The IABC/Toronto Bobbie Resnick Student of the Year Award is named in honour of one of the founders of IABC, Bobbie Resnick, as a tribute to her many years of service as a volunteer and mentor. IABC/Toronto offers this award to students to help accelerate their careers and support the next generation of communications professionals.
IABC/Toronto’s Bobbie Resnick Student of the Year Award (SOTY)
Do you possess creativity, strong writing skills and passion in both your academic and volunteer projects? If so, we invite you to enter IABC/Toronto’s Bobbie Resnick Student of the Year Award. Each year, IABC/Toronto recognizes a student member who exhibits leadership and excellence in communications.
The deadline for submissions is Monday, April 12, 2021.
The IABC/Toronto Bobbie Resnick Student of the Year recipient will be honoured at the prestigious OVATION Awards Gala on May 26, 2021 at the Arcadian Court in Toronto. The event is taking place virtually this year and our recipient will have the opportunity to attend the event and say a few words when presented with the award.
The winner will receive:
- A complimentary ticket to the OVATION Awards Gala
- A $250 cash prize
- A plaque recognizing them as the Bobbie Resnick Student of the Year
- Photo and story included on IABC/Toronto website and promoted on IABC/Toronto social media platforms
The award is open to IABC/Toronto Student Members only.
Not an IABC member yet? Become a student member today. Please submit your IABC student application BEFORE entering.
To enter, you must submit the following:
- A news release or article of no more than two pages on how you plan to make an impact on the practice of public relations/communications in the future. The article should highlight how you will use what you’ve learned in your communications career.
Your news release/article should:
- Be submitted on 8.5″ x 11″ letterhead that you’ve created for the project
- Use no smaller than 12 point font
- Have 1/2″ margins
- A resume outlining your paid and volunteer experience, including any IABC/Toronto volunteer experience
SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION NOW
Judging
All entries will be judged by a panel consisting of at least two members of the IABC/Toronto Board. Entries will be judged on creativity, clarity, conciseness, total impact and most importantly, on how well they meet the stated objectives.
IABC student members can view past winning entries by downloading the OVATION Winning Entries Booklet.
Mubashira Farooqi: A path less traveled to communications
One of the most fascinating things to learn about fellow communicators, is their path to our craft.
In the case of our Student of the Year award recipient Mubashira Farooqi, she originally completed a bachelor’s degrees focusing on the study of health equity until she was inspired by her husband’s course work in Communications at Centennial College.
Mubashira discovered she had an aptitude for communications and saw an opportunity to combine this skill with her passion for advocating for health equity. To hear her speak of the ability for communicators to connect people through the power of story is inspiring. Having worked with underprivileged communities in the past, Mubashira recognizes the importance and value of knowledge translation based on diverse community needs.
Her resume is a remarkable collection of volunteer and paid experience in which she’s driving our profession forward. It’s a collection of experiences that show the impact communicators can have as a bridge between the message and the audience.
Congratulations, Mubashira! With junior communicators like her, our profession is in good hands.
Jagreet Sandhu
IABC/Toronto, Past President
IABC/Toronto’s Bobbie Resnick Student of the Year Award (SOTY)
IABC/Toronto offers awards to students to help accelerate their careers and support the next generation of communications professionals.
Starting in 2017, IABC/Toronto changed the name of the Student of the Year Award to the IABC/Toronto Bobbie Resnick Student of the Year Award.
Bobbie Resnick started her communications career in 1957 in the United States and later moved to Canada. In the corporate world and as an independent consultant, she worked in a variety of communications specialties. She was also a teacher sharing her skills with clients, colleagues and students. Bobbie is now retired and living in Michigan. Renaming the award in her honour is a tribute to her many years of service to IABC/Toronto as a volunteer and mentor.
Previous winners:
- 2020: Mubashira Farooqi – Centennial College
- 2019: Shane Madill – Centennial College
- 2018: Jorielle Nunag – Centennial College
- 2017: Bruce Chen – Humber College
- 2016: Arlette Bax – Centennial College
- 2015: Jessica Chong – Centennial College
- 2014: Megan Henry – Centennial College
- 2013: Emily Getz – Seneca College
- 2012: Bethany Curtis (Cawker) – Conestoga College
- 2011: Regis Dudley – Humber College
- 2010: Matthew J. Dudman – Sheridan College
- 2009: Jess Bennett – Seneca College
- 2008: Maricel Dicion – Centennial College
- 2007: Scott MacDonald – Humber College
- 2006: Annette Robertson (Yuen) – Humber College
- 2005: Kathryn McMullan – Humber College