Del Oro 2017
The 2017 ceremony was held at the Holiday Inn Marketplace in downtown San Antonio on May 11, 2017
2017 Individual Award Winners
Tex Taylor Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Ali Kanso-El-Ghoriz
UTSA Communication Dept.
Public Relations Professional of the Year
Stephanie A. Finleon Cortez
Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas
Public Relations Professional of the Year
Heather Adkins
UT Health Science Center
Horizon Award
Kimberly Flores
Alamo Colleges District
Public Relations Champion
Annette Rodriguez
The Children’s Shelter of San Antonio
Community Service Award
Sonia Quirino Canales
H-E-B
Del Oro 2017 Campaigns And Tactics Award Winners
La Plata Excellence
Marketing Consumer Products, Services of B2B
Building a Legacy: G.W. Mitchell Construction’s 95th Anniversary
MMPR for G.W. Mitchell Construction
Maren Minchew
Community Relations/Public Affairs
Giraffe Ambassador Program
Step In Communication for Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch
Fran Stephenson, APR
Community Relations/Public Affairs
Stuff the Bus School Supply Drive
Communities in Schools of San Antonio
Felisha Sanchez
Community Relations/Public Affairs
Dare to Listen
Texas Public Radio
Media Relations
La Familia Cortez Restaurants 75th Anniversary
The CE Group for La Familia Cortez Restaurants
Janet Holiday, Megann Pettit & Melissa Vela-Williamson
El Bronce Excellence
Magazines
Overhauling NVC’s Employee Magazine
Northwest Vista College
Melissa Monroe-Young, APR
Annual Reports
2016 Annual Report Texas Z & M International University
Steve K. Harmon, APR
Media Kits
H2Oaks Center Grand Opening
San Antonio Water System
Lilliana Gonzalez
Magazines
“Mission” The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Lety Laurel
Feature Stories
“Healing starts here”
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Lety Laurel
Press Conferences
Reimagine the Alamo: Archaeology 2016
The DeBerry Group for Alamo Endowment
Kelli Epp
Other Social Media
Reimagine the Alamo Social Media 2016
The DeBerry Group for Alamo Endowment
Kelli Epp
Magazines
Sombrilla Magazine
UTSA
Joe Izbrand
Magazines
SWBC’s 3Sixty Magazine
SWBC
Laura Breeden
News Releases
Christmas Light Fest 2016
The CE Group for Christmas Light Fest
Dawn Robinette, APR
Creative Tactics
Vision Zero Pledge
VIA Metropolitan Transit
Rachel Benavidez
Media Kits
La Familia Cortez Restaurants 75th Anniversary
The CE Group for La Familiar Cortez Restaurants
Dawn Robinette, APR & Martha Hoblit





