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Del Oro 2021 Award Winners

Del Oro 2021 Award Recipients

PRSA San Antonio holds its annual Del Oro Awards contest to recognize the outstanding contributions of individuals in the public relations field as well as the excellent work produced by public relations professionals. The San Antonio contest is modeled after the national PRSA Silver and Bronze Anvil Awards and judged by another PRSA chapter, with each nomination being reviewed by two judges. To further honor the strength of local efforts this year, we added a new category: Honorable Mention.

• Award of Excellence – 36-40 points
• Award of Merit – 32-35 points
• Honorable Mention – 30-31 points

Del Oro Individual Award Winners

Tex Taylor Lifetime Achievement:  Fran Stephenson, APR

Public Relations Professional of the Year:  Rebecca Villarreal, APR

Public Relations Champion:  Vinsen Faris, Meals on Wheels

Community Service:  Debi Pfitzenmaier 

La Plata Award of Excellence

La Plata Award of Excellence
Day of the Girl San Antonio 2020 
Events and Observances
Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas

La Plata Award of Excellence
Feeding San Antonio with Lots of Love
Community Relations
MMPR with Taylor West

La Plata Award of Excellence 
Restaurant Gwendolyn Staying Engaged to Stay Open Campaign 
Integrated Communications
MMPR with Taylor West

La Plata Award of Excellence
VIA COVID Crisis Communications 
Crisis Communications
VIA Metropolitan Transit

La Plata Award of Excellence
Briscoe Western Art Museum COVID Response
Crisis Communications 
Briscoe Western Art Museum
Tale to Tell Communications

La Plata Award of Excellence
Serving More through COVID Response
Crisis Communications 
MVW Communications for Meals on Wheels San Antonio

La Plata Award of Excellence
COVID-19 Crisis Communications
Marketing and Communications Campaign
Texas A&M International University

La Plata Award of Merit

La Plata Award of Merit
Muck & Fuss 2020 Annual Marketing Strategy
Integrated Communications 
Embark Marketing

La Plata Award of Merit
Loteria
Marketing and Communications Campaign
City of San Antonio Solid Waste Management Department

La Plata Award of Merit
Keep SA Moving 
Integrated Communications
VIA Metropolitan Transit 

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

La Plata Honorable Mention 

La Plata Honorable Mention
COVID-19 Thermal Scanners Statewide Product Launch
Media Relations Campaign
Haute in Texas

El Bronce Award of Excellence

El Bronce Award of Excellence
San Antonio Museum of Art - Awareness & Membership Campaign
Creative Tactics
Noisy Trumpet Digital & Public Relations

El Bronce Award of Excellence
TAMIU Together
Social Media Engagement
Texas A&M International University

El Bronce Award of Excellence
COVID-19 Response Center
Websites
Texas A&M International University

El Bronce Award of Excellence
SA Seafood Website Development
Websites
Embark Marketing

El Bronce Award of Excellence
A Helmet Didn’t Stop Ily Guckian, Baby Miss America
Feature Story
UT Health San Antonio
Will Sansom

El Bronce Award of Excellence
Briscoe Western Art Museum Birthday Celebration
Media Relations
Tale to Tell Communications
Dawn Robinette, APR
Valerie Grant

El Bronce Award of Excellence
Planets in the Park
Social Media Engagement 
San Antonio River Authority – Brand & Public Communications

El Bronce Award of Excellence
San Antonio Charter Moms Charter a Summer of Learning
Media Relations 
Grant House Communications
Valerie Grant

El Bronce Award of Excellence
Briscoe Western Art Museum "Visual Voices"
Media Relations
Tale to Tell Communications
Dawn Robinette, APR
Valerie Grant

El Bronce Award of Merit

El Bronce Award of Merit
Keep SA Moving Tele-Town Hall Series
Creative Tactics
VIA Metropolitan Transit

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

El Bronce Award of Merit
Briscoe Western Art Museum "Night of Artists"
Feature Stories
Tale to Tell Communications
Dawn Robinette, APR

El Bronce Award of Merit
Annual Report 2020
Annual Reports
Texas A&M International University

El Bronce Award of Merit
Pre-K 4 SA Education Center Media Tour
Media Relations
Pre-K 4 SA, Creative Noggin
Jill Byrd, Ruben Betancourt, Paul Chapman

El Bronce Award of Merit
Know Your City: Hondo
Videos 
San Antonio Board of REALTORS®
Chelsea Ballenger

El Bronce Award of Merit
Coronavirus Makes Itself Unrecognizable to Cells
Media Relations 
UT Health San Antonio
Will Sansom

El Bronce Award of Merit
Briscoe Western Art Museum "Beyond the Briscoe"
Digital Only Newsletters/Publications
Briscoe Western Art Museum
Tale to Tell Communications

El Bronce Award of Merit
A President's Tribute to Heroic Service, UT Health San Antonio 2020 Holiday Video Card
Videos 
UT Health San Antonio
David Constante, Brandie Jenkins, Jennifer Bittle, Nancy Shaw

El Bronce Award of Merit
Fiesta® San Antonio 2020 #AtHomeFiesta Campaign
Social Media Engagement 
Christina SBG, LLC
Christina Jovanna Olivarez

 El Bronce Award of Merit
Texas Adoption Portal
Websites
Family Tapestry
Bethany Evans

El Bronce Honorable Mention 

El Bronce Honorable Mention
50th Anniversary Newsletter/Magazine
Print Magazines, Newsletters
Texas A&M International University

El Bronce Honorable Mention
San Antonio River Basin Report Card
Websites 
San Antonio River Authority Brand & Public Communications

El Bronce Honorable Mention
'Respond to the 2020 Census` Video
Videos 
San Antonio Board of REALTORS®
Chelsea Ballenger, Taylar Staff

El Bronce Honorable Mention
A Holiday Message from the Alamo Colleges
Executive Communications
Chancellor Dr. Mike Flores, Alamo Colleges District

El Bronce Honorable Mention
Congrats Grads!
Creative Tactics
Texas A&M International University