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2001 SiOC AWARDS

SiOC holds an annual awards contest to highlight the "best of the best" in state public information. Award applications are usually available in January of each year for work done in the previous calendar year. Awards are presented at the SiOC Annual Awards Luncheon held in April.

Below are the recipients of the 2001 SiOC Awards awarded April 11, 2002.

Links to some the winning entries have been provided.

2001 SiOC Awards

PIO of the Year and Lifetime Achievement

Please see the News Release for the winners of this year's awards.

Category: 1. Writing

1a. News Release

SILVER - California Air Resources Board - "ARB Holds to ZEV Mandate"

GOLD - Karen Terrill, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection - "State Fire Marshal Warning - Alternate Energy Sources Can Be Dangerous"

1c. Feature

SILVER - John Arnold, California State Parks Department of Parks and Recreation - "California's Gold History Lives in Empire Mine State Historic Park"

GOLD - Patrick Foy, Department of Fish and Game - "Patrolling Beneath the Ocean's Surface"

1d. Speech

SILVER - Steven J. Dakota, California Office of the Inspector General for Veterans Affairs - "Veterans Appreciation Month"

GOLD - Karen Terrill, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection - "Internet Crimes Against Children"

1. * GRAND PRIZE - WRITING *

Patrick Foy, Department of Fish and Game - "Patrolling Beneath the Ocean's Surface"

Category: 2. Reports

2a. Annual Report - One or Two Colors

GOLD - Commissioners and Staff of the Fair Political Practices Commission, including the Public Education Unit and Publications Editor Jon Matthews- "Resource Directory and 2000 Annual Report"

www.fppc.ca.gov/Library/resources.pdf

2b. Annual Report - Multi-Color

SILVER - Office of Public Affairs, California Highway Patrol- "Perspectives 2000"

GOLD - CALFED Bay-Delta Public Affairs Team, DWR Graphic Services, Neo Design - "CALFED Bay-Delta Program 2001 Annual Report"

www.fppc.ca.gov/Library/resources.pdf

2c. Special Report - One or Two Colors

SILVER - DDS Health & Wellness Section, Department of Developmental Services - "Wellness Initiative Projects 1996-2000"

GOLD - Department of Fish and Game- "The Status of Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Animals and Plants of California"

2d. Special Report - Multi-Color

SILVER - California Department of Fish and Game, University of California, Sea Grant Extension Program - "California's Living Marine Resources: A Status Report"

www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/status/index.html

GOLD - April Izumi, Office of Public Affairs, California Department of Food and Agriculture- "NFACT-Framework for the Future of Agriculture"

2. * GRAND PRIZE - REPORTS *

April Izumi, Office of Public Affairs, California Department of Food and Agriculture- "NFACT-Framework for the Future of Agriculture"

Category: 3. Internal Publications

3a. Newsletter - One or Two Colors

SILVER - Brian Cahill, California State Parks Department of Parks and Recreation - "The Catalyst - The Newsletter for Interpretation in California State Parks"

www.statepark.org/catalyst/catsum01.pdf

GOLD - Troy Swauger, Department of Fish and Game - "Fish & Game Today"

3b. Newsletter - (3+ colors)

GOLD - Patti Mamuzich, Communications Services Bureau, Franchise Tax Board - "Information Return"

3d. Magazine - Multi-Color

GOLD - CHP Office of Public Affairs Office, California Highway Patrol - "Zenith 12000, May/June 2001 issue"

3e. Brochure - One or Two Colors -

GOLD - John Roussel, Communications Service Bureau - "Franchise Tax Board Strategic Plan: 2001-2005"

http://www.ftb.ca.gov/other/stratgic/splan.pdf

3. * GRAND PRIZE - INTERNAL PUBLICATIONS *

Troy Swauger, Department of Fish and Game - "Fish & Game Today"

Category 4. External Publications

4a. Newsletter - One or Two Colors

SILVER - Jason Warburg, AVP, EDFUND/Communications -"Focus"

GOLD - Communications Department, EDFUND -"NewSource"

4b. Newsletter -Multi-Color

SILVER - California Technology, Trade & Commerce Agency - "Insights"

GOLD - Julio C. Calderon, Information Officer II, California Youth Authority - "CYA Today, Youth Conservation Camp Edition"

4c. Magazine - One Color

GOLD - Judicial Council of California, Administrative Office of the Courts - "Court News"

4d. Magazine -Multi-Color

HONORABLE MENTION - Lorna Bernard, Department of Fish and Game - "Tracks"

www.dfg.ca.gov/coned/tracks/tracks.html

SILVER - Alexia E. Retallack, Department of Fish and Game - "Outdoor California Magazine"

GOLD - Joyce Tokita, Department of Water Resources -"Careers in Water"

4e. Brochure - One or Two Colors

SILVER - Tuyet Truong and Trevor O'Shaughnessy, Integrated Waste Management Board - "State Agency Recycling Recognition (STARR) Awards Program"

GOLD - Public Education Unit, Commission Staff, Fair Political Practices Commission - "A Reporter's Guide to the FPPC"

www.fppc.ca.gov/pdf/reporterguide.pdf

4f. Brochure - Multi-Color

SILVER -EDFUND and the California Student Aid Commission - "Fund Your Future"

GOLD - Michael Long, Department of Developmental Services -"A Consumer's Guide to the Lanterman Act"

www.dds.ca.gov/Publications/Main/LantermanActGuide.cfm

4. ** GRAND PRIZE - EXTERNAL PUBLICATIONS **

Joyce Tokita, Department of Water Resources - "Careers in Water"


Category: 5. Audio-Visual Productions

5a. Video

SILVER - CalPERS Office of Public Affairs - "CalPERS Member Network Edition 9: Your Future, Your Choice"

GOLD - Vanetta Carroll, Franchise Tax Board -"The INCredibly Groovy Adventure of Awesome Flowers"

GOLD - DWR Graphic Services, Department of Water Resources, Office of Water Education- "Riding into the Future"

5c. PSA video

SILVER - Jana Clarke and Gloria Sandoval of the Department of Boating and Waterways and News 10 - "Life Jacket PSAs"

GOLD - Tina L. Williams - Recruitment Supervisor, Roy Stearns - Communications, California State Parks, Department of Parks and Recreation - "Recruitment for California State Park Rangers and Lifeguards"

5d. PSA audio

SILVER - Jana Clarke and Glass/McClure Inc., Department of Boating and Waterways - "New Life Jacket Law PSA"

GOLD - Medical Board of California -"Be Informed, Be Healthy Audio PSA"

5e. Video / Audio paid campaign

SILVER - Office of Public Affairs, California Highway Patrol- "New Booster Seat Law"

5. GRAND PRIZE - AUDIO-VISUAL PRODUCTIONS

Vanetta Carroll, Franchise Tax Board - The INCredibly Groovy Adventure of Awesome Flowers


Category: 6. Graphics

6a. Infographic / Illustration

GOLD - John Roussel, Communications Service Bureau- "IT Recruitment Trade Show Display"

6c. Logo

SILVER - California Office of Traffic Safety - "COPtails Logo"

GOLD - OSP Design - "Office of the Patient Advocate Logo"

6e. Special effects

SILVER - Graphic Services Unit, California Highway Patrol - "Perspectives 2000 (cover)"

GOLD - California Office of Traffic Safety - "Know How To Go Interactive Game"

6f. Photography (Black & White)

GOLD - Patrick Foy, Department of Fish and Game - "Cover photograph for October issue of 'Fish & Game Today'"

6g. Photography (Color)

SILVER - Dan Chan, California Franchise Tax Board- "Power Poles at Sunset"

GOLD - Dan Chan, California Franchise Tax Board -"Flag at half staff"

6. ** GRAND PRIZE - GRAPHICS **

OSP Design - "Office of the Patient Advocate Logo"


Category: 7. Special Projects

7a. Posters

SILVER - Communications Department, EDFUND- "The Future 5 in The Power of Your Mind"

GOLD - Laurena Cabanero and Gail Dudding, California State Parks, Department of Parks and Recreation- "Diversity Recognition Posters"

7b. Direct Mail

SILVER - Elinor Bickell, Communications Services Bureau, Franchise Tax Board - "California Tax Policy Conference Postcard"

GOLD - California Office of Traffic Safety- "OTS Kid's Web Site Direct Mail Postcard"

7c. Promotional Device

SILVER - John Swanton and Rich Varenchick, Air Resources Board- "Right to Clean Air Lapel Pin"

GOLD - Jana Clark of the Department of Boating and Waterways, Glass/McClure Inc. and Bullfrog Sunblock- "Splasher Pak"

7d. Calendar

HONORABLE MENTION - Gloria Sandoval & Phaedra Bota, Department of Boating and Waterways and Nancy Flores of Enterprise Printing- "Safe & Wise Water Ways 2002"

SILVER - Rick Cabral - Writer Project Director/EDFUND, Michael Dunlavey - Art Director/ Dunlavey Studio, Mellisa Weil - Graphic Designer/Dunlavey Studio- "EDFUND Calendar 2002: College Life in Black and White"

GOLD - Joyce Tokita and John Carter, Department of Water Resources - "The Art of Construction"

7. ** GRAND PRIZE - SPECIAL PROJECTS **

Joyce Tokita and John Carter , Department of Water Resources- "The Art of Construction"


Category: 8. Media Relations

8b. Media Campaign

SILVER - California Office of Traffic Safety - "California's Drunk and Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month Campaign"

GOLD - Carol Dahmen, Mark Oldfield, California Department of Conservation - "Recycle. It's Good for the Bottle, It's Good for the Can"

8. ** GRAND PRIZE - MEDIA RELATIONS **

Carol Dahmen and Mark Oldfield - California Department of Conservation- "Recycle. It's Good for the Bottle, It's Good for the Can"


Category: 9. Best Bang for Your Buck

9a. Best product impact for more than $750

SILVER - California Office of Traffic Safety - "2001 Sports Marketing Campaign"

GOLD - Susie Wong , Technology, Trade & Commerce Agency - "The Home Depot/State of California Partnership for Energy Conservation"

9b. Best product impact for less than $750

SILVER - Phaedra Bota, & Gloria Sandoval, Department of Boating and Waterways AND Art Grueneberger of Puppet Art Theater - "AquaSMART Live"

GOLD - Alexia E. Retallack - "Department of Fish and Game 2002 Calendar"

9. GRAND PRIZE - BEST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK

Susie Wong , Technology, Trade & Commerce Agency - "The Home Depot/State of California Partnership for Energy Conservation"