Sarah Temple Named 2009 Washington PR Woman Of The Year
06 Nov 2009
Sarah Temple, SVP Social Marketing Practice, Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide, has been named the 2009 "Washington PR Woman of the Year" by Washington Women in Public Relations (WWPR) at its awards ceremony.
Each year, WWPR presents an award to a senior level Washington area female PR practitioner as a means to honor and celebrate the accomplishments of PR women and expand awareness of contributions to the industry. This year's luncheon marked the 20th anniversary of the PR Woman of the Year (WOY) event.
Temple was selected from a panel of judges who nominated three final honorees based on their exceptional leadership and integrity to their fields as well as their community involvement. The two other honorees were Jody Arlington, Managing Partner, PR Collaborative and Director, Georgetown Entertainment and Media Alliance and Kirsten Suto Seckler, Director of Global Brand Marketing and Awareness, Special Olympics.
"Each of the honorees deserves recognition for far exceeding standards within the public relations profession," said Lauren Lawson, president of Washington Women in Public Relations.
"Sarah Temple was selected as the 2009 PR Woman of the Year for setting the benchmark in terms of her strategic communications planning, partnership development and social responsibility programming."
Temple's 18 years of experience includes spearheading the award-winning National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute's (NHLBI) "The Heart Truth" campaign, raising awareness about heart disease in women, as its project director. Currently, she advises NHLBI on community and corporate partner outreach across all its social marketing campaigns. She also directs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Screen for Life's campaign including its partnership with the Entertainment Industry Foundation/Stand Up 2 Cancer.
The event also featured a keynote by Dana Bash, CNN's senior congressional correspondent, responsible for covering the activities of both the U.S. House and Senate. A raffle was held to benefit WWPR's pro bono client, the Children's Law Center, the leading civil legal services provider in the District and the only organization that provides comprehensive free legal representation specifically for children who have been abused and neglected, have special education or health care needs.
A list of previous recipients of this distinguished award is available here.
Each year, WWPR presents an award to a senior level Washington area female PR practitioner as a means to honor and celebrate the accomplishments of PR women and expand awareness of contributions to the industry. This year's luncheon marked the 20th anniversary of the PR Woman of the Year (WOY) event.
Temple was selected from a panel of judges who nominated three final honorees based on their exceptional leadership and integrity to their fields as well as their community involvement. The two other honorees were Jody Arlington, Managing Partner, PR Collaborative and Director, Georgetown Entertainment and Media Alliance and Kirsten Suto Seckler, Director of Global Brand Marketing and Awareness, Special Olympics.
"Each of the honorees deserves recognition for far exceeding standards within the public relations profession," said Lauren Lawson, president of Washington Women in Public Relations.
"Sarah Temple was selected as the 2009 PR Woman of the Year for setting the benchmark in terms of her strategic communications planning, partnership development and social responsibility programming."
Temple's 18 years of experience includes spearheading the award-winning National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute's (NHLBI) "The Heart Truth" campaign, raising awareness about heart disease in women, as its project director. Currently, she advises NHLBI on community and corporate partner outreach across all its social marketing campaigns. She also directs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Screen for Life's campaign including its partnership with the Entertainment Industry Foundation/Stand Up 2 Cancer.
The event also featured a keynote by Dana Bash, CNN's senior congressional correspondent, responsible for covering the activities of both the U.S. House and Senate. A raffle was held to benefit WWPR's pro bono client, the Children's Law Center, the leading civil legal services provider in the District and the only organization that provides comprehensive free legal representation specifically for children who have been abused and neglected, have special education or health care needs.
A list of previous recipients of this distinguished award is available here.
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Arketype Awarded Top 10 Best Company Supporting The Arts In America
06 Nov 2009
Business Committee for the Arts (BCA), a division of Americans for the Arts, has selected Green Bay advertising and design firm Arketype, Inc. to receive a BCA TEN Award for its "outstanding support of the arts." Arketype President Jim Rivett will accept the BCA TEN award at a November 19 black-tie gala at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
Since 2005, the BCA TEN Award is given annually to only the top 10 best companies supporting the arts in America.
"These businesses are being recognized for their exceptional involvement in the arts throughout the workplace and in their communities. They provide the arts with significant financial and in-kind support, and they incorporate meaningful arts-related programs into lives of millions of Americans," said J. Barry Griswell, chairman, BCA Executive Board.
"This year's extraordinary honorees are corporate leaders who are developing and sustaining arts and arts education programming in towns of all sizes across the country."
Arketype initiates a variety of arts-related events and supports the arts with significant cash donations, in-kind services, volunteerism, advertising and marketing support, contributing almost half of its total philanthropic dollars and energies to the arts in 2008.
"The arts and creative thinking have been fundamental to our business and to our mission since our beginnings in 1992," said Paul Meinke, Arketype's founder.
"Arketype continues to put its wholehearted support behind the arts because of its tremendous power to educate, enlighten and build a powerhouse culture that creates a successful community."
"We're honored by this recognition not just because of what it says about our support of the arts, but because we value the integral relationship between creativity, the arts and business," said Rivett.
"That relationship plays an increasingly important role in an emerging global economy."
Rivett joined The Wisconsin Task Force on Arts and Creativity in Education in 2008 at the invitation of Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton. The group's mission is to ensure Wisconsin cultivates a creative workforce to effectively compete in a 21st-century global economy. He also serves on the board of the Meyer Theatre.
For the past six years, Meinke has served on the Wisconsin Arts Board, a state agency dedicated to engaging citizens in the creative process. He also serves on the board of the Weidner Center Presents, an independent, non-profit organization collaborating with UW-Green Bay in the programming for its Weidner Center for the Performing Arts.
The BCA was founded in 1967 by David Rockefeller to bring business and the arts together. The group's mission is to ensure that the arts flourish in America by encouraging, inspiring and stimulating business to support the arts in the workplace, in education and in the community. Americans for the Arts is the leading nonprofit organization for advancing arts in America.
Arketype is an award-winning advertising agency in Green Bay, Wis., delivering high-concept design, custom animation, and video.
Since 2005, the BCA TEN Award is given annually to only the top 10 best companies supporting the arts in America.
"These businesses are being recognized for their exceptional involvement in the arts throughout the workplace and in their communities. They provide the arts with significant financial and in-kind support, and they incorporate meaningful arts-related programs into lives of millions of Americans," said J. Barry Griswell, chairman, BCA Executive Board.
"This year's extraordinary honorees are corporate leaders who are developing and sustaining arts and arts education programming in towns of all sizes across the country."
Arketype initiates a variety of arts-related events and supports the arts with significant cash donations, in-kind services, volunteerism, advertising and marketing support, contributing almost half of its total philanthropic dollars and energies to the arts in 2008.
"The arts and creative thinking have been fundamental to our business and to our mission since our beginnings in 1992," said Paul Meinke, Arketype's founder.
"Arketype continues to put its wholehearted support behind the arts because of its tremendous power to educate, enlighten and build a powerhouse culture that creates a successful community."
"We're honored by this recognition not just because of what it says about our support of the arts, but because we value the integral relationship between creativity, the arts and business," said Rivett.
"That relationship plays an increasingly important role in an emerging global economy."
Rivett joined The Wisconsin Task Force on Arts and Creativity in Education in 2008 at the invitation of Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton. The group's mission is to ensure Wisconsin cultivates a creative workforce to effectively compete in a 21st-century global economy. He also serves on the board of the Meyer Theatre.
For the past six years, Meinke has served on the Wisconsin Arts Board, a state agency dedicated to engaging citizens in the creative process. He also serves on the board of the Weidner Center Presents, an independent, non-profit organization collaborating with UW-Green Bay in the programming for its Weidner Center for the Performing Arts.
The BCA was founded in 1967 by David Rockefeller to bring business and the arts together. The group's mission is to ensure that the arts flourish in America by encouraging, inspiring and stimulating business to support the arts in the workplace, in education and in the community. Americans for the Arts is the leading nonprofit organization for advancing arts in America.
Arketype is an award-winning advertising agency in Green Bay, Wis., delivering high-concept design, custom animation, and video.
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