Honors
A track record of award-winning work on behalf of our clients.
If you want top-shelf work, Prairie Oak delivers. Since 1997, Prairie Oak has won 17 international, national or regional public relations honors. Here is a look at our achievements, which have been made possible through collaboration with clients whose goals are to create the best in communications:
2014 Golden Trumpet, Publicity Club of Chicago
Top honors for a sustained internal communications campaign helping physicians and clinicians to understand how six affiliated hospitals were creating advancements with their electronic health record system. More than 200 messages were developed and distributed to targeted stakeholders on both strategic and operational issues during 2013.
Client: Presence Health Information Services
2011 Crystal Award of Distinction, The Communicator Awards
National recognition for media relations work publicizing a hospital story and news conference about four sisters delivering four babies in four days. The story generated hundreds of placements in media outlets, social media, blogs and websites.
Client: Westlake Hospital
2010 Crystal Award of Distinction, The Communicator Awards
National recognition for hospital-website writing (PROVEN stories of care) that spotlights nearly 20 patient success stories in a wide range of medical specialties – cardiac, cancer, breast care, orthopedics, bariatric surgery and more. The articles provide insights into real-life patient experiences that focus on how the hospital delivers outstanding, compassionate care.
Client: Presence Saint Joseph Hospital
2006 Gold Quill Merit Award, International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), 2006 IABC Regional Silver Quill Award of Merit and 2006 IABC Spectra Award (Chicago Chapter)
Three IABC awards – international, regional and local recognition – for helping a corporate communications team launch a new intranet for the company's Integrated Supply Chain organization. The intranet site provides business-critical information online to employees around the world within the supply chain organization. IABC's Gold Quill competition received 1,175 entries from 27 countries in 2006. Only 130 entries were selected to receive awards.
Client: Motorola, Inc.
2005 Silver Trumpet, Publicity Club of Chicago, and 2005 Crystal Award of Distinction, The Communicator Awards
Regional and national honors for a public education campaign about the many benefits of total joint replacement. Prairie Oak helped the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) promote a first-of-its-kind documentary on hip and knee replacement surgery. The film aired on public television in 10 U.S. markets, and was available online.
Client: American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS)
2004 Crystal Award of Distinction, The Communicator Awards
National recognition for a 50th anniversary booklet for Resurrection Medical Center in Chicago. Prairie Oak contributed writing and research on the project.
Client: Resurrection Health Care
2003 Crystal Award of Distinction, The Communicator Awards
National recognition for a State of Illinois report documenting Illinois' recent progress in juvenile justice.
Client: Illinois Futures for Kids Initiative and Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission
2002 Golden Trumpet, Publicity Club of Chicago and 2002 Crystal Award of Distinction, The Communicator Awards
Regional and national honors for an 11-part series of internal newsletter articles linking the 90-year history of Whirlpool Corporation to its current strategies – and for assistance with a special edition of the company's employee magazine.
Client: Whirlpool Corporation
2001 Crystal Award of Distinction, The Communicator Awards
National recognition for a holiday story that generated excellent publicity in the Chicago area – including a front-page color photo in the Chicago Sun-Times on Dec. 24.
Client: Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital Center
2000 Silver Trumpet Award, Publicity Club of Chicago
Local recognition for a training book targeted at employees and physicians that helped them prepare for a facility-wide survey of hospital operations by The Joint Commission (formerly JCAHO).
Client: Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital Center
2000 Crystal Award of Distinction, The Communicator Awards
National recognition for communications materials supporting an innovative rewards and recognition program for employees.
Client: Motorola, Inc.
1999 Crystal Award of Excellence, The Communicator Awards and 1997 Silver Trumpet Award, Publicity Club of Chicago
Two honors for a colorful press kit that launched the new Harley-Davidson Chrome Visa card.
Client: Eaglemark Financial Services, Inc.