Del Oro 2021

The 2021 Del Oro celebration was delayed until September due to the ongoing surges of COVID 19. But the celebration happened at the Witte Museum.

2021 Individual Award Winners

  • Community Service Award - Debi Pfitzenmaier
  • Public Relations Champion Award - Vinsen Farris
  • Professional of the Year - Rebecca M. Villarreal, APR
  • Tex Taylor Lifetime Achievement - Fran Stephenson, APR

Del Oro 2021 Campaigns and Tactics Award Winners

La Plata Excellence

Day of the Girl San Antonio 2020
Events and Observances
Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas

COVID Response - Crisis Communications
Tale to Tell Communications 
Briscoe Western Art Museum

Feeding San Antonio with Lots of Love
Community Relations
MMPR with Taylor West

Serving More through COVID Response
Crisis Communications
MVW Communications for Meals on Wheels San Antonio 

Restaurant Gwendolyn Staying Engaged to Stay Open Campaign
Integrated Communications
MMPR with Taylor West

VIA COVID Crisis Communications
Crisis Communications
VIA Metropolitan Transit 

COVID-19 Crisis Communications
Marketing and Communications Campaigns 
Texas A&M International University

La Plata Merit

Muck & Fuss 2020 Annual Marketing Strategy
Integrated Communications
Embark Marketing

Loteria
Marketing and Communications Campaign
City of San Antonio Solid Waste Management Dept. 

Keep SA Moving
Integrated Communications
Via Metropolitan Transit 

“March for Independence” Virtual Fundraiser
Events and Observances
MVW Communications for The Arc of San Antonio 

La Plata Honorable Mention

COVID-19 Thermal Scanners Statewide Product Launch
Haute in Texas  

El Bronce Excellence

San Antonio Museum of Art Awareness & Membership Campaign
Creative Tactics
Noisy Trumpet Digital & Public Relations

TAMIU Together
Social Media Engagement
Texas A&M International University 

COVID-19 Response Center
Websites
Texas A&M International University 

SA Seafood Website Development
Websites
Embark Marketing

A Helmet Didn’t Stop Ily Guckian, Baby Miss America
Feature Story
UT Health San Antonio

Briscoe Western Art Museum Birthday Celebration
Media Relations
Tale to Tell Communications 

Briscoe Western Art Museum “Visual Voices” 
Media Relations
Tale to Tell Communications 

Planets in the Park 
Social Media Engagement
San Antonio River Authority Brand & Public Communications

Charter a Summer of Learning
Media Relations 
Grant House Communications and San Antonio Charter Moms 

El Bronce Merit

Keep SA Moving Tele-Town Hall Series
Creative Tactics Category
VIA Metropolitan Transit

Experience Art Through Nature: Wildlife Viewing Blinds
Videos
City of San Antonio,Department of Arts & Culture

“Night of Artists” 
Feature Stories
Tale to Tell Communications and Briscoe Western Art Museum

“Beyond the Briscoe” 
Digital Only Newsletters/Publications 
Tale to Tell Communications and Briscoe Western Art Museum

Annual Report 2020
Annual Reports
Texas A&M International University

Pre-K 4 SA Education Center Media Tour
Media Relations
Pre-K 4 SA with Creative Noggin

Know Your City: Hondo
Videos
San Antonio Board of REALTORS

Coronavirus Makes Itself Unrecognizable to Cells
Media Relations
UT Health San Antonio 

A President’s Tribute to Heroic Service, 2020 Holiday Video Card
Videos
UT Health San Antonio

Fiesta ®  San Antonio 2020 #AtHomeFiesta Campaign
Social Media Engagement
Christina SBG, LLC

Texas Adoption Portal 
Websites
Family Tapestry 

El Bronce Honorable Mention

50th Anniversary 
Print Magazines, Newsletters
Texas A&M International University 

Congrats Grads!
Creative Tactics
Texas A&M International University

San Antonio River Basin Report Card
Websites
San Antonio River Authority Brand & Public Communications

“Respond to the 2020 Census” Video
Videos
San Antonio Board of REALTORS 

A Holiday Message from the Alamo Colleges
Executive Communications
Alamo Colleges District