PREStige AWARDS

Categories

Any current WHPRMS member may enter; the member must have been on the project team. Agencies may enter on behalf of their WHPRMS member clients.

Eligible projects may be entered for recognition in two categories:

• Single-Channel/Asset Campaign: Any campaign that uses a single channel or asset (example: a single logo design, website redesign, publication, etc.)

• Multi-Channel/Asset Campaign:  Any campaign that uses multiple channels or assets (example: entire rebranding, online presence re-design, etc.) Special events should be included in this category.

  For each project you enter, you will submit a concise summary of your project's objective, implementation, cost and results.

Awards

A panel of unbiased judges from the field of healthcare marketing and communications will review and score the entries on a numeric scale. Judges are asked to provide written comments for the entrant. All entries that qualify based on their numeric score will receive an Award of Excellence or Award of Merit, presented during the WHPRMS Awards Ceremony on each fall.

Carol Mehlberg Award:  The Prestige entry that most effectively demonstrates thorough planning, execution, and results, as well as creativity and innovation receives extra recognition: the Carol Mehlberg Award.  It is named in honor of Carol Mehlberg, a WHPRMS member who was instrumental in establishing the Communication Review program (the predecessor to the Prestige Awards) and strengthening the organization.

2026 PRESTIGE AWARD WINNERS

Award of Excellence & Carol Mehlberg Award
Top Multi-channel Campaign
First in the World: Communicating Epic AI Charting at GHC-SCW
Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin
Katelyn McLaughlin, Brittney DuFrane, Briaunna Konz & Lily Varilla

Award of Excellence
Top Single-channel Campaign
UW SMPH Orion Initiative Video
Vendi Advertising
Karen Bernhardt, Hannah Stumpf, John Horsfall, Jadyn Bennett,
Dr. Amy Kind, Veronica Rueckert, Jennifer Stegall, Kelsey McDermott,
Chris Vanderlinden & Jordan Post

Award of Excellence
Multi-channel Campaign
March Mammo Madness: Turning Screening Into a Team Sport
Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin
Lily Varilla, Katelyn McLaughlin, Brittney DuFrane & Briaunna Konz

Award of Excellence
Multi-channel Campaign
Northeast Pediatric Urgent Care Launch
Children's Wisconsin
Kate Kishline, Sandy Ritshke, Courtney Rademann, Laura Simson & Korre Johnson

Award of Excellence
Multi-channel Campaign
Women's Wellness Night
Spooner Health
Michelle Martin, Mackenzie Erickson, Bethany Clemenson, Mavis Melton, Nicole Perkins, Stephanie Gleason, Sarah Wiemeri, Emily Stariha, Jenna Green, Kelly Richter, April Busch & Anne Focht

Award of Excellence
Multi-channel Campaign
Awareness of Local Wound Care Services 
with Nicole Perkins, APNP, CWCN-AP, Certified Wound Care Specialist
Spooner Health
Michelle Martin, Mackenzie Erickson, McDaniels Marketing

Award of Excellence
Multi-channel Campaign
MCM Sensory-Friendly Nights Partnership and Expanded Autism Services
Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin 
Brittney DuFrane, Katelyn McLaughlin, Briaunna Konz &  Lily Varilla

Award of Excellence
Single-channel Campaign
Building Community through Social Media
Mile Bluff Medical Center
Travis Baumgarten & Nikki Cowan

Award of Merit
Multi-channel Campaign
Navigating Growth: Froedtert Hospital Expansion and Campus Transformation
Froedtert ThedaCare
Amy Freeze

Award of Merit
Single-channel Campaign
2025 Diagnostic, Anesthesia & Surgical Health (DASH) Annual Report
Unlock Health
Shannon Cummins
Sean Marus, Nancy Vanselow & David M. Gourlay, MD, Children's Wisconsin

Award of Merit
Multi-channel Campaign
Community Heartbeat
Outreach Community Health Centers
Ebony Ssali

Award of Merit
Single-channel Campaign
Pediatric Rounds Vol 23, Issue 3
Unlock Health
Shannon Cummins
Amanda Gasper Krueger & Nancy Vanselow, Children’s Wisconsin

Award of Merit
Single-channel Campaign
70th Anniversary Commemorative Video
Grant Regional Health Center
Rochelle Williams & Hannah Kirschbaum
Bill Smith, Happee Smith Productions

Award of Merit
Single-channel Campaign
Living Well – Summer 2026
Spooner Health
Michelle Martin, Mackenzie Erickson, McDaniels Marketing