Excellence in Airport Marketing & Communications Contest
Peggy G. Hereford Award
The Peggy G. Hereford Award, presented annually since 1990, reflects the professional attributes of its namesake. A founding member of the Airport Operators Council International’s Marketing and Communications Committee – our current committee’s precursor – Peggy sought to capture the energy of aviation and unleash it to the world. She served as the Public Affairs Director at one of the world’s busiest airports, Los Angeles International, and elevated the profession of public relations in the aviation field to new heights. A creative woman, natural leader and dynamic personality, Peggy inspired others to achieve the same.
The Peggy G. Hereford Award is given to honor creativity, effectiveness in reaching audiences with a message, and the overall scope of an airport’s effort in marketing and public relations. Its goal is to spotlight the commitment and dedication of the contest’s most decorated team each year that – in its own way – is the best the industry has to offer. This award which is widely recognized throughout the airport world as the highest honor an airport can earn in the public and media relations field.
Winners of the Peggy G. Hereford Award
1990-1991 Stansted Airport Ltd. (BAA Group)
1992 Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
1993 Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
1994 Regional Airport Authority of Louisville and Jefferson County
1995 Baltimore/Washington International Airport
1996 Vancouver International Airport Authority
1997 San Jose International Airport
1998 Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
1999 Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
2000 Portland International Airport
2001 Aéroports de Montréal
2002 Norfolk International Airport
2003 Aéroports de Montréal
2004 San Diego County Regional Airport Authority
2005 Denver International Airport
2006 Los Angeles International Airport
2007 Seattle Tacoma International Airport
2007 Winners
Peggy G. Hereford Award Winner
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
1. Annual Reports
1st Place: San Diego County Regional Airport Authority
2nd Place: Portland International Airport
3rd Place (tie): Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
3rd Place (tie): Halifax International Airport Authority
2. Brochures
1st Place: Nashville International Airport
2nd Place: Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
3rd Place: McCarran International Airport
3. Newsletters – Internal or Email
1st Place (tie): Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
1st Place (tie): Pittsburgh International Airport
2nd Place: Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
3rd Place: Reno-Tahoe International Airport
4. Newsletters – External
1st Place: Portland International Airport
2nd Place: Denver International Airport
3rd Place: Ottawa International Airport Authority
5. Press Kits
1st Place: El Paso International Airport
2nd Place (tie): Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
2nd Place (tie): Sacramento County Airport System
3rd Place: General Mitchell International Airport
6. Flight Guides
1st Place: Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
2nd Place : Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport
3rd Place: Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
7. Special Events
1st Place: Southwest Florida International Airport
2nd Place: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
3rd Place: Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
8. Aviation Education & Tour Programs
1st Place: Reno-Tahoe International Airport
2nd Place: Van Nuys Airport
3rd Place: San Diego County Regional Airport Authority
9. Partnering with Carriers
1st Place: Edmonton Airports
2nd Place: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
3rd Place: Blue Grass Airport
10. Marketing Campaigns
1st Place (tie): Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport
1st Place (tie): Oakland International Airport
2nd Place: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
3rd Place: Boston Logan International Airport
11. Public Relations Campaigns
1st Place: McCarran International Airport
2nd Place (tie): Edmonton Airports
2nd Place (tie): Miami International Airport
3rd Place: John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport
12. Corporate Branding Campaigns
1st Place: Vancouver International Airport
2nd Place: Yeager Airport
3rd Place: Mineta San Jose International Airport
13. Customer Service Initiatives
1st Place: San Diego International Airport
2nd Place (tie): Winnipeg International Airport
2nd Place (tie): Mineta San Jose International Airport
3rd Place: Columbus Regional Airport Authority
14a. Print Advertising – Black & White
1st Place: LA/Ontario International Airport
2nd Place: Mineta San Jose International Airport
3rd Place: Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport Authority
14 b. Print Advertising – Color
1st Place: LA/Ontario International Airport
2nd Place: LA/Palmdale Regional Airport
3rd Place: Reno-Tahoe International Airport
15. Radio Advertising
1st Place: Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport
2nd Place: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
3rd Place: Bradley International Airport
16. TV Advertising
1st Place: McGhee Tyson Airport
2nd Place: LA/Ontario International Airport
3rd Place: Bradley International Airport
17. Video & Film Production
1st Place: Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
2nd Place (tie): Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport
2nd Place (tie): Denver International Airport
3rd Place: LA/Palmdale Regional Airport
18a. Creative Innovations – Promotional Items
1st Place: McCarran International Airport
2nd Place: Huntsville International Airport
3rd Place: Detroit Metropolitan Airport/Wayne County Airport Authority
18b. Creative Innovations – Technology
1st Place: Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport
2nd Place: Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
3rd Place: Chicago Airport System
1st Place: Portland International Airport
2nd Place (tie): Tulsa International Airport
2nd Place (tie): Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
3rd Place: McGhee Tyson Airport
2006 Winners
Peggy G. Hereford Award Winner
Los Angeles International Airport
1. Annual Reports
1st Place: San Diego County Regional Airport Authority
2nd Place: Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
3rd Place: Winnipeg Airports Authority
2. Brochures
1st Place: Chicago Airport System
2nd Place: Charlotte/Douglas International Airport
3rd Place: Winnipeg Airports Authority
3. Newsletters – Internal or Email
1st Place: San Diego County Regional Airport Authority
2nd Place: Los Angeles International Airport
3rd Place: Aéroports de Montréal
4. Newsletters – External
1st Place: Portland
2nd Place: Blue Grass Airport
3rd Place: (tie) Tallahassee Regional Airport
3rd Place: (tie) Gerald R. Ford International Airport
5. Press Kits
1st Place: Vancouver International Airport
2nd Place: Lambert St. Louis International Airport
3rd Place: Gerald R. Ford International Airport
6. Flight Guides
1st Place (tie): Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport
1st Place (tie): Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
2nd Place: Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall
3rd Place: Philadelphia International Airport
7. Special Events
1st Place: Van Nuys Airport
2nd Place: Reno-Tahoe International Airport
3rd Place: Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
8. Aviation Education & Tour Programs
1st Place: Los Angeles International Airport
2nd Place: San Diego County Regional Airport Authority
3rd Place: Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
9. Partnering with Carriers
1st Place: Columbus Regional Airport Authority
2nd Place: Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall
3rd Place: Mineta San José International Airport
10. Marketing Campaigns
1st Place: Louisville Regional Airport
2nd Place: Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
3rd Place: Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall
Honorable Mention: Columbus Regional Airport Authority
11. Public Relations Campaigns
1st Place: Halifax International Airport Authority
2nd Place: Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
3rd Place: Vancouver International Airport
12. Corporate Branding Campaigns
1st Place: McGhee Tyson Airport
2nd Place: Sarasota Bradenton International Airport
3rd Place: Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
13. Customer Service Initiatives
1st Place: Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
2nd Place: Reno-Tahoe International Airport
3rd Place: Sarasota Bradenton International Airport
14a. Print Advertising – Black & White
1st Place: Huntsville International Airport
2nd Place: Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall
3rd Place: Naples Municipal Airport
14 b. Print Advertising – Color
1st Place: Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
2nd Place: Yeager Airport
3rd Place: Los Angeles International Airport
15. Radio Advertising
1st Place: Dayton International Airport
2nd Place: Los Angeles International Airport
3rd Place: San Diego County Regional Airport Authority
16. TV Advertising
1st Place: Sacramento County Airport System
2nd Place: Los Angeles International Airport
3rd Place: Louisville Regional Airport Authority
17. Video & Film Production
1st Place: Van Nuys Airport
2nd Place: Southwest Florida International Airport
3rd Place: Reno-Tahoe International Airport
18a. Creative Innovations – Promotional Items
1st Place: Louisville Regional Airport Authority
2nd Place: Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
3rd Place (tie): Denver International Airport
3rd Place (tie): Ontario International Airport
18b. Creative Innovations – Technology
1st Place: Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
2nd Place: Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
3rd Place: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
19. Web Sites
1st Place: Blue Grass Airport
2nd Place (tie): Norfolk International Airport
2nd Place (tie): Portland International Airport
3rd Place: Los Angeles International Airport
2005 Winners
Listing of Winners by Airport
HM (Honorable Mention)
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport
HM: Press Kits
Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI)
1st Place: Marketing Campaigns
1st Place: Radio Advertising
3rd Place: Flight Guides
Broward County Aviation Department
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
3rd Place: Print Ads - B&W
Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport
HM: Print Ads - B&W
City of Chicago Department of Aviation
2nd Place: Aviation Education & Tour Programs
3rd Place: Brochures
3rd Place: Press Kits
3rd Place: Annual Reports
Columbus Regional Airport Authority
2nd Place: Radio Advertising
3rd Place: Websites
Denver International Airport
Winner: Peggy G. Hereford Award
1st Place: Newsletters-B&W or Email
1st Place: Special Events
1st Place: Corporate Branding Campaigns
1st Place: Creative Innovations - Technology
1st Place: Video and Film Productions
2nd Place: Press Kits
2nd Place: Public Relations Campaigns
3rd Place: Radio Advertising
El Paso International Airport
HM: Press Kits
Hartford Bradley International Airport
3rd Place: Creative Innovations - Promotional Items
Huntsville International Airport
3rd Place: Television Advertising
John Wayne Airport
1st Place: Annual Reports
2nd Place: Websites
Las Vegas McCarran International Airport
1st Place: Customer Service Initiatives
1st Place: Websites
Lexington-Blue Grass Airport
HM: Marketing Campaigns
Los Angeles World Airports
2nd Place: Video and Film Productions
3rd Place: Newsletters - Color
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
HM: Radio Advertising
Metropolitan Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport
2nd Place: Creative Innovations - Promotional Items
Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
1st Place: Print Ads - Color
1st Place: Brochures
2nd Place: Newsletters-B&W or Email
2nd Place: Corporate Branding Campaigns
3rd Place: Creative Innovations - Technology
Nashville International Airport
1st Place: Flight Guides
2nd Place: Brochures
2nd Place: Newsletters-Internal
Norfolk International Airport
1st Place: Television Advertising
2nd Place: Newsletters - Color
3rd Place: Corporate Branding Campaigns
HM: Radio Advertising
Philadelphia International Airport
2nd Place: Flight Guides
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
1st Place: Press Kits
3rd Place: Special Events
3rd Place: Public Relations Campaigns
Portland International Airport
1st Place: Newsletters - Color
3rd Place: Marketing Campaigns
HM: Websites
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
2nd Place: Customer Service Initiatives
Raleigh/Durham Airport Authority
2nd Place: Creative Innovations – Technology
HM: Websites
Reno/Tahoe International Airport
2nd Place: Annual Reports
Salt Lake City International Airport
1st Place: Print Ads - B&W
2nd Place: Print Ads – Color
San Diego County Regional Airport Authority
1st Place : Public Relations Campaigns
3rd Place: Aviation Education & Tour Programs
San Francisco International Airport
2nd Place: Print Ads - B&W
3rd Place: Newsletters-Internal
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
1st Place : Newsletters-Internal
2nd Place: Special Events
Southwest Florida International Airport (Fort Myers)
1st Place: Creative Innovations - Promotional Items
Stewart International Airport
HM: Flight Guides
Tallahassee Regional Airport
1st Place: Aviation Education & Tour Programs
Tri-Cities Regional Airport
2nd Place: Television Advertising
Vancouver International Airport Authority
2nd Place: Marketing Campaigns
Winnipeg International Airport
3rd Place: Customer Service Initiatives
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