Reign Awards

About The Reign Awards
SMPS Seattle’s annual Reign Awards program recognizes excellence in marketing communications and outstanding achievements of top marketing professionals. Submitting for the Reign Awards provides firms with an unparalleled opportunity for peer recognition and expert feedback. Communications awards will be given to A/E/C firms whose materials and campaigns most compellingly achieve their firms’ marketing goals. As part of the program, the individual merit awards celebrate outstanding achievements within our industry, honoring exceptional individuals in categories such as rising star, marketing advocate, and marketer of the year.
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2025 Reign Awards Winners
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Best Brand Experience/Identity Middle of Six for "BEE Engineers Rebrand"
Best Marketing Campaign PointNorth Consulting for "Transit is Why"
Best Digital Media Campaign UMC for "Bellingham Waterfront District Energy Utility"
Best Marketing Collateral McKinstry for "Engineering & Design 2025 Offerings and Markets"
Best One-Time Marketing Piece David Evans and Associates for "Gratitude Grounds: Interactive Thanksgiving E-Card"
Best Website VECA for "VECA's New Website"
Best Event Hargis for "Amplifying Community & Culture – A Value-Based Marketing Approach to Meaningful Miles"
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SMB/DBE/WMBE Bench Dog Architects for "Because the World Didn't Need Another Boring Architecture Website"
Judge's Choice Reid Middleton, Inc. for "Build Quest – An Engineering Journey"
People's Choice Award MG2 for "MG2 Holiday Party Collateral"
Marketing Advocate of the Year Sarah Gladics, Rice Fergus Miller
Andy Zinsmeyer Member of the Year Emma Anderson, DPR Construction
Rising Star Kenani Brandon, Charter Construction
BD/Communications/Marketer of the Year Cate O'Toole, Olson Kundig
President's Award Sam Ferris, HNTB
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2024 Reign Awards Winners
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Best Brand Experience/Identity Olson Kundig for "Olson Kundig Visual Identity"
Best Marketing Campaign DCI for "Puzzlemania"
Best Marketing Collateral Middle of Six for "Dicks Drive-In Restaurant Proposal"
Best One-Time Marketing Piece Rice Fergus Miller for "Gifts for Good: Giving Kids Brighter Futures"
Best Website Middle of Six for "Magnusson Klemencic Associates New Website"
Events Hermanson for "Unlocking the Future: Celebrating Women in Construction Week Event"
SMB/DBE/WMBE Middle of Six for "The Wildcards Campaign"
Judge's Choice Hargis for "We Rise For"
People's Choice Award Middle of Six for "The Wildcards Campaign"
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Marketing Advocate of the Year Ken Nilsen, PACE Engineers
Andy Zinsmeyer Member of the Year Andrea Rocha, GeoEngineers
Rising Star Isabel Saez, TKDA
BD/Communications/Marketer of the Year Janine Messina, CPSM, GLY
President's Bar Raiser Award: Organizational Structure and Innovation Grace Takehara, Middle of Six
President's Bar Raiser Award: Social and Organizational Responsibility Chelsea Risner, Elcon Associates
President's Bar Raiser Award: Growth and Inclusion Nicole Jangula, Rice Fergus Miller
President's Bar Raiser Award: Effective Communications Katie Berry, HNTB
President's Bar Raiser Award: Career and Leadership Development Josh Grenzsund, DOWL
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2023 Reign Awards Winners
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Best Brand Experience/Identity Skyline Construction for "Corporate Identity/Rebrand"
Best Digital Media Campaign PACE Engineers, Inc. for “#TalentTuesday”
Best Marketing Campaign Aldrich & Associates for “Aldrich Celebrates 50 Years”
Best Marketing Collateral Middle of Six for “Brand Refresh & Marketing Campaign”
Best One-Time Marketing Piece Reid Middleton, Inc. for “If you Give an Elfgineer a Pencil”
Best Website DCI Engineers for “DCI Engineers new website”
Events MG2 for “Costco 40th Anniversary Event & Exhibit”
SMB/DBE/WMBE Bernardo Willis for “Bernardo Willis Rebrand”
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Judge's Choice Sellen Construction for “Sellen Community Foundation’s 2022 ANEW Fundraising Campaign”
People's Choice Award PACE Engineers, Inc. for “#TalentTuesday”
Marketing Advocate of the Year Tom Marseille, AIA, Sazan Group
Andy Zinsmeyer Member of the Year Stephanie Dix (Babb), Tri Star Team at RE/Max NW
Rising Star Regan Kennedy, Milbrandt Architects
Marketer of the Year Vannessa Fusi, Sazan
President's Award John Crase, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.
Trail Blazer Award Amanda Herzberg, Cushing Terrell
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2022 Reign Awards Winners
Watch the Hansen Belyea 40th Anniversary videos:
What SMPS Means to Me
Fellows of SMPS Seattle
40 Years of SMPS Seattle
The Terribly Embarrassing Story
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Best Brand Experience/Identity GLY for "GLY Brand Guidelines"
Best Digital Media Campaign Stantec for “Tattoo Recruitment Campaign”
Best Marketing Campaign Hargis Engineers + UMC for “Hargis + UMC • Pathway Forward, Understanding Clean Buildings”
Best Marketing Collateral Johnston Architects for “JA Marketing Collateral”
Best One-Time Marketing Piece MG2 for “MG2 50th Anniversary”
Best Website OCMI, Inc. for “OCMI Intranet - OCconnect”
Events Hargis for “Hargis Podcast - The PhilABob Minute”
SMB/DBE/WMBE Johnston Architects for “JA Brand & Identity Refresh”
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Judge's Choice Middle of Six for “The Shortlist Podcast”
People's Choice Award Stantec for “Tattoo Recruitment Campaign”
Marketing Advocate Jack Chaffin, AIA, Johnston Architects
Andy Zinsmeyer Member of the Year Emily Walker, MG2
Rising Star Mia Alhambra, GGLO
Marketer of the Year Wendy Simmons, Middle of Six
President's Award Jessica Congdon, CPSM, DCI Engineers
VIP Backstage Pass Award Melanie Cochrun, CPSM, GLY
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2021 Reign Awards Winners
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Best Brand Experience/Identity Brand Refresh by BHC Consultants
Best Digital Media Campaign 2020 Holiday Virtual Campaign by UMC
Best Marketing Campaign TCF Architecture 60th Anniversary Campaign by Middle of Six
Best Marketing Collateral Interns [Digitial] Reboot by Hargis Engineers
Best One-Time Marketing Piece Happy Holidays by GLY Construction
Best Website Designing a New Digital Home by Weber Thompson
Events First Virtual Annual Meeting by Sellen Construction
Best in Show Award Community Matters Campaign by Hargis Engineers
People's Choice Award Happy Holidays by GLY Construction
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One-Time Marketing Piece, Small Business Category TCF Architecture Book: Reflect & Aspire by Middle of Six
One-Time Marketing, Joint Marketing Effort Culture of Compass by Compass Construction & Hansen Belyea
Rising Star James Harmon, PhD, CPSM, HNTB
Marketer of the Year Shannon Brush, Hargis Engineers
Andy Zinsmeyer Member of the Year Jeremy Richard, Design West Engineering
Marketing Advocate Elizabeth Holland, LEED AP, Weber Thompson
President's Award Amanda Privitt, Cochran, Inc.
Soulmate Award Heidi Maki, Swenson Say Faget
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2020 Reign Awards Winners
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Best Brand Experience/Identity Corporate Identity Rebranding by UMC
Best Digital Media Campaign Internal Communications by DCI Engineers
Best Marketing Campaign Code Crunchin' Luncheon by Hargis Engineers
Best Marketing Collateral Yeti to Party! by Blueline
Best One-Time Marketing Piece Craft Magazine - 75th Anniversary Edition by Sellen Construction
Best Website Website Redesign by Olsen Kundig
Small Business Award Elfgineer on Your Desk - Holiday Card by Reid Middleton, Inc.
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Best in Show Award Corporate Identify Rebranding by UMC
People's Choice Award Sometimes Evolution Takes You Closer to Your Roots: CTA is now Cushing Terrell by Cushing Terrell
Rising Star Stephanie Babb, Coffman Engineers
Member of the Year Jackie Corley, The Walsh Group
Marketer of the Year Kellie Fortier, Compass Construction
President's Choice (1) Melanie Cochrun, CPSM, GLY Construction
President's Choice (2) Erin Hatch, CPSM, Weber Thompson
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2019 Reign Awards Winners
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Best Brand Experience/Identity Re-Branding by OCMI
Best Digital Media Campaign Meet our Craftspeople by Sellen Construction
Best Marketing Campaign People Hire People by Stantec
Best Marketing Collateral Plug-n-Play Brochure by Stantec
Best One-Time Marketing Piece Holiday Video by GLY
Best Website New Website by OCMI
Small Business Honors Clark | Barnes
Outlier Award Reid Middleton, Inc.
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Judge's Choice Award Community Impact by Swinerton
People's Choice Award People Hire People by Stantec
Member of the Year Janine Pietz, GLY
Rising Star Ranjana Sterling, Blueline
Advocate of the Year David Diltz, Compass Construction
Marketer of the Year Erin Hatch, Weber Thompson
President's Award Amy Pugh, DCI Engineers
First Mate Award Heidi Maki, Swensen Say Faget
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2018 Reign Awards Winners
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Best One-Time Marketing Piece McGranahan Architects
Best Marketing Campaign Sellen Construction
Best Brand Experience Clark | Barnes
Best Digital Marketing Campaign Sellen Construction
Best Website Sellen Construction
Best Marketing Collateral Clark | Barnes
Judge's Choice Award DCI Engineers
People's Choice Award Sellen Construction & Weber Thompson (tie)
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Small Business Award Clark | Barnes
Rising Star Award Karen Sullivan, Wood Harbinger
President's Award Melanie Cochrun, CPSM, GLY Construction
Member of the Year Award Crystal Sackman, CPSM, Brown and Caldwell
Marketer of the Year Award Heidi Maki, Swenson Say Faget
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2017 REIGN AWARDS Winners
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Best One-Time Marketing Piece Fun Fact Cities Coloring Book, Degenkolb Engineers
Best Marketing Campaign Direct Mail Campaign, NAC Architecture
Best Brand Experience Rebrand/Corporate Identity, Perteet
Best Digital Marketing Campaign Women in Architecture, McGranahan Architects
Small Business Award Architecture of the Northwest Playing Cards and Coffee Book, Notkin Mechanical Engineers
People's Choice Award Direct Mail Campaign, NAC Architecture
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Judge's Choice Award Architecture of the Northwest Playing Cards and Coffee Book, Notkin Mechanical Engineers
Rising Star Award Jordyn Prince, NAC Architecture
President's Award Tara Brothers, The Robinson Company
Member of the Year Award Joni Baker, GLY Construction
Marketer of the Year Award Erin Hobson, Sellen Construction
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2016 REIGN AWARDS Winners
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Best One-Time Marketing Piece 2015 Holiday Card, GLY Construction
Best Marketing Collateral Aloha Party, Weber Thompson
Best Website New 2015 Website, Swenson Say Faget
Best Brand Experience Corporate Brand Refresh, Cochran
Best Marketing Campaign Free Safety Advice Campaign, Sellen Construction
Small Business Award Brand Refresh & Review, Glosten
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Judge's Choice Award "Tom Kundig Works," Olson Kundig
People's Choice Award 2015 Holiday Card, GLY Construction
Rising Star Award Madison Dreiger, Osborn Consulting
President's Award Erin Hatch, Weber Thompson
Undergraduate Scholarship Recipient Jesi Stuvek
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2015 REIGN AWARDS Winners
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Read the event recap on the SMPS Seattle Chapter Blog
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2015 REIGN AWARDS WINNERS!
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Best One-Time Marketing Piece "Kindness Sticks, Pay It Forward" Video, DCI Engineers
Best Marketing Collateral Open House Event, Howard S. Wright
Best Digital Media Campaign "BLG" Blogging Campaign, SRG Partnership
Best Brand Experience New Home Program, Howard S. Wright
Judge's Choice Award "Shooting for Five" Video, Sellen Construction
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People's Choice Award Company Rebranding, Stantec
Marketer of the Year Melanie Cochrun, CPSM, GLY Construction
Rising Star Award Crystal Sackman, CPSM, Kennedy/Jenks Consultants
Member of the Year Award Amanda Erickson, Sellen Construction
President's Award Heidi Maki, Swenson Say Faget
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