NAVC's Awards and Accolades

Trade Show Executive (TSE) Gold 100 Awards

• Grand Award- Best Use of Technology (VMX 2021)
• Grand Award- Best Virtual Show (VMX 2021)
• Grand Award- Most Innovative Show (VMX 2021)
• Top 100 Trade Shows (VMX 2021)

Orlando Business Journal

• C-Suite Award 2022 (CEO Gene O'Neill)

Pet Advocacy Network

• Ambassador of the Year 2022

Trade Show Network News (TSNN)

• Outstanding Show Pro 2021 (VMX 2021)

Orlando Sentinel

• Top Work Places 2022: Number 2 Top Small Companies

Public Relations Awards

• Award of Distinction - Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) Orlando Chapter (VMX 2021)
• Gold - National Bulldog PR Award - Best Campaign on a Shoestring Budget (VMX 2021)
• Gold - National Bulldog PR Award - NAVC's COVID-19 Response( VMX 2021)

Healthcare Digital Marketing Awards

• Gold – NAVC Better Care Weekly Brand Advertisement/Social Media Content – Single
• Gold – Online Pop Up Display Ad
• Gold – VMX 2021 Digital Ad/Digital Video Ad
• Gold – A Poem for the Veterinary Community Special Video – Over 2 minutes
• Gold – VMX 2021 Highlight Videos/Branded Content & Entertainment
• Gold – VMX 2021 Mobile App/Mobile App
• Gold – VMX 2021 Mobile App/Mobile Media Content
• Gold – VMX Virtual Press Center/Public Relations Event
• Gold – NAVC’s VMX Recap Email/Single or multiple
• Gold – Today’s Veterinary Business: Diversity Toolbox/Social Equality
• Gold – Breaking News: PAWS Act Passes!/Blogs
• Gold – Embrace QR Code/QR Code Content
• Silver – VMX 2021 Campaign/Public Relations Event
• Silver – VMX 2021 Date Change/Social Media Content – Campaign
• Silver – VMX 2021 Social Media Hub/Social Media Hub
• Silver – VMX Microsite/Microsite
• Silver – NAVC Retriever QR Code/QR Code Content
• Silver – Embrace Special Edition Podcast: The PAWS Act Podcast
• Silver – NAVC’s VetFolio Newsletter/Email – Single or Multiple
• Silver – World Veterinary Day 2020/Special Video – Under 2 minutes
• Silver – NAVC Institute 2021 Digital Ad/Digital Video Ad

Florida Magazine Association Charlie Awards

Category - Best Writing: Editorial/Commentary/Opinion

• Gold - Today's Veterinary Practice, "Caring for Clients at the End", Kate Boatright (Author); Andy Zunz (Executive Editor); Marissa Delamarter (Managing Editor)
• Silver - Today's Veterinary Business, "After Meeting Adversity, I Answered Call of the Wild", Jon Ayers (Author)

Category - Best Writing: Column

• Gold - Today's Veterinary Practice, "Diagnosing, Treating and Managing Causes of Conjunctivitis in Dogs and Cats", Staff
• Silver - Today's Veterinary Nurse, "Subcutaneous Ureteral Bypass as a Treatment Option for Urolithiasis in Cats", Staff

Category - Best Traditional Illustration

• Gold - Today's Veterinary Business, "Follow the Money", Andrea De Santis; Elizabeth Fleener; Brent Cashman

Category - Best Design: Cover

• Silver - Today's Veterinary Business, June/July 2021, Staff
• Bronze - Today's Veterinary Nurse, Winter 2022, Staff

Category - Social Media

• Silver - Today's Veterinary Nurse, "Movement is Medicine", Staff
• Bronze - Today's Veterinary Nurse, "Tell Us!", Staff

Best Digital: Magazine Website

• Bronze - Today's Veterinary Practice, Andy Zunz (Executive Editor), Marissa Delamarter(Assistant Managing Editor)

Best Advertisement: For a Client

• Gold - Vetfolio: Learn Your Way, Michelle Taylor, Danna Miller

Best Special Theme or Show Issue

• Bronze - Today's Veterinary Business, Clinic Innovation Guide, Staff

Best Custom Publication

• Bronze - NAVC, VMX 2022 Welcome Guide & Event Program, Staff

Best Overall: Magazine

• Bronze - Today's Veterinary Nurse, Staff

Best Overall: Design

• Gold - Today's Veterinary Business, Elizabeth Fleener, Brent Cashman

Best Digital: Podcast

• Silver - Vetfolio Podcast, "What's Right in Veterinary Medicine, Staff

Charlie Awards

Category – Best Writing: Service Feature

• Gold – Today’s Veterinary Nurse, “Today’s Veterinary Nurse: Nursing a Patient With a Traumatic Pneumothorax,” Andy Zunz (Executive Editor), Marissa Delamarter (Assistant Managing Editor), Harold Davis (Author)
• Silver – Today’s Veterinary Practice, “Today’s Veterinary Practice: Treating Canine Superficial Pyoderma in the Era of Antimicrobial Resistance,” Andy Zunz (Executive Editor), Marissa Delamarter (Assistant Managing Editor), Sandra Koch (Author)

Category – Best Writing: In-Depth Reporting

• Bronze – Veterinary Advantage Magazine, “Veterinary Advantage Magazine: Conversations About COVID-19 And The Veterinary Industry,” Graham Garrison (Editor) and Mark Thill (Author)

Category – Best Writing: Column

• Gold – Today’s Veterinary Business, “Today’s Veterinary Business: Diversity Toolbox,” Ken Niedziela (Editor) and Lisa M. Greenhill (Author)

Category – Best Writing: Feature Headlines

• Silver – Today’s Veterinary Business, “Today’s Veterinary Business,” Ken Niedziela (Editor)

Category – Best Traditional Illustration

• Gold – Today’s Veterinary Business, “Today’s Veterinary Business: Say No to No-Shows,” David Bonazzi (Illustrator), Elizabeth Fleener (Creative Director), Brent Cashman (Art Director);
• Bronze – Today’s Veterinary Nurse, “Today’s Veterinary Nurse: Repairing a Broken Human-Animal Bond,” Jarom Vogel (Illustrator) and Elizabeth Fleener (Creative Director);
• Silver – Today’s Veterinary Practice, “Today’s Veterinary Practice – Suicide: Our Professional Crisis,” Bee Johnson (Illustrator) and Elizabeth Fleener (Creative Director) Consumer: Circulation 20

Category – Best Design: Department

• Gold – Today’s Veterinary Business, “Today’s Veterinary Business: Business Section,” Ken Niedziela (Editor), Brent Cashman (Art Director), Elizabeth Fleener (Creative Director)
• Silver – Today’s Veterinary Nurse, “Today’s Veterinary Nurse: Vital Signs,” Andy Zunz (Executive Editor), Marissa Delemarter (Assistant Managing), Elizabeth Fleener (Creative Director)
• Bronze – Today’s Veterinary Practice, “Today’s Veterinary Practice: Clinical Insights,” Andy Zunz (Executive Editor), Marissa Delemarter (Assistant Managing Editor), Elizabeth Fleener (Creative Director)

Category – Best Digital: Magazine Website

• Gold – Today’s Veterinary Business, “Today’s Veterinary Business,” Laura Walker (Chief Media and Sales Officer), Ashlynn Henkel (Digital Marketing Director), Ken Niedziela (Editor)
• Silver – Today’s Veterinary Nurse, “Today’s Veterinary Nurse,” Laura Walker (Chief Media and Sales Officer), Ashlynn Henkel (Digital Marketing Director), Andy Zunz (Executive Editor), Marissa Delamarter (Assistant Managing Editor)
• Bronze – Today’s Veterinary Practice, “Today’s Veterinary Practice,” Laura Walker (Chief Media and Sales Officer), Ashlynn Henkel (Digital Marketing Director), Andy Zunz (Executive Editor), Marissa Delamarter (Assistant Managing Editor)

Category – Best Advertisement: Self-Promotional

• Silver – Today’s Veterinary Nurse, “Retriever: Find Your Flock,” Michelle Taylor (Graphic Designer) and Summer Graziano (Vice President of Marketing)
• Gold – Today’s Veterinary Practice, “VMX Adapts,” Michelle Taylor (Graphic Designer) and Ashlynn Henkel (Digital Marketing Director)

Category – Best Special Theme or Show Issue

• Silver – Today’s Veterinary Business, “Clinic Innovation Guide,” Laura Walker (Chief Media and Sales Officer), Patricia Wuest (Vice President, Media), Andy Zunz (Executive Editor), Marissa Delamarter (Assistant Managing Editor), Elizabeth Fleener (Creative Director)

Category – Best Redesign

• Gold – Today’s Veterinary Business, “Today’s Veterinary Business,” Laura Walker (Chief Media and Sales Officer) and Elizabeth Fleener (Creative Director)

Category – Best Overall: Design

• Silver – Today’s Veterinary Nurse, “Today’s Veterinary Nurse,” Laura Walker (Chief Media and Sales Officer) and Elizabeth Fleener (Creative Director)
• Bronze – Today’s Veterinary Practice, “Today’s Veterinary Practice,” Laura Walker (Chief Media and Sales Officer), Elizabeth Fleener (Creative Director)

Category – Best Overall: Magazine

• Silver – Today’s Veterinary Business, “Today’s Veterinary Business,” Laura Walker (Chief Media and Sales Officer) and Ken Niedziela (Editor)

Healthcare Digital Marketing Awards

• Gold – Digital Video Over 2 Minutes — “A Poem for the Veterinary Community”
• Gold – Blogs — NAVC Blog Posts
• Gold – Streaming/On Demand Content — VetFolio Free Resources
• Silver – Public Relations Event — NAVC’s Public Relations Campaign, VMX 2020
• Silver – Virtual Reality — VMX Virtual Expo Hall
• Bronze – Email — VMX Announcement
• Bronze – COVID Response — The NAVC’s Coronavirus Response
• Merit – Digital Video Under 2 Minutes: VMX Registration Video, 2020

Charlie Awards

Category – Best Writing: Service Feature

• Bronze – Today’s Veterinary Business, “Today’s Veterinary Business: How to Negotiate a Starting Salary,” Stacy Pursell (Author), Ken Niedziela (Editor)
• Charlie/Gold – Veterinary Advantage, “Veterinary Advantage: Generational Conflict,” Graham Garrison (Editor)

Category – Best Writing: In-Depth Reporting

• Charlie/Gold – Today’s Veterinary Business, “Today’s Veterinary Business: The Scourge of Discrimination,” Sarah Rumple (Author), Ken Niedziela (Editor)

Category – Best Writing: Column

• Charlie/Gold – Today’s Veterinary Business, “Today’s Veterinary Business: Practice Smarter,” Mark Opperman (Author), Ken Niedziela (Editor)

Category – Best Writing: Feature Headlines

• Charlie/Gold – Today’s Veterinary Business, “Find the Sweet Spot: Diagnosis of a Diabetic Pet Is the First Step in a Long Course; The Scourge of Discrimination: Ugly Acts of Bigotry and Intolerance Are Perpetrated by Colleagues and Clients. Learn What Your Practice Can Do to Become More Diverse and Inclusive,” Ken Niedziela (Editor)

Category – Best Traditional Illustration

• Charlie/Gold – Today’s Veterinary Nurse, “Today’s Veterinary Nurse: Substance Abuse in the Workplace: What to Do?,” Andrew Lyons (Illustrator), Elizabeth Fleener (Art Director)
• Silver – Today’s Veterinary Practice, “Today’s Veterinary Practice: The Cost of Caring Too Much?,” Bee Johnson (Illustrator), Elizabeth Fleener (Art Director)

Category – Best Design: Department

• Bronze – Today’s Veterinary Practice, “Today’s Veterinary Practice: Clinical Insights,” Elizabeth Fleener (Art Director), Patricia Wuest (Editor);

Category – Best Design: Cover

• Silver – Today’s Veterinary Practice, “Today’s Veterinary Practice: November/December 2019,” Elizabeth Fleener (Art Director), Patricia Wuest (Editor)
• Bronze – Today’s Veterinary Nurse, “Today’s Veterinary Nurse Summer 2019,” Elizabeth Fleener (Art Director), Patricia Wuest (Editor)

Category – Best Digital: Social Media

• Bronze – Today’s Veterinary Business, “Today’s Veterinary Business – Spark! Video: Charlotte LaCroix, DVM, JD Discusses Corporate Consolidation,” Alicia McLaughlin (Marketing & Social Media Manager), Candace Adorka (Producer), Ben Schmidt (Post Production)

Category – Best Digital: Online Video

• Charlie/Gold – Spark!, “Spark!: Aussie Wildfires,” Candace Adorka (Producer), Ben Schmidt (Post Production)
• Silver – Spark!, “Spark!: Working Dog Center,” Candace Adorka (Producer), Ben Schmidt (Production)
• Bronze – Spark!, “Spark!: Doug Mader’s Close Encounter,” Candace Adorka (Producer), Ben Schmidt (Post Production)

Category – Best Digital: Magazine Website

• Charlie/Gold – Today’s Veterinary Practice, “Today’s Veterinary Practice Website,” Ashlynn Henkel (Digital Marketing Director), Marissa Delamarter (Editor), Patricia Wuest (Editor)
• Silver – Today’s Veterinary Business, “Today’s Veterinary Business Website,” Ashlynn Henkel (Digital Marketing Director), Ken Niedziela (Editor)
• Bronze – Today’s Veterinary Nurse, “Today’s Veterinary Nurse Website,” Ashlynn Henkel (Digital Marketing Director), Marissa Delamarter (Editor), Patricia Wuest (Editor)

Category – Best Advertisement: For a client

• Charlie/Gold – Today’s Veterinary Practice, “VetFolio,” Michelle Taylor (Graphic Designer), Danna Miller (Senior Director of Communication), Susan Christmas (Marketing & Advertising Coordinator)
• Silver – Veterinary Advantage Magazine, “VMX 2020,” Joe Stern (Creative Director), Summer Graziano (VP of Marketing)
• Bronze – Today’s Veterinary Practice, “ABVP Symposium 2019,” Michelle Taylor (Graphic Designer), Summer Graziano (VP of Marketing)

Category – Best Redesign

• Silver – Veterinary Advantage, “Veterinary Advantage,” Laura Walker, Elizabeth Fleener

Category – Best Overall: Design

• Charlie/Gold – Today’s Veterinary Practice, “Today’s Veterinary Practice,” Elizabeth Fleener (Art Director), Laura Walker
• Silver – Today’s Veterinary Nurse, “Today’s Veterinary Nurse,” Laura Walker, Elizabeth Fleener

Category – Best Overall: Writing

• Bronze – Today’s Veterinary Business, “Today’s Veterinary Business,” Laura Walker, Ken Niedziela

Category – Best Overall: Magazine

• Bronze – Today’s Veterinary Business, “Today’s Veterinary Business,” Laura Walker, Ken Niedziela

Addy Award

• Silver ADDY Award
  • NAVC.com Website in partnership with PHOS Creative
  • Annual Report in partnership with Shepherd Agency

Florida Magazine Association

Best Writing: Feature

• Silver – Today’s Veterinary Business, “My Journey to Practice Ownership”

Best Writing: Service Feature

• Gold – Today’s Veterinary Nurse, “Is Suicide Preventable?”
• Silver – Today’s Veterinary Nurse, “Behavior, Understanding the Cat”

Best Writing: Department

• Gold – Today’s Veterinary Nurse, “Today’s Veterinary Nurse, Vital Signs”

Best Writing: In-Depth Reporting

• Bronze – Today’s Veterinary Business, “The Union Question”

Best Writing: Column

• Silver – Today’s Veterinary Business, “Creative Disruption”

Best Writing: Feature Headlines

• Gold – Today’s Veterinary Business, Headlines

Best Design: Cover

• Bronze – Today’s Veterinary Nurse, Winter 2019, “Compassionate Care”

Best Digital: Social Media

• Gold – Today’s Veterinary Business, Social Media
• Silver – Today’s Veterinary Nurse, Social Media

Best Digital: Online Video

• Gold – Spark!, PAW Team – Portland Animal Welfare – October 12, 2018
• Silver- Spark!, PetPlan Pet Parent of the Year – January 30, 2019
• Bronze – Spark!, Spayathon – June 29, 2018

Best Digital: Magazine Website

• Silver – Today’s Veterinary Practice, Website
• Bronze – Today’s Veterinary Nurse, Website

Best Advertisement: Self-Promotional

• Silver – Today’s Veterinary Practice, VMX 2019, Hello Sunshine

Best Advertisement: For a client

• Gold – Today’s Veterinary Practice, ABVP Symposium, Earn CE in the Sun

Best Overall: Design

• Bronze – Today’s Veterinary Practice

Best Overall: Writing

• Bronze – Today’s Veterinary Business

Best Overall: Magazine

• Silver – Today’s Veterinary Nurse

Orlando Sentinel

Top Workplaces for 2019

Association Forum & USAE

Meghan R. Golden named a 2018 Forty Under 40 Award Winner

Association Trends

• Direct Marketing Piece/Promotion: NAVC, VMX Registration Campaign – SILVER
• Advertising Media Kit: VetFolio Media Kit – GOLD
• eLearning & Live Training: VetFolio- Online Education Platform – BRONZE

Biz Bash

Tom Bohn nominated as top meeting and events professional by Visit Orlando

Charlie Awards

Category – Best Advertisement: For a Client

• NAVC – Industry Services – ABVP Symposium Ad – SILVER
• NAVC – Industry Services – ExoticsCon 2018 – GOLD

Category – Best Digital: Online Video

• Spark! TV – Habitat Destruction in the Everglades – BRONZE
• Spark! TV – Saving the Sea Turtle – SILVER
• Spark! TV – The Plight of the Honeybee – GOLD

Category – Best Advertisement: Self-Promotional

• Spark! TV – On-air Advertisement – SILVER

Category – Best Digital: Magazine Website

• Today’s Veterinary Business – SILVER

Category – Best New Magazine

• Today’s Veterinary Business – GOLD

Category – Best Redesign

• Today’s Veterinary Nurse – BRONZE

Category – Best Design: Cover

• Today’s Veterinary Practice – Mar/April 2018 – BRONZE
• Today’s Veterinary Practice – July/Aug 2017 – GOLD

Category – Best Design: Department

• Today’s Veterinary Practice – Jan/Feb 2018 Essentials – GOLD

Category – Best Digital: Online-only Publication

• Veterinary Advantage – GOLD

Florida Trend

2018 Best Companies to Work in Florida

Folio 100

Top 100 Executives in Media: Laura Walker

Folio Digital Awards

Branding/Rebrand Campaign: NAVC Conference Rebrands to VMX – HONORABLE MENTION

Gainesville Chamber of Commerce

Large Business of the Year

Healthcare Advertising Awards

• Internal Publication: INSIDE VMX – GOLD
• Special Event: VMX Registration Campaign – GOLD
• Annual Report: NAVC Community Impact Report – MERIT

Higher Logic Floyd Awards

2018 Best Email Campaign Design

Orlando Sentinel

2018 Top 100 Companies in Orlando (Placed 14th)

Trade Show Executive

Fastest 50: Honored as one of the 50 Fastest-Growing Shows of 2018

Orlando Business Journal

2017 CEO of the Year – Tom Bohn

Orlando Sentinel

2017 Top 100 Companies in Orlando