Nearly 110 people gathered at the Boulevard Brewing Company in Kansas City on January 8 for the Region II Best of NAMA Ceremony.

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 428 entries (up 24 entries from last year!).

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

Advertising
The Beef Checkoff and Ketchum for the Menu Destinations Ad Campaign

Public Relations
Bayer CropScience and Rhea & Kaiser Marketing Communications for FiberMax Public Relations

Specialty Category
Natura Pet Products and Brighton for the Innova Campaign

All regional Best of NAMA winners will be listed on the NAMA web site after Feb. 1.