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Honoring our Special Award Winners
Past, Present and Future…
Note: Some of the winners listed below may not work at the companies listed by their name. That is the company they were with at the time the award was presented.
Communicator of the Year Award
Honors a member of the community for his or her contributions to the community through communications. This person is not a communicator by profession — but by passion.
- 2022- Chief David W. Hill – The Muscogee Creek Nation
- 2021- Phil Armstrong – 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission
- 2019- Teryl Rose – ONE Gas
- 2018- Kimberly Johnson – Tulsa City-County Library
- 2017- Jeff Stava – George Kaiser Family Foundation
- 2016- Shagah Zakerion – TYPROS
- 2015- Scott Shepherd – ONE Gas
- 2013- Bob Portiss – Tulsa Port of Catoosa
- 2012- Nancy Day – Oklahoma Center for Community and Justice
- 2011- Pierce H. Norton – ONEOK
- 2010- Sandra Lewis – Tulsa Day Center for the Homeless
- 2009- Dr. Tom McKeon – Tulsa Community College
- 2008- Ann Smith – Neighbor for Neighbor
- 2007- John Gibson, CEO – ONEOK
- 2006- Julie Tattershall – Heller and Clark Theatres
- 2005- Gene Batchelder – ConocoPhillips
- 2004- Henry Zarrow – Tulsa philanthropist and businessman
- 2003- Lucky Lamons – Foundation for Tulsa Schools
- 2002- Keith Bailey, CEO – Williams
- 2001- Bill Self – TU Basketball Coach
- 2000- Kerry Walsh – Walsh Branding
- 1999- Susan Savage – Former Tulsa Mayor
Leon Bolen Service Award
Formerly the President’s Award, the award is selected by the chapter president and given to the IABC Tulsa member who has contributed/volunteered the most to the chapter over the past year. The award was renamed in 2009 in honor of longtime IABC member Leon Bolen, owner of BolenInk, to recognize his many decades of service, leadership, dedication and generosity toward IABC/Tulsa in order to further the organizations’ mission.
- 2022- Natasha Mitchell – Family and Children’s Services
- 2021- Monica Johnson – TTCU Federal Credit Union
- 2019- Cindy Bolen – BolenInk
- 2018- Kim Kuehler – Tulsa International Airport
- 2017- Leslie Agee – Linde Engineering North America
- 2016- Haylee Westwood – ONE Gas
- 2015- Cody Bromley – Enovation Controls / Sara Pollard – Walmart
- 2013- Angela Byers – Byers Creative
- 2012 – Rachel Payne Wagner – Walmart / Phillip Harris – Williams
- 2011- Lucia O’Connor – O’Connor Ink
- 2010- Shannon Frederick – Walmart
- 2009- Steve Higgins – Williams
- 2007- Lynn Zimmerman – ConocoPhillips
- 2006- Leslee Stewart – ConocoPhillips
- 2005- Ginger D. Homan – Zia Communications
- 2004- Shea Daugherty – ConocoPhillips
John Hartman Professional of the Year Award
Recognizes the outstanding achievements of an IABC member in his or her career, profession and community.
- 2022- Leslie Agee, SCMP – Linde
- 2021- Jessica Carthen – Public Service Company of Oklahoma
- 2019- Becky Carver – ONEOK
- 2018- Megan Patterson – ONEOK
- 2017- Jennifer Rector – ONE Gas
- 2016- Kendra Thompson – Cancer Treatment Centers of America
- 2015- Angela Byers – Byers Creative
- 2013- Shannon Frederick – Walmart
- 2012- Tom Droege – Rex PR
- 2011- Ginger D. Homan, ABC, SCMP- Zia Communications
- 2009- Steve Higgins – Williams
- 2008- Susie Wellendorf – Wellendorf Communications
- 2007- Megan Washbourne – ONEOK
- 2006- Kerry Walsh – Walsh Branding
- 2005- Kim MacLeod – City of Tulsa
- 2004- Tracy Harlow – ConocoPhillips
- 2003- Joe Williams
- 2001- Russ Florence – Schnake Turnbo Frank
- 2000- Kerry Malone – Williams
Rising Star Award
- 2022- Justis Myers – Walmart
- 2021- Cynthia Hugli – Byers Creative
- 2019- Kayla Merritt – Helmerich and Payne
- 2018- Noël Freeman – T.D. Williamson
IABC Fellow
The IABC Fellow designation is the highest honor we bestow on our members. Becoming a Fellow denotes a body of achievement by a communicator who has had a significant impact not only on their organization and IABC, but also on the communication profession at large.
2009 – Joe Williams
Lifetime Dedication Award
2016- John Simmons
20+ Years of IABC Membership and Service (as of 2020)
Joe Williams – 46 years
Ginger D. Homan – 38 years
Kerry Malone – 30 years
Kendra Thompson – 29 years
Steve Higgins -27 years
Susie Wellendorf – 26 years
Joe Epperley – 25 years
Barbara Hasbini – 22 years
Tracy Harlow – 22 years
Phillip Harris – 22 years
Shannon Frederick – 21 years