PRISM Awards

PRISM Awards

Thank you to all who joined us for the PRISM awards celebration! And, congratulations to all our winners! We were thrilled to celebrate you and Kansas City's most impressive campaigns.

If you are interested in ordering a duplicate PRISM award, please fill out this form and make payment. Each duplicate award is $26.96. GKC-PRSA's President-elect will contact you once awards are received to arrange delivery. Please email [email protected] with any questions. Please note: Orders must be placed by October 30, 2026.

2026 PRISM Awards Ceremony

Congrats to the winners!

The Greater Kansas City PRSA PRISM Awards honored outstanding public relations professionals, programs, and tactics at the annual GKC-PRSA PRISM Awards on Thursday, October 15, 2026. Here is a link to pictures from the event.

Here's who took home the prestigious honors:

Campaign Category

Community Relations

Silver

Parson and Associates & KC Streetcar Authority - Building Trust during Construction: KC Streetcar Riverfront Expansion

Kansas Health Institute - Health on the Plain Summit 

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City - Blue KC Legacy Project 

Achieving Silver, BJC Health - Saint Luke’s - Wild Beginnings

Gold

Storia Strategies + KC Tech Council - KC TechBridge 

City of Belton - Belton’s Water Meter Replacement Project

Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, Dave Reno - Trash & Recycling Carts Pilot Program, Phase 1

Integrated Communications

Silver

Ronald McDonald House Kansas City - the Ronald McDonald House Kansas City Rally Flag Campaign

Trozzolo Communications Group - Emporia State University Integrated Recruitment Campaign   

Gold

Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, Dave Reno - Trash Recycling Carts Pilot Program, Phase 1 

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation - Kauffman Uncommon Leader Visionary Award Nomination Campaign

Visit Kansas City Kansas - Kick It In KCK: Putting Kansas City, Kansas in the World Cup Conversation

Visit KC -  From the Heart, For the World: Building Kansas City's World Cup Momentum

Most Effective Campaign on a Shoestring Budget

Gold

Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, Dave Reno - Trash & Recycling Carts Pilot Program, Phase 1

Kansas Health Institute - What Happened to Health in Kansas  

Reputation and Brand Management 

Silver

Trozzolo Communications KC2026 PR Team - KC2026 Reputation / Brand Management Campaign 

Gold

The University of Kansas Cancer Center and The Glenski Group - Elevating KU Cancer Center's National Reputation Through Executive Thought Leadership  

Gather Media Co., Katie Garcia - Dave & Buster's: Turning Guest Conversations Into Business Intelligence

Events and Observances

Silver

The University of Kansas Health System - The University of Kansas Health System Stroke Month

AdventHealth Ottawa - AdventHealth Ottawa Community Birthday Bash

Saint Luke's, BJC Health's West Region - Saint Luke's Heart Month Media Relations and Social Media Campaign 2026 

Kansas Health Institute - the Kansas Governor's Conference on Aging

Gold

Kansas Department of Transportation - Launching Kansas' First Express Lanes: Event Series

Gather Media Co., Katie Garcia - The Biggest Teriyaki Celebration of the Year: Sarku Japan's National Chicken Teriyaki Day Campaign

Saint Luke's, BJC Health's West Region - The World Cup in Kansas City

United Way of Greater Kansas City, Brooke Reece - The Waymaker Awards: An Evening of Marvels 

Saint Luke's, BJC Health's West Region - The Sporting KC Partnership Announcement

Public Service

Silver

Kansas Health Institute - Maternal Health ECHO

Hope House & Town & Country Strategies LLC - From $0 to $10 Million Restoration of Victims' Services Funding

Gold

City of Shawnee, Kansas - Hometown Support Group for their Property Tax Rebates Campaign

Public Affairs

Gold

Amrize, Jacqueline Clark, APR, Fellow PRSA - Quarry Permits Challenge

Marketing Consumer Products and Services

Gold

Kansas Department of Transportation - Kansas' First Express Lanes Public Education Campaign

Trozzolo Communications Group - The K-C-A-D Parking Campaign

Commerce Bank - Commerce Bank's World Cup Small Business Readiness Program

Crisis Communications and
Issues Management 

Gold

Harvesters - The Community Food Network - Harvesters' Response to the Government Shutdown

United Way Greater Kansas City Marketing Team - SNAP Into Action

Internal Communications 

Silver

Blue KC - The Power of Partnership

AdventHealth Mid-America Region - Fall 2025 & Spring 2026 Town Hall Celebration Weeks

Tactical Category

Annual Reports 

Silver

United Way of Greater Kansas City, Kera Mashek & Amber Abram - United for Impact

Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care - Rooted in KC-2025 Impact Report

Creative or Unconventional Tactics 

Silver

Kansas Health Institute - the Hunger Free Kansas Data Walk

Gold

Ronald McDonald House Kansas City - Ronald McDonald House Kansas City Rally Flag Campaign

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation - the Kauffman Uncommon Leader Influencer Campaign

Direct Mail or Direct Response 

Gold

United Way of Greater Kansas City, Kera Mashek & Amber Abram - Home for the Holidays

Infographics 

Silver

Trozzolo Communications | KC2026 Team -  the KC2026 Momentum Report

Kansas Health Institute - The MCI Terminal Map

Gold

The Kansas City Aviation Department - The Affordable Care Act Marketplace Map

Magazines 

Silver

United Way of Greater Kansas City, Kera Mashek & Amber Abram - Society: A Tocqueville Magazine

Gold

AdventHealth Kansas City - MyHealthKC & MyHealth (Ottawa) Magazine

Newsletters

Silver

United Way of Greater Kansas City, Virginia Trickey - The United Update

Visit KC - Home Team: Your Scouting Report on Kansas City's Sports Scene

AdventHealth Marketing & Communications - AdventHealth KC Newsletter

Social Media

Gold

The University of Kansas Cancer Center and The Glenski Group - How The University of Kansas Center Center
 Built Executive Influence on LinkedIn

Saint Luke's, BJC Health's West Region - Saint Luke's Newborns Social Media

Blogs

Silver

Visit KC - FIFA World Cup 2026 Blogs

Gold 

United Way of Greater Kansas City, Kera Mashek & Virginia Trickey - What's New at United Way KC

Speech Writing or Speeches

United WE - The New Language of Civility: How United WE Redefined It as Powerful Leadership in a Divided America

VisitKC - Annual Tourism Outlook 2026

Special Publications 

Gold

Kansas Health Institute - AI Template and Guidance

Video

Silver

Trozzolo Communications Group - The Financial Dish

2026 GKC-PRSA Chapter Awards

PR Team of the Year

Trozzolo Communications Group

Best in Show

Harvesters - The Community Food Network - Harvesters' Response to the Government Shutdown

Harvesters - The Community Food Network

Trozzolo Communications Group

Susan Seilnacht

Emily Hohenberg

Virginia Trickey

Thanks to our PRISM Sponsors!

Germinder + Associates, The Event Edit and ImageSource