PRSA Colorado Unveils 2026 Gold Pick Award Winners

PRSA Colorado has announced the winners of its 2026 Gold Pick Awards, honoring outstanding public relations campaigns, agencies, and professionals across the state. Established in 1966, the awards recognize excellence in strategic planning, creativity, execution, and measurable results. This year’s winners represent corporations, agencies, universities, healthcare organizations, nonprofits, and government agencies. The Grand Gold Pick Award, the top honor among entries, went to Genus for its PRRS-Resistant Pig Website: PIC Leverages Digital Platform to Drive Awareness, which also earned a Gold Pick in the Digital Platform category. SchroderHaus Marketing Communications received the Gold Pick Award for Best Agency - Boutique/Small, along with honors for influencer marketing and social media campaigns.

Other notable winners included Children’s Hospital Colorado for media relations around the region’s first pediatric heart and liver dual-organ transplant; the University of Colorado for communications highlighting scientific research; Colorado State University for storytelling connecting Master Gardeners and students who are blind; the Denver Public Schools Foundation for its Achieve Gala; CIG Public Relations for the Colfax Bus Rapid Transit project; Linhart Public Relations for consumer education, business growth, and community engagement campaigns; and SideCar Public Relations for highlighting Denver development, housing, and community revitalization. Individual honorees included Wendy Manitta Holmes, APR (Swede Johnson Lifetime Achievement Award), Tim Carroll, APR (Sharon Linhart Public Relations Person of the Year), Jaclyn Allen (Media Professional of the Year), Dani Sturges (Joe Fuentes Rookie of the Year), Danielle Moore (Jane Dvorak Mentor of the Year), Quinn Kelsey (Ayers Chapter Service Award), and CIG Public Relations (PR Team of the Year).

The complete list of 2026 Gold Pick Award winners and special award honorees is available on the PRSA Colorado website. The awards were presented and produced by SideCar Public Relations, with additional support from PRSA Colorado’s annual platinum sponsor, Linhart Public Relations. Founded in 1957, PRSA Colorado advances the public relations profession through professional development, networking, ethical practices, and leadership opportunities, serving communications professionals across Colorado’s corporate, agency, nonprofit, government, and education sectors. For more information, visit https://prsacolorado.org.