The entries for the Maroon & Gold Awards this year were inventive, innovative, and impressive. When the awards committee got done spreading them out, they were struck with how INCREDIBLE we are as a group of professional communicators. It was an amazing array of examples of how, in the face of budget cuts, layoffs, and the discouragement those realities have brought to us all in the past year, we have not only persevered, we have exceeded ourselves.
Congratulations! And the winners are...
CATEGORY: CAMPAIGN SERIES
- GOLD
Ampersand Campaign - Student Unions & Activities - MAROON - INSTRUCTIONAL
Minnesota Medical Foundation Corridor Newsletters - Minnesota Medical Foundation - MAROON - PROMOTIONAL
Game Day Party Promotional Materials - McNamara Alumni Center
CATEGORY: MULTIMEDIA
- GOLD
Super Ball Drop on Facebook, Twitter... - Student Unions & Activities - MAROON - WEBSITE
Office of Admissions Website Redesign - Office of Admissions - MAROON - VIDEO/DVD
Big Question: Feast or Famine? - Institute On the Environment
CATEGORY: PRINT
- GOLD
Momentum Magazine Fall 09 - Institute On the Environment - MAROON - MULTI SHEET
Make it Super! 2009 UMCF Conference - System Academic Administration - MAROON - SINGLE SHEET
Personalized University Calendar - Printing Services - MAROON - CARD
OIT Google Postcard - Office of Information Technology - MAROON - POSTER
Stravinsky in Paris - School of Music - MAROON - MAGAZINE
Medical Bulletin Spring 2009 - Minnesota Medical Foundation
CATEGORY: WRITING
- GOLD
Voracious Vegitation Article - Minnesota Sea Grant - MAROON - INSTRUCTIONAL
Late Harvest Resources - CFANS Extension - MAROON - SHORT FEATURE
Maxine Hong Kingston Article - National Center on Educational Outcomes - MAROON - LONG FEATURE
Long-distance Learning - CFANS - MAROON - PROMOTIONAL
TCF Bank Stadium Donor Thank you Brochure - University of Minnesota Foundation - MAROON - SCRIPT
2009 Casey/Minnesota Awards Speech - School of Journalism & Mass Communication
CATEGORY: GREEN
Should I buy a hybrid car? - CFANS Extension
CATEGORY: MARGO
Renewable Energy Banner - CFANS Extension
CATEGORY: MIKE
Big Question: Feast or Famine? - Institute On the Environment
Congrats winners! Also, a big thanks to all who submitted entries!
Congratulations, all!
I seem to recall that few years ago the winning entries themselves were posted online. Am I right? In any event, I know some other competitions do this, and I do take the time to view them.
I'd love it if the Forum would do that, so we can all see and be inspired by the work itself. I know it's some effort, but it may be that it would be justified by what we could all learn from the Forum in this way.