LIVONIA, Mich., Oct. 16 -- Valassis, the leading company in marketing services and Connective Media, was recently recognized for its outstanding achievement in print with two Silver and seven Pewter Gold Ink Awards. The Gold Ink competition is North America's most prestigious print competition and is co-sponsored by Printing Impressions and Publishing Executive magazines. Nearly 1,500 printed pieces across 50 categories were entered in this year's competition. Winning entries exhibited superior color quality, technical difficulty and overall visual effect. "Receiving these highly acclaimed awards, which reflect our commitment to excellence and quality, would not be possible without our employees - whose dedication and focus enable our operations to continually improve," said William F. Hogg Jr., Executive Vice President of Manufacturing and Operations. "It is truly an honor to be recognized among our peers for our printing excellence." The following winners are from the company's Livonia, Mich. Anderson Printing Division (APD) and were recognized in the Newspaper Insert category: Silver - Don Pablo's - Mike Dawdy of Brighton, Don Siira of Ferndale, Jeff Hanson of Westland, Rob Armstrong of Howell and John Zehel of Wyandotte Silver - Quiznos Subs - Bob Krueger of Lyon Township, Dave Howarah of Harrison Township, Chet Walker of Farmington Hills and Scott Reeter of Garden City Pewter - Hops Grill - John Dixon of Livonia, Ed Leonard of Detroit, Floyd Humphrey of Detroit, Rhonda Lopez of Westland and Dawn Nason of Garden City Pewter - McDonald's - Spicy Premium Chicken - John Dixon of Livonia, Ed Leonard of Detroit, Floyd Humphrey of Detroit, Steve Postal of Plymouth and Joyce Mountjoy of Lincoln Park Pewter - Renewal by Andersen - Bob Krueger of Lyon Township, Mike Jones of Warren, Tom McVey of Linden, Dave Chodyniecki of Howell and Scott Reeter of Garden City Pewter - McDonald's - Seattle's Best - Rob Arnold of Rochester Hills, A.C. Jones of Detroit, John Kasperek of Livonia, Brad Bowman of Canton and Mike Letasz of Garden City Pewter - Chili's - Jerry Gogola of Pinckney, Greg Spehar of Plymouth and Dave Weed of Novi Pewter - Silver Diner - Bob Krueger of Lyon Township, Mark Lancaster of Westland, Tom McVey of Linden and Scott Reeter of Garden City Pewter - Smith & Hawken - Jerry Gogola of Pinckney, Greg Spehar of Plymouth, Dave Weed of Novi, Brad Bowman of Canton and Dan Dood of Northville Valassis will be honored at the Annual Gold Ink Award Banquet Oct. 16, 2006 at the McCormick Place in Chicago. For more information, please visit http://www.goldink.com.