Awards     2012 AwardsDeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial AwardsEntry Deadline (for work completed in 2011): Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. Coordinator: Laura Flippen Tenzel Awards Ceremony: Thursday, April 12, 2012 at Philadelphia Marriott Hotel Wilbur AwardsEntry Deadline (for work completed in 2011): Monday, February 6, 2012 Coordinator: Shirley Struchen Awards Ceremony: Saturday, April 14, 2012 at Philadelphia Marriott Hotel The Religion Communicators Council, an interfaith organization of professional religion communicators, presents two awards to members each year: The DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Award and the Wilbur Award. DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Awards
For more information, see the DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Awards web page. Wilbur Awards
The competition is judged by media professionals in a jury process, under the supervision of local RCC chapters across the country. Basic criteria include content, creativity, execution and results, but the ultimate criteria is excellence in the communication of religious values. For more information, see the Wilbur Awards web page. |
The DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Awards are given annually to active RCC members who demonstrate excellence in religious communications and public relations.
The Wilbur Awards, which recognize excellence in the communication of religious issues, values and themes in secular media, have been presented annually since 1949.