Del Oro 2026

2026 is the 24th anniversary celebration of the Del Oro Awards for the San Antonio Chapter. Thanks to our guest emcee Ashley Sutton. 

Thanks to our generous sponsors: CPS Energy, San Antonio International Airport, VIA Metropolitan Transit & Methodist Hospital. 

2026 Individual Award Winners

  • Del Oro Tex Taylor Lifetime Achievement Award
    Olga Mayoral Wilson, M.A., APR, Fellow PRSA
  • Community Service Award
    Jonathan Gurwitz

  • Horizon Award
    Joshua Rodriguez

  • Public Relations Champion
    Liz Jackson

  • Public Relations Professional of the Year 
    Terri Behling, APR, CPRC

    Campaigns And Tactics Award Winners

La Plata Excellence

Entry Title: Opening San Antonio's Front Porch
Company: Hemisfair Civic Park Phase 2
Entry Title: CPS Energy Veterans Recognition
Company: CPS Energy
Entry Title: Strengthening Industry Trust
Company: Brand Visibility for NATE
Entry Title: Activating Community Engagement
Company: Women in HVACR Annual Conference
Entry Title: The Barn Door
Company: Integrated Communications
Entry Title: 2025 Summer Meals for Kids Marketing Campaign
Company: San Antonio Food Bank
Entry Title: 2025 Raul Jimenez
Thanksgiving Dinner
Company: MVW Communications


La Plata Merit

Entry Title: Reviving a Legend: The Gunter Hotel's $57M Comeback
Company: The Gunter Hotel
Entry Title: Holidays at San Antonio International Airport
Company: San Antonio International Airport
Entry Title: 2025 Assistance Campaign
Company: CPS Energy
Entry Title: Communicating Through Crisis CPS Energy's Storm Response
Company: CPS Energy
Entry Title: Aloha Vaqueros
Company: Briscoe Western Art Museum
Entry Title: Launching Goodwill's Manufacturing Bootcamp
Company: Goodwill San Antonio
Entry Title: Establishing a Strategic, People-First Social Media Presence for Rolls
Company: 
Entry Title: UTRGV College Websites Redesign Enhancing Brand and Reputation   
Company: UTRGV
Entry Title: Bexar Responsibly Gun Safety Awareness Campaign
Company: 
Entry Title: 5th Anniversary Influencer Campaign
Company: SA Seafood 
Entry Title: Bonded Together Campaign
Company: Alamo Colleges District 2025 Bond
Entry Title: San Antonio's Creative Economy
Company: City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture
Entry Title: CHRISTUS Childrens' Keeping Promises Campaign & Dreamlight Parade
Company: THE CE Group, Inc. 
Entry Title: 35th Anniversary Campaign
Company: THE CE Group, Inc. 
Entry Title: CowParade San Antonio 2025
Company: THE CE Group, Inc. 
Entry Title: Chanclas y Cervezas 2025 Social Media Campaign
Company: THE CE Group, Inc. 
Entry Title: SAWS Final Four
Social Media Campaign
Company: SAWS


El Bronce Excellence

Entry Title: Twang Partners, LLC Press Kit
Company: 
Entry Title: ArtNow
Company: 
Entry Title: 3Sixty Magazine Fall 2025 Edition
Company: SWBC
Entry Title: Uncharted Wealth Podcast
Company: SWBC
Entry Title: GEO Analysis for AI Visibility
Company: IDRA
Entry Title: New Agency Website
Company: LoneStar Rose Communications
Entry Title: A Game-Changing Gift
Company: AlamoPROMISE
Entry Title: Mexican Cookbook Collection
Company: Fuels Restaurant Michelin Star

Entry Title: Literacy and School Data Dashboard
Company: Kids Win Wisconsin 
Entry Title: Humanizing the Brand
Company: A Branded Visual Strategy for HVAC
Entry Title: "Storytelling & Audience Growth"
Company: Power Women of the Trades Podcast
Entry Title: 80th Anniversary Website
Company: Alamo Colleges District
Entry Title: A Seat at the Table Podcast
Company: Alamo Colleges District
Entry Title: Pitch Book
Company: LiftFund
Entry Title: Acenar Website
Company: 
Entry Title: Media Relations Campaign
Company: Clementine
Entry Title: 2025 Community Impact Report
Company: Goodwill San Antonio
Entry Title: Website Redesign
Company: Goodwill San Antonio
Entry Title: Groundbreaking
Company: Pure Water Center
Entry Title: 2024-25 Academic Year Report
Company: Alamo Colleges District
Entry Title: 2025 Retrospective Video The Year We Became UTSA
Company: UT San Antonio
Entry Title: Behind the Shield: The Story of the UT San Antonio Logo
Company: UT San Antonio
Entry Title: From Vendor to Vision: How A&M-San Antonio Reimagined Its Magazine 
Company: Texas A&M San Antonio
Entry Title: Beyond the Grid Bringing Power to Navajo Nation
Company: 
Entry Title: Truck or Treat: Scaling Community Reach Through Facebook
Company: 
Entry Title: Grantee Spotlight Video Series
Company: Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center
Entry Title: 30th Anniversary Annual Report
Company: Methodist Healthcare Ministries
Entry Title: Telling the Stories that Systems Ignore
Company: 
Entry Title: Heritage Series
Company: SAWS
Entry Title: Believe In Magik
Company: 

El Bronce Merit

Entry Title: Still Brewing Art Making the San Antonio Museum of Art
Company: 
Entry Title: Constituent Research
Company: San Antonio River Authority
Entry Title: VIA Ridership Social Campaign
Company: 
Entry Title: 2025 Agency Annual Report
Company: LoneStar Rose Communications 
Entry Title: Feature Story: Like Daughter, Like Mother
Company: Alamo Colleges District 
Entry Title: St. Mary's University Dual Credit Partnership
Company: Alamo Colleges District 
Entry Title: Pipa's Big Adventure
Company: SAWS
Entry Title: Break Up With Your Ex's Stuff Media Campaign 
Company: Goodwill SA
Entry Title: 2025 Fiesta Medal
Company: Alamo Colleges District
Entry Title: Instagram Graduation Post
Company: Alamo Colleges District
Entry Title: LinkedIn Record Enrollment Post
Company: Alamo Colleges District
Entry Title: Make Ready Organic Social Media
Company: 
Entry Title: Momentos & Voices
Company: 
Entry Title: Senior Planet Monthly Univision Segments  
Company: 
Entry Title: Centralized Newsletters for a Stronger Student and Employee Experience 
Company: 
Entry Title: Subject Matter Expert Positioning 
Company: IBC Bank