Del Oro Awards Program
It's your time to shine!
Enter your best work in the La Plata or El Bronce Awards!
The deadline is 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 16, 2012.
Do you want to honor an outstanding PR professional?
Nominate someone for a Del Oro Individual Award!
The deadline is 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 23, 2012.
Email your nominations to christi.fish@utsa.edu.
The Del Oro Awards Program recognizes the best achievers and achievements in public relations for the greater San Antonio area. The San Antonio chapter of the Public Relations Society of America conducts this award competition annually.
The Del Oro Awards Program honors the best PR practitioners in the community through the Del Oro individual awards. It honors the best practices awards through La Plata for campaigns and El Bronce for tactics. Click on the links below to access descriptions and entry requirements from the latest competition.
Del Oro Awardsare individual awards, recognizing leading public relations practitioners for Lifetime Achievement, Professional of the Year, Community Service, and Horizon (recognizing a young PR professional "rising star"). There is no entry fee for the Del Oro individual awards.
La Plata Awards recognize achievement in public relations campaigns.
El Bronce Awards recognize achievement in public relations tactics.
The annual awards gala is scheduled for Thursday, May 3, 2012, at The DoubleTree Hotel – San Antonio Airport (at McCullough & NE Loop 410).
Awards Banquet: May 3, 2012
2012 PRSA San Antonio 10th Annual Del Oro Awards Banquet Held
The best in public relations were celebrated at the 2011 Del Oro Awards Banquet with La Plata and El Bronce categories in campaigns and tactics as well as individual honorees.
Sponsorship Levels
Platinum Sponsor ($2,500)
Exclusive social/network hour signage
Cash bar signage
Special recognition during awards banquet
Three minutes to speak following banquet welcome
Sponsorship recognition in all printed materials, banquet program and event signage
Reserved priority seating for nine guests
Organization name, logo and link in PRSA online vendor directory – 2 years
Organization name, logo and link on event website
Gold Sponsor ($1,000)
Sponsorship recognition in all printed materials, banquet program and signage
Reserved priority seating for nine guests
Special recognition during awards banquet
Organization name, logo and link in PRSA online vendor directory – 1 year
Organization name, logo and link on event website
Silver Sponsor ($500)
Sponsorship recognition in banquet program and signage
Reserved seating for five guests
Special recognition during awards banquet
Organization name, logo and link in PRSA online vendor directory – 1 year
Organization name, logo and link on event website
Bronze Sponsor ($300)
Sponsorship recognition in banquet program and signage
Reserved seating for two guests
Special recognition during awards banquet
Organization name, logo and link on event website
Friends of PRSA Sponsor ($100)
Special recognition during awards banquet
Organization name, logo and link on event website
Contact Rebecca M. Villarreal at rebeccamvilla@gmail.com or (210) 872-6164 for more details. Sponsorship forms must be received by April 13, 2012, in order to receive all of the recognition outlined above in the “Sponsorship Levels” section. Logos for Platinum and Gold Level Sponsors must be at least 300 dpi. Please e-mail images as a jpeg, eps or tiff to rebeccamvilla@gmail.com.
Awards Program Standards
Eligibility
PRSA members and nonmembers are eligible to submit as may entries as they wish in any category. Entrants must be members of the San Antonio Area PRSA chapter or public relations professionals serving a San Antonio and South Texas client, company, event or program.
Awards Committee
An awards committee created by the PRSA San Antonio board of directors administers the Del Oro Awards.
Judging
An impartial panel of distinguished professionals in public relations and closely related fields is recruited to judge the competition. Judges have the right to declare multiple winners in any category and may move entries between categories or combine categories where appropriate, especially where such action enhances the ability of an entry to win an award. The judges may reject any entry that does not meet contest requirements and may choose not to present an award in any category.
Awards Presentation
All winners will be notified in time to make reservations for the annual awards banquet to be held Thursday, May 3, 2012, at The Doubletree Hotel – San Antonio Airport, 37 NE Loop 410 (at McCullough) San Antonio, Texas. Winners who attend the banquet and confirm their attendance by the RSVP deadline will be called to the stage to receive their awards. Duplicate awards may be ordered for a fee through PRSA San Antonio.
Return of Entries
Del Oro, La Plata and El Bronce entries will not be returned by mail. La Plata and El Bronce entries will be displayed during the awards banquet in May. Entries not picked up following the banquet become the property of PRSA San Antonio chapter and will be donated for student education. PRSA will not be responsible for loss or damage to any entry.
Please direct questions regarding your entry to Del Oro judging committee chair Christi Fish at 210-458-5141.
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