissance Stefanie Martin CMP RTOERO CA Toronto
HRM – best publication Mahlab on behalf of the Australian HR Institute Mahlab AU  
The Build — PCL’s Employee Magazine PCL North American Headquarters Marketing and Communications Team PCL Construction CA Colorado
The Tap Delainey Neddow, Margaret Bradford, Chris Cooper, Robert Moyles and Jourdain Duck EPCOR CA Edmonton
UBC Pathways Magazine: How to future-proof health in a changing climate Office of Creative and Communications, UBC Faculty of Medicine University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine CA BC
Women and Children's Health Research Institute 2022-2023 Annual Report WCHRI Communications: Judith Chrystal, Katrina Grey, Yolanda Poffenroth Women and Children's Health Research Institute CA Edmonton
Award of Merit
Application Name Winner Organization Country Chapter
Blue Book and U of T Experts U of T Media Relations University of Toronto Communications CA Toronto
Celebrating 60 Years: ARTA Annual Report Alberta Retired Teachers' Association Alberta Retired Teachers' Association CA Edmonton
Irving's 2022 Report on Sustainability Irving Oil Irving CA  
Liaison eNewsletter 2023 Stef Martin, Danielle Norris, Anne Gerson, Ruel Navia, Tamanna Khan, Jessica Martin, Tammy Gonsalves RTOERO CA Toronto
Playing The Course 25 years of the Riviera Golf Lifestyle Media Wise Communications, Inc. / Muse Books and Riviera Golf Club, Inc. Media Wise Communications, Inc./ Muse Books PH Philippines
Sony Pictures Entertainment Kayla Yang, Rosemary Hardin Buck, a Gallagher Company US  
WRA’s 2022 Annual Report – Building A Better Future Western Resource Advocates Western Resource Advocates US  
Category 27: WRITING
Award of Merit
Application Name Winner Organization Country Chapter
“Journey to Freedom” by Mariam Matti, University of Toronto Magazine Mariam Matti University of Toronto Communications CA Toronto
2023 Deloitte Africa Report Ilse Blank, SCMP CQ Consulting ZA Africa
County of Los Angeles Benefit Communications Rosemary Hardin Buck, a Gallagher Company US  
Sony Pictures Entertainment Rosemary Hardin Buck, a Gallagher Company US  
The Barbie movie got it wrong Alexa Battler University of Toronto Communications CA Toronto
The Path to Becoming a Sustainability Leader University of Toronto Communications University of Toronto Communications CA Toronto
Category 28: CREATIVE DESIGN
Award of Excellence
Application Name Winner Organization Country Chapter
County of Los Angeles Benefit Communications Kayla Yang Buck, a Gallagher Company US  
Award of Merit
Application Name Winner Organization Country Chapter
Planetary Healthcare Explainer Office of Creative & Communications, UBC Faculty of Medicine University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine CA BC
Playing The Course 25 Years of the Riviera Golf Lifestyle Media Wise Communications,Inc./ Muse Books and Riviera Colf Club Inc. Media Wise Communications, Inc/ Muse Books PH Philippines
Smart Start Melinda Berry Dreisbach Fayette County Public Schools US Atlanta
Sony Pictures Entertainment Kayla Yang Buck, a Gallagher Company US  
The Future Will See You Now NOSM University's Communications Team NOSM University CA Toronto
Category 29: STRATEGIC ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Award of Excellence
Application Name Winner Organization Country Chapter
AI Chatbots: transforming the City building permit process Intelligent Cities, City of Kelowna City of Kelowna CA Member-at-Large
Award of Merit
Application Name Winner Organization Country Chapter
MITRE: Advancing AI for Public Good MITRE MITRE US  

Best of the Best

2024 "Best of the Best" Award Winners

Recommended by evaluators and reviewed by the Gold Quill Awards chair, vice chair and past chair, the Best of the Best winners represent the very best entries seen across the globe. 

Category 5: Safety Communication
SaskPower Farm Safety Campaign 2023
SaskPower; Heather Johnson, CMP

Category 15: Corporate Social Responsibility
Online Brainiacs - The largest online quiz in the world
A1 Slovenija and Taktik

Category 22: Special And Experiential Events
One Child Every Child launch
University of Calgary

Category 26: Publications
HRM – best publication
Mahlab on behalf of the Australian HR Institute

Category 29: Strategic Artificial Intelligence
AI Chatbots: transforming the City building permit process
Intelligent Cities, City of Kelowna

 

2024 "Agency/Team of the Year" Award Winners

The “Agency/Team of the Year” awards highlight the highest-scored entries in the program submitted by an agency or organization. The awards are evaluated based on the number of winning submissions from a particular entrant.

Boutique Agency of the Year: Presented to an outstanding agency with five or fewer employees.
Mickelson Consulting, Inc.

Small Agency of the Year: Presented to an outstanding agency with 6-20 employees.
Principles (Toronto, Canada)

Mid-Size Agency of the Year: Presented to an outstanding agency with 21–50 employees.
COMCO Southeast Asia

Large Agency of the Year: Presented to an outstanding agency with 51 or more employees.
Buck, a Gallagher Company

Corporate Communication Department of the Year
Sun Life of Canada (Philippines), Inc.

Not-for-Profit Communication Department of the Year
University of Toronto Communications