Anchorage, Alaska – January 28, 2010 – MSI Communications picked up 13 awards at yesterday’s Public Relations Society of America – Alaska chapter awards ceremony, including first place recognition for Agrium’s Caring for Our Watersheds program, Cook Inlet Pipe Line Company’s Mount Redoubt volcano crisis response communications and Princess Cruises’ self-mailer brochure.

“While being commended for our work is certainly gratifying, building strong client relationships and producing the highest quality work possible is our top priority,” MSI Communications President Laurie Fagnani said.

Here are the 2009 Aurora Awards and the Awards of Excellence MSI Communications received:

AURORA AWARDS

Events and Observances

Second place: Municipality of Anchorage and MSI Communications – Bike to Work Day

Public Affairs

Second place: Alaska Cruise Association and MSI Communications – House Bill 134 (No first place awarded)

Global Communications

First place: Agrium and MSI Communications – Caring for Our Watersheds

Crisis Communications

First Place: Cook Inlet Pipe Line Company and MSI Communications – Redoubt Volcano and the Drift River Oil Terminal

Internal Communications

Second place: BP Alaska and MSI Communications – Be Idle Wise

Multicultural Public Relations

Second place: Koniag Inc. and MSI Communications – Faces from Our Past (No first place awarded)

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE

Annual Report

Honorable mention: Alaska Housing Finance Corp. and MSI Communications – Built to Last

Internal Publication

Second place: BP Alaska and MSI Communications – R&PP Connection (No first place awarded)

Advocacy Writing

Second place: NANA Development Corp. and MSI Communications – Contracting Lifts Impoverished Peoples (No first place awarded)

Writing Portfolio

Second place: Awarded to Lana Johnson, MSI Communications (No first place awarded)

Brochure

First place: Princess Tours and MSI Communications – Our Commitment Continues

News Conference

Third place: Alaska Cruise Association and MSI Communications – What Happens When a Destination Loses a Large Cruise Ship (No first place awarded)

Web site

Second place: Koniag Education Foundation and MSI Communications – Koniag Education Foundation (No first place awarded)

The PRSA Aurora Awards and Awards of Excellence recognize exemplary work in the field of communications. The Alaska chapter of the PRSA was established in 1973 and has more than 130 members statewide. For information, visit prsaalaska.org.

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