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2003 Investor Communications Awards

Keynote Speaker: Greg Samata, SamataMason Inc.

View Greg's Presentation Slides


Award Ceremony Held Thursday, June 26, 2003

Category: Printed Annual Report

    Best of Show
      Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc., Seattle

    • Designers:
        Leonhardt: Fitch,
        Ray Ueno, Steve Watson, Carlos Montalvan
    • Writer:
        Devin Liddell
    • Photographer:
        Executive Portrait - Don Mason

    Best of Class - Large Cap (>$2 billion)
      Weyerhaeuser Co., Federal Way, WA

    • Designer:
        Rigsby Design
    • Writers:
        Bruce Amundson, Kathy Budinick
    • Illustration:
        Ning Yeh

    Best of Class - Mid-Cap ($401 million to $2 billion)
      Itron, Inc., Spokane, WA

    • Designer:
        Methodologie, Minh Nguyen
    • Writer:
        Karen Wilson
    • Illustration:
        Minh Nguyen

    Finalist Small Cap (<$400 million)
      Cascade Financial Corporation, Everett, WA

    • Designer:
        Cascade in-house, Sibyl Perkins
    • Writer:
        Vera Waldauer
    • Photographers:
        Lisa Ahlberg, Andrew Buchanan

    Finalist - Design & Execution of Theme
      Starbucks Corporation, Seattle, WA

    • Designer:
        Starbucks in-house, Doug Keyes
    • Writer:
        Anna David
    • Photographer:
        Duncan McNicol

    Finalist - Financial Section
      Pope Resources, Poulsbo, WA

    • Designer:
        Severn Design, Kristie Severn
    • Writers:
        Tom Ringo, Dave Nunes
    • Photographers:
        Cover - Keith Lazelle
        President: Kevin Morris

    Finalist - Narrative
      Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc., Seattle

    • Designers:
        Leonhardt: Fitch,
        Ray Ueno, Steve Watson, Carlos Montalvan
    • Writer:
        Devin Liddell
    • Photographer:
        Executive Portrait - Don Mason

    Finalist - Letter to Shareholders
      Itron, Inc., Spokane, WA

    • Designer:
        Methodologie, Minh Nguyen
    • Writer:
        Karen Wilson

    Finalist - Strategic Intent
      Washington Mutual Inc., Seattle, WA

    • Designer:
        Methodologie, Claudia Meyer-Newman
    • Writer:
        Bill Ehrlich
    • Photographers:
        Cover - Jennifer Altman
        Narrative - Barbara Kinney
        Executives - Chris Conroy

    Category: Online Annual Report

      Best of Show
        AT&T Wireless Services Inc., Redmond, WA

    • Design: Sequel Studios
    • Writer: Multiple
    • Photographer: Multiple

    Category: Investor Web Site

      Best of Show
        AT&T Wireless Services Inc., Redmond, WA

      • Design & Production: In-house Investor Relations Team

      Finalist - Usability
        Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA

      • Design & Production: Microsoft Studios
      • Site Manager: Peg McNicol

      Finalist - Design
        Starbucks Corporation, Seattle, WA

      • Design: Starbucks Internal Web Team
      • Producers/Writers:
          Project Manager: Trina Smith
          Mary Ellen Fukuhara, Jenelle Ubigau

      Finalist - User Experience
        AT&T Wireless Services Inc., Redmond, WA

      • Design & Production: In-house Investor Relations Team

      Thanks to this year's judges! (bios)

    • Greg Samata of SamataMason
    • Larry Bishop of Genesis Inc.
    • Greg Eisen of SAFECO Asset Management
    • Catherine W. Tong-Lee of Washington Mutual Advisors
    • Thomas Powell of PINT
    • Steve Turner of Turner & Associates
    • Helaine Honig of NAIC
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