PRestige Awards

Awards given in the PRestige Awards competition include:

• Award of Commendation: Presented to the top-scoring entry submitted by student members of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA).
• Award of Excellence: Presented to entries meeting the standards of excellence set by the Awards Committee.
• PRestige Award: To be presented to the top-scoring entry in each category, if the entry meets predetermined criteria of excellence set by the Awards Committee.

• PRestige Best of Show: Presented to the best PRestige Award-winning entry in the Programs category.

2025 PRestige Award Winners

Best of Show

Campaign: Public Service 
Making Waves: Tampa’s Litter Skimmer
City of Tampa

AND

Campaign: Community Relations
Water 101
Southwest Florida Water Management District

PRestige Award Winners

Campaigns

Community Relations (PRestige Award)
Water 101
Southwest Florida Water Management District 

Community Relations (Award of Excellence)

Joy For All: Fairgrounds St. Pete x Tampa International Airport
PRESS PR + Marketing 

Water Conservation and Protection Community Partnership Program
Tampa Bay Water 

Public Service (PRestige Award)
Making Waves: Tampa’s Litter Skimmer
City of Tampa 

Crisis Communications (PRestige Award)
Flooded With Misinformation During Hurricane Milton
Southwest Florida Water Management District 

Crisis Response with Impact: Hurricane Relief Campaign by Pinellas Education Foundation
Pinellas Education Foundation 

Crisis Communications (Award of Excellence)
City of Tampa's Historic Hurricane Clean-up
City of Tampa

Tampa International Airport closes and reopens for Hurricane Milton
Tampa International Airport

Visit St. Pete-Clearwater - Still Shining Campaign
Visit St. Pete-Clearwater

Multicultural and Diversity (PRestige Award)
Block the Pox
KPS3 

Reputation/Brand Management (PRestige Award)
Dickson Realty | NAR Settlement
KPS3 

Tactics

Blogs (PRestige Award)
Empowering First-Generation Success: Edith Dominguez’s Journey Through HCC Spotlight Storytelling
Hillsborough Community College 

Media Relations (PRestige Award)
2024 Florida State Fair
PRESS PR + Marketing 

Aeromexico launches nonstop flights to Mexico City from Tampa International Airport
Tampa International Airport

Media Relations (Award of Excellence)
The Reservoir Refill: Tampa Bay’s Water Savings Account
Tampa Bay Water 

Websites (PRestige Award)
Social Media Accessibility Guidelines
Hillsborough Community College

Websites (Award of Excellence)
Spanish Webpages to better serve Hispanic Student Population
Hillsborough Community College

Video/Long-Form Production (PRestige Award)
Source 1 Solutions Virtual Facility Tour
HCP Associates, Inc. 

For a list of our PRestige Award winners from previous years, please click here.