Listed here are the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie® Award winners in these categories in The 2026 American Business Awards®. Those winners in attendance will be celebrated on stage during the 24^th annual awards gala on Tuesday, June 9 in New York City. Tickets for the event are on sale now. Learn more about the event here.

Agency, Department, Team, Individual, and Innovation Categories | Achievement in Communications or PR Campaign/Program of the Year Categories

Agency, Department, Team, Individual, and Innovation Categories

Communications Department of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Delta Dental of Kansas, Wichita, Kansas, United States: Delta Dental of Kansas’ communications team
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Cardiff, Del Mar, California, United States: Cardiff Communications Team: Building a High-Impact PR Engine from the Ground Up
Humana, Louisville, Kentucky, United States: Communication Excellence, Operational Rigor, and Cross-Enterprise Partnership
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
contentEXP Group (CXG), Bexley, Ohio, United States: From Campaigns to Community: A Visually Narrative-Driven Communications System
Greenough Communications, Boston, Massachusetts, United States: “Making the Moments That Matter”: Greenough’s High-Velocity Communications Team of the Year
LandGate, Denver, Colorado, United States: LandGate's Marketing & Communications Team
San Antonio International Airport, San Antonio, Texas, United States: San Antonio International Airport Communications Team
TermScout, Centennial, Colorado, United States: From Divestiture to Category Leadership: How TermScout Rebuilt Its Brand and Accelerated Growth Through Strategic Communications

Communications Professional of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Caliber, NY, New York, United States: Caitlinn Riedell-Thomas, Senior Account Manager
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Arctic Wolf, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States: Lauren Back, Corporate Communications Manager
BrightSpring Health Services, Louisville, Kentucky, United States: Cat Hamm, Communications Coordinator
Design-Build Institute of America, Washington, District of Columbia, United States: Fred Yi, Associate Director of Web & Digital Media, Strategic Communications
Design-Build Institute of America, Washington, District of Columbia, United States: Erin Looney, Director, Content and Strategic Communications
Elite College Hacker, Austin, Texas, United States: Anthony Berryhill
Integrity, Dallas, Texas, United States: Rachel Aird, PR Lead
Magnitude Inc., New York, New York, United States: Olivia Gerling, Senior Account Executive
RAIN Group, Boston, Massachusetts, United States: Aly Jamison, APR
Self-employed, Los Angeles, California, United States: Denis Puzhalin
The Stories and Wisdom Company®, Issaquah, Washington, United States: Alice Ikeda, Producer, Writer and Narrative Strategist

Communications Team of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Humana, Louisville, Kentucky, United States: Dynamic Communications team overhauls regulatory communications
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
FTI Consulting, New York, New York, United States: The Retail and Consumer Products Team within FTI Strategic Communications

Communications, Investor Relations, or PR Executive of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Adler Public Relations, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States: Jennifer Adler , CEO
Cardiff, Del Mar, California, United States: Alison Wieman, Communications Director
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Thomas Public Relations, Inc., East Northport, New York, United States: Karen Thomas, President & CEO

Public Relations Agency of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
RH Strategic, Seattle, Washington, United States
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
MikeWorldWide, New York, New York, United States

Achievement in Communications or PR Campaign/Program of the Year Categories

Achievement in Brand/Reputation Management
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
MikeWorldWide & American Dairy Queen, New York, New York, United States: Celebrating the Wins with Dairy Queen

Achievement in Community Engagement
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Lee Andrews Group, Los Angeles, California, United States: A Breakthrough in Transit Equity: Lee Andrews Group’s LIFE Program Community Engagement Initiative
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Avia Games, San Mateo, California, United States: Avia x Foster Love - Wonderland Wishes Campaign (Copy)

Achievement in Community Relations - Associations/Non-Profit Organizations
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
The Holliday Collaborative Agency, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States: Justice to Education Pathway Partnership
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
The Surplus Line Association of California, San Ramon, California, United States: Joyful Warriors: SLA Volunteers Make a Difference at the Alameda County Food Bank

Achievement in Consumer PR for an Existing Product
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
MikeWorldWide & American Dairy Queen, New York, New York, United States: Celebrating the Wins with Dairy Queen
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
EMD Serono, Boston, Massachusetts, United States: Express4MS: Selma Blair and EMD Serono Empower People with MS

Achievement in Content Marketing - Associations/Government/Nonprofit Organizations
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Chicago, Illinois, United States: Campaign Strategy Testimonial Campaign

Achievement in Content Marketing - Business to Business
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
ProcureAbility, St. Petersburg, Florida, United States: How ProcureAbility Serves as a Leader for Procurement Through the Next Era of Transformation
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Integrity, Dallas, Texas, United States: The Flywheel of Trust: Scaling M&A Growth Through Integrated PESO Storytelling

Achievement in Content Marketing - Business to Consumer
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
MikeWorldWide, New York, New York, United States: Travelers Championship

Achievement in Corporate Communications
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Bank of America, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States: 2025 Better Money Habits Gen Z Report

Achievement in Digital Creativity
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
MikeWorldWide & American Dairy Queen, New York, New York, United States: Celebrating the Wins with Dairy Queen

Achievement in Employee Advocacy Program
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
CardWorks, Woodbury, New York, United States: The Power of Intentionality: Scaling Brand Authority Through Leadership Advocacy

Achievement in Employer Branding Campaign
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Savage Brands, Houston, Texas, United States: Vulcan Industrial Employer Brand Strategy & Launch

Achievement in Financial Services & Investor Relations
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Caliber, New York, New York, United States: Caliber Corporate Advisers Drives Exponential Media Growth for TradeStation

Achievement in Food & Beverage
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
MikeWorldWide & American Dairy Queen, New York, New York, United States: Celebrating the Wins with Dairy Queen

Achievement in Global Communications
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, Boston, Massachusetts, United States: OutSMARTing the competition: using data and thought leadership to supercharge PR results

Achievement in Healthcare
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
5WPR, New York City, New York, United States: 5W x Spring Health: Elevated Leadership Positioning & National Awareness
EMD Serono, Boston, Massachusetts, United States: Express4MS: Selma Blair and EMD Serono Empower People with MS

Achievement in Influencer Management
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Calysto Communications, Brookhaven, Georgia, United States: Soracom: Building Brand Awareness Through Market Leadership and Thought Leadership

Achievement in Integrated Communications
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Amanda Hansen Group, Houston, Texas, United States: From Historic Hidden Gem to Healing Movement: The Ottine Mineral Springs Revival
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
EMD Serono, Boston, Massachusetts, United States: Express4MS: Selma Blair and EMD Serono Empower People with MS
Kestra Financial, Austin, Texas, United States: Kestra Study Examines Succession Planning Challenges
MikeWorldWide, New York, New York, United States: Travelers Championship
The Harbinger Group, Chicago, Illinois, United States: The Power of Better: Advancing Visibility and Engagement for Chicago’s Electrical Industry

Achievement in Internal Communications - At organizations with 100 or more employees
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
City of Philadelphia – Department of Aviation, operating Philadelphia International and Northeast Philadelphia Airports, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States: PHL WORKS
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
BrightSpring Health Services, Louisville, Kentucky, United States: BrightSpring REACH Intranet Redesign
Cisco, San Jose, California, United States: The P&C Insider: How a Newsletter Activated a Global HR Workforce
Ernst & Young LLP (EYUS), New York, New York, United States: EY Internal Communications - EY All in 30, All in focus
MissionSquare, Washington, District of Columbia, United States: City of Orlando - Naming Your Beneficiary: Why It Matters

Achievement in Marketing – Business to Business
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Channel V Media, New York, New York, United States: Launching Payroll Integrations’ Annual Employee Financial Wellness Report

Achievement in Marketing – Consumer Services
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
The Holliday Collaborative Agency, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States: City of Indianapolis Clincian-Led Community Response Team
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
City of Philadelphia – Department of Aviation, operating Philadelphia International and Northeast Philadelphia Airports, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States: Park PHL

Achievement in Media Relations
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Tanis Communications, Mountain View, California, United States: Tanis Communications Media Strategy for Ambiq
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Cushman & Wakefield, Chicago, Illinois, United States: Media Campaign for C&W Research - Rethinking Space: The Rise of Office-to-Residential Conversions in New York City
Lee Andrews Group, Los Angeles, California, United States: Elevating a Historic Los Angeles Redevelopment: Media Relations for the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza Groundbreaking

Achievement in New Product or Service Launch
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Chamberlain Group, Oak Brook, Illinois, United States: Introducing the myQ 3-in-1 Smart Lock to the World
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Paysafe, Jacksonville, Florida, United States: Driving Adoption in a Competitive Market: The Launch of PagoEfectivo’s Digital Wallet

Achievement in Non-Profit/Charity
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
The Harbinger Group, Chicago, Illinois, United States: Strengthening Illinois’ Teacher Pipeline: The 2025 Golden Apple Awards Campaign
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Avia Games, San Mateo, California, United States: Avia x Foster Love - Wonderland Wishes Campaign (Copy)
Chase Global, Seattle, Washington, United States: Chase Global fights for the wrongfully convicted

Achievement in Public Affairs
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
The Holliday Collaborative Agency, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States: Indiana Senate Bill 133 Advocacy Campaign

Achievement in Sponsorship
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Deloitte Services LP, New York, New York, United States: Driving Business Progress with the USGA

Achievement in Sport
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
MikeWorldWide, New York, New York, United States: Travelers Championship

Achievement in Technology
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Voxus PR, Seattle, Washingotn, United States: Voxus PR x Ayar Labs 2025 CPO Adoption Campaign

Achievement in Travel & Tourism
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
City of Philadelphia – Department of Aviation, operating Philadelphia International and Northeast Philadelphia Airports, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States: Aeromexico