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.
2025 PACE AWARDS
This year’s PACE Awards will be shifting from the spring to the fall, with plans to align the event with the evening of CMPRSA’s annual Professional Development Day.
CMPRSA is currently 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 2025 PACE Awards will take place at the University Club of MSU on the evening of October 9, 2025, following Professional Development Day.
To sponsor this year’s awards, please see the available levels here.
The official 2025 PACE Awards Call for Entries is now closed.
The deadline to submit nominations is August 29, 2025.
We are still actively receiving sponsorships for the event. Visit our sponsorship page for available levels. If you are interested in sponsoring the 2025 Professional Development Day & PACE Awards, please reach out to Helen Comiska, helen.korneffel@gmail.com.
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 Helen Comiska, CMPRSA President, at helen.korneffel@gmail.com.