Congratulations to Natalie Banaszak, the 2022 IABC/Toronto Student of the Year!
Natalie is a Public Relations student at Sheridan College, a volunteer with the IABC/Toronto Student Communicators Circle and a Public Relations Consultant for the Ontario Liberal Party Candidate for Burlington and President and Youth Minister for St Eugene’s Young Adults. She recently started her PR internship with PRAXIS Public Relations and in her spare time she hosts a podcast series called Campfire chats helping to make outdoor recreation accessible to all. Natalie will be recognized at our OVATION Awards event on June 16 with $500 and a Student of the Year plaque.
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 IABC/Toronto Bobbie Resnick Student of the Year recipient will be honoured at the prestigious OVATION Awards Celebration in June, 2022. The 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
- A $500 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
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.
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:
- 2021: Jacob Robinson – Humber College
- 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