CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ALBERTA ARETE AWARD WINNERS!

The results are in! 

Lisa Frizzell, Director of Public Relations, was selected as the winner of this year's CPRS Alberta Arete Award in External Communications. Lisa's winning project was the direct in the community - Volunteer Citizen of the Year Awards 2006; an awards program designed to acknowledge the valuable contribution of volunteers to the communities in which they live. The program is run in partnership between Direct Energy and the Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association and targets rural communities across Alberta. Judges for the category found Lisa's entry to be an outstanding example of an external communications program.  

Grant Kaiser APR, P.Mgr. received honourable mention in the external category for his entry: Great Alberta Reading Challenge. Grant is the Manager of Marketing & Development at the Calgary Public Library.

Jason Krell, a student in the Mount Royal College Public Relations Program since 2004, is this year's recipient of the CPRS Alberta Arete Student Award sponsored by Genome Alberta. Jason has been recognized for his commitment to the program and to his classmates, and for his ability to exceed expectations in his assignments. Program Chair Janis Robertson describes Jason as a strategic thinker and a leader.

Mariam Kadri, a student at the University of Calgary, received honourable mention in the student category.

This year's winners received their awards at the CPRS National Conference in Edmonton as part of the Gala Awards Dinner on June 15th.

Sincere thanks to Genome Alberta for their sponsorship, to the category judges and awards committee members for their time and effort and to the boards of CPRS Edmonton and CPRS Calgary for their guidance and support. Plans are already underway for the launch of the 2007-08 Arete Awards.

Stay tuned for the launch of the 2007-2008 awards program in September!

Jointly sponsored by CPRS Calgary and CPRS Edmonton, the Alberta Arete Awards offer a great opportunity to showcase outstanding work and gain professional and public recognition. Entering your work in Alberta's provincial awards program can also be a timely stepping-stone for the CPRS national awards or your accreditation work sample.

For more information:
e-mail: AreteAwards@national.ca