The PACE Awards are mid-Michigan’s highest honor of public relations activities and are awarded annually to practitioners who, in the judgment of their (out-of-state) peers, have successfully addressed a contemporary issue with exemplary professional skill, creativity and resourcefulness. More than 300 organizations have been recognized for excellence in public relations over the past two decades. Non-profit organizations, corporations and public and private agencies in Clinton, Eaton, Genesee, Gratiot, Ingham, Jackson, Livingston and Shiawassee counties can submit entries.
2026 PACE AWARDS
After the success of last year’s event, the 2026 PACE Awards will remain in the fall, aligning the event with the evening of CMPRSA’s annual Professional Development Day.
CMPRSA is in a transition period with the annual PACE Awards due to ongoing challenges in recruiting volunteers and new leadership for the event planning committee.
The 2026 PACE Awards will take place at the University Club of MSU on the evening of October 8, 2026, following Professional Development Day.
To sponsor this year’s awards, please see the available levels here.
The official 2026 PACE Awards Call for Entries is now open.
Early Deadline: July 31, 2026
Final Deadline: August 7, 2026
Submit your entries via Judgify:
https://awards.judgify.me/PACE2026
We are still actively receiving sponsorships for the event. Visit our sponsorship page for available levels. If you are interested in sponsoring the 2026 Professional Development Day & PACE Awards, please reach out to Melissa Molenda, mmolenda@tnc.org.
CMPRSA does not maintain case studies of past entries, but you can find similar entry examples in PRSA’s Silver Anvil case study database here.
Questions? Contact Hannah Lupi, CMPRSA President, at hlupi@bellwetherpr.com.