Awards and Honors
2008
Enterprising Women of the Year Award
- by Enterprising Women magazine to Donna Vandiver
Named TOP 100 Diversity Owned Business in Missouri
- at diversitybusiness.com for eighth consecutive year
First Lady Award nominee
- for Donna Vandiver, honoring Missouri Women
2007
AMA Marketing Excellence Award
- Dollar-Help “Warmthgiving Weekend”
Bronze Quill Awards
- Anheuser-Busch Recycling
- Dollar-Help “Warmthgiving Weekend”
Silver Summit Creative Award
- “Warmthgiving Weekend” campaign for Dollar-Help, Inc.
2006
KWMU Golden Microphone Award
DiversityBusiness.com Award
2005
Gold Marcom Creative Awards
- Gold award for Americorps St. Louis annual report
- Gold award for Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority annual report, “Together We Can”
DiversityBusiness.com Award
Best Place to Work in St. Louis—St. Louis Magazine
2004
WOMEN IN COMMUNICATIONS CLARION AWARD
DIVERSITYBUSINESS.COM AND FORBES AWARD
COMMITTEE OF 200: Donna Vandiver was selected as a member of protégé class VI of the Committee of 200, an international professional organization of women entrepreneurs and corporate leaders.
ST. LOUIS BUSINESS JOURNAL “BEST PLACES TO WORK First place in the Family Friendly category
2003
GOLD SABRE AWARD NOMINATION “Marketing to Women”
ST. LOUIS BUSINESS JOURNAL “BEST PLACES TO WORK”
- Second place for Family Friendly
- Third place for Corporate Culture
DiversityBusiness.com Award
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF PRESS WOMEN First place for NORDYNE's“If you've got it, Flaunt it” campaign – marketing to women
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESS COMMUNICATORS ST. LOUIS BRONZE QUILL
- Honorable mention for TVG's stationery
- Merit for NORDYNE's Maytag advertisement series
COMMUNICATOR AWARDS CRYSTAL AWARD OF EXCELLENCE for Vandover Corporate Business to Business brochure
2002
ST. LOUIS BUSINESS JOURNAL “BEST PLACES TO WORK”
- First place for People Development
- Second place for Family Friendly
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF PRESS WOMEN
- First place for Bi-State Development Agency's “Go METRO!” campaign (both national and state level)
- Second place for Area Resources for Community and Human Services radio PSA, “Develop Potential”
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESS COMMUNICATORS ST. LOUIS BRONZE QUILL honorable mention for the “Go METRO!” campaign
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD and 2002 ST. LOUIS BUSINESS JOURNAL'S 25 MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN BUSINESS: Donna Vandiver
DiversityBusiness.com Award
2001
LACLEDE AWARDS “BEST PLACES TO WORK”
- First place for Corporate Culture
- Second place for Employee Incentives
COMMUNICATOR AWARDS
- Award of Distinction for the design of the St. Louis Effort For Aids press kit
- Honorable Mention for a financial management company's corporate brochure
- Award of Distinction for the Bi-State Development Agency's radio PSA, “Go METRO!”
- Honorable Mention for Area Resources for Community and Human Services' radio PSA, “Develop Potential”
- Crystal Award of Excellence for Area Resources for Community and Human Services' television PSA, “Develop Potential”
SUMMIT CREATIVE AWARD Bronze Winner for Heinz Corporation logo
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF PRESS WOMEN first place for the St. Louis Effort For Aids press kit
EMMY AWARD WINNER for “Develop Potential” PSA's for Area Resources for Community and Human Services
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESS COMMUNICATORS ST. LOUIS BRONZE QUILL Award of Excellence for Area Resources for Community and Human Services' Public Service Announcements
COMMUNITY SERVICE PUBLIC RELATIONS COUNCIL and PR PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AWARD: Donna Vandiver
ERNST & YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR FINALIST: Donna Vandiver
2000
COMMUNICATOR AWARDS
- Crystal Award of Excellence for the Gateway Clean Air Program radio spots
- Award of Distinction for the Gateway Clean Air Program PSA
- Award of Distinction for the Gateway Clean Air Program logo
- Award of Distinction for the AgriMissouri Buyer's Guide
TELLY AWARDS
- Finalist recognition for the Gateway Clean Air Program “Speaker's Bureau” video
- Finalist recognition for two Gateway Clean Air Program commercials: “Of All the Planets,” “Sing the Air”
COMMUNICATIONS CONTEST OF THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF PRESS WOMEN – MISSOURI AFFILIATE AWARD for Solutia's Environmental Annual Report Award for the Gateway Clean Air Program's brochure and media kit
SUMMIT AWARD for the Gateway Clean Air Program logo
SUMMIT BRONZE AWARD WINNER for the AgriMO Buyer's Guide
IABC BRONZE QUILL AWARD for the Gateway Clean Air Program logo
EMMY AWARD NOMINATION and U.S. INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AWARD for three Gateway Clean Air Program television ads: “Of All Planets,” “Wealth of Nature,” “Sing the Air”
TVG was named the 7th fastest-growing firm by the COUNCIL OF PUBLIC RELATIONS FIRMS in 2000 and was named one of the fastest-growing privately owned companies in the St. Louis region by the St. Louis Business Journal.