Lukas Partners Earns 39 Awards at PRSA Nebraska Paper Anvil Awards

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Nebraska’s best public relations work of 2019 was displayed by the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Nebraska Chapter during the Paper Anvil Awards Gala on January 22, 2020, at KANEKO in Downtown Omaha.

Lukas Partners won 39 awards for our support of multiple clients. We were honored with two Best in Category, 26 Awards of Excellence and 11 Awards of Merit.

We want to extend a special congratulations to Creighton Director of Public Relations Cindy Workman, whom we nominated for PRSA Nebraska’s Professional of the Year award. This honor reflects her leadership and dedication to advancing public relations strategy in higher education. She won the award, which is the highest award given to a PR professional from PRSA Nebraska.

We also are proud of Lukas Partners Senior Account Executive LeAnne Morman, who was honored as the PRSA Nebraska Newcomer of the Year for her chapter service in 2019.

We congratulate all award winners, and we thank PRSA Nebraska for another outstanding celebration.

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Joan is Vice President of Lukas Partners. After she earned a B.A. degree in journalism from Creighton University and a master's degree in communications from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, she spent 15 years at Conagra Foods in corporate communication management while helping to support Conagra Foundation initiatives. She handled corporate communications and donations for Oriental Trading Company. At Creighton University, she led news media relations and supported advancement initiatives.

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