ESU publications bring home CASE awards
Some of the people who help tell Emporia State University’s story to a worldwide audience have earned recognition for their efforts from a national organization. ESU won three awards at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District VI convention, held Jan. 12-15 in Denver.
ESU’s awards came in a competition against universities of all sizes. More than 1,200 entries were submitted for the CASE District VI awards.
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Top: Presidential Inauguration invitation. Lower left: Spotlight magazine containing research article. Lower Right: Scholarbucks Cafe brochure. |
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“I’m very proud of everybody,” said Judith Heasley, executive director of university advancement and president of the ESU Foundation. “It’s an even playing field when you’re up for CASE awards, because it’s about the quality of things you’re producing rather than the size of the institution,” she added.
ESU brought home bronze awards for excellence in three projects: Research/Science/Technology Feature Article; Fundraising Materials; and Special Publications.
The winning feature article, “Wow—Faculty Research at ESU,” appeared in the summer 2007 edition of Spotlight, the magazine for Emporia State University alumni and friends. Authored by Jesse Tuel, director of advancement communications, the story highlights the creative energy at work among a cross-section of Emporia State faculty.
The second CASE bronze winner is a brochure outlining scholarship giving opportunities at Emporia State. “Scholarbucks Café” was designed by Kathleen Dorcas, printer specialist at ESU’s Printing Services. The Scholarbucks Café concept was developed by the University Advancement team. The package of materials – including brochures, a banner, aprons and more – won CASE’s bronze award for excellence in fundraising materials.
A third bronze award, in the special publications category, went to ESU graphic designer John Decker for his work on a comprehensive package of invitation materials produced for the inauguration of Dr. Michael R. Lane as ESU’s 15th president in March, 2007.
Brad Goebel, ESU’s director of marketing, echoed Heasley’s praise. “Kat, Jesse and John are part of a great team of professionals who help tell the Emporia State University story. I'm very pleased that their hard work gets the recognition it deserves,” said Goebel.
Examples of the award winning work can be found online:
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