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St. Joseph, Michigan - Honored for excellence in advertising in the 2010 Aster Awards, JohnsonRauhoff received the Gold Award in this year's competition, according to Jackie Huie, President of JohnsonRauhoff. Out of approximately 3, 000 entries from across the United States, Canada and South America, JohnsonRauhoff scored in the top 5% of the nation. The winning entry is a television campaign featuring four commercials produced for Prairie Heart Institute of Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. The team on this project included Mason Johnson, Creative Director ; Dawn Williams, Creative Producer ; and Ralph Lucius, Account Director. Entries are judged on creativity, layout and design, functionality, message effectiveness, production quality and overall appeal. "It was an honor to have JohnsonRauhoff participate in this year's competition. They placed in the top 5% of the nation. The quality of this year's entries went well beyond the judges' expectations, "said Melinda R. Lucas, Aster Awards Program Coordinator. The Aster Awards is one of the largest national competitions of its kind and is hosted by Marketing Healthcare Today Magazine, a national healthcare magazine, Creative Images, Inc. This elite program recognizes outstanding healthcare professionals for excellence in advertising/marketing efforts for the calendar year 2009. All winners are posted on the Aster Awards website ( www.AsterAwards.com ) and published in Marketing Healthcare Today. Founded in 1969 and based in southwest Michigan, JohnsonRauhoff offers marketing, product communications, and image studio services to a wide range of regional, national, and international accounts.