Nearly 120 people gathered at the VooDoo Lounge at Harrah’s Casino on January 23 for the Region II Best of NAMA Ceremony in Kansas City.

Hosted by the MoKan chapter of NAMA, the event honored the best work of the Rocky Mountain, Midlands, Gateway, Great Plains, Southwest and MoKan Chapters. The region had 337 entries and the regional judging was held in Kansas City in November.

First and merit awards were given in 61 categories and 3 best of shows were awarded. Best of Show Awards are as follows:

Advertising
Category: Spreads, Series
Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl., Inc.
McCormick Company
World Demands

Public Relations
Category: Public Affairs, Issues Management
Diamond Pet Foods
Anderson, Kisner, Fallon PR & Woodruff Sweitzer
Diamond Pet Foods Aflatoxin Contamination Product Recall

Specialty Category
Category: Companion Animal Campaign Element
Diamond Pet Foods
Woodruff Sweitzer
Diamond NutraGold Spread Ad Series

All first and merit winners are eligible to advance to the national competition. Winners will be notified by February 1 on how to advance their entries.

Special thanks to Kyle Bauer (KFRM Radio), AdFarm and Texas Farm Bureau for making this event a success!

For a list of all Regional Best of NAMA Winners visit, http://www.nama.org/amc/regional.htm.