2014 Circle of Excellence Award Winners by Institution
American University (D.C.)
Multi-Page Publications (Bronze)
Periodicals (Gold)
General Interest Magazine: Circulation: 29,999 or Fewer (Gold)
Magazine Publishing Improvement (Grand Gold)
Student Recruitment: Publications Packages (Silver)
Antioch College (Ohio)
Targeted Campaigns (Silver)
Arizona State University (Ariz.)
Fundraising: Short Videos (Silver)
General: Short Videos (Bronze)
Innovative use of Technology: Fundraising (Grand Gold)
Augsburg College (Minn.)
Targeted Campaigns (Silver)
Birkbeck, University of London (United Kingdom)
Annual Magazines (Silver)
Boston College (Mass.)
Best Articles: Districts I-II (Bronze)
Boston University (Mass.)
Editorial Design (Bronze)
Digital Magazines (Gold)
Internal Audience Publications: Digital (Bronze)
Issues and Crisis Management (Grand Gold)
President's Reports and Annual Reports (Print) (Gold)
Research Publications (Gold)
External Audience Newsletters: Digital (Silver)
Special Constituency Magazines (Bronze)
Individual Sub-Websites (Gold)
Brigham Young University (Utah)
Fundraising: Short Videos (Silver)
General: Short Videos (Gold)
News and Research Videos (Silver)
Brown University (R.I.)
Fundraising: Long Videos (Gold)
California Institute of Technology
Multi-Page Publications (Bronze)
California State University, Fresno
Comprehensive Campaigns (Gold)
Individual Photographs (Gold)
California State University, Monterey Bay
General: Long Videos (Silver)
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Calif.)
Editorial Design (Silver)
Claremont McKenna College (Calif.)
Annual Giving Programs (Gold)
Cleveland State University (Ohio)
Marketing and Branding (Gold)
College of Charleston (S.C.)
General Interest Magazines: Circulation: 30,000 to 74,999 (Bronze)
College of Saint Benedict (Minn.)
Innovative Use of Technology: Fundraising (Silver)
College of the Holy Cross (Mass.)
Editorial Design (Bronze)
Columbia College Chicago (Ill.)
Multi-Page Publications (Bronze)
Multi-Page Publications (Silver)
Columbia University (N.Y.)
Best Articles: Districts I-II (Gold)
Best Articles: Districts I-II (Silver)
Collaborative Programs: Single Institution (Silver)
Illustrations (Gold)
Cornell University (N.Y.)
Mobile Applications (Gold)
Design: Books (Silver)
News and Research Videos (Bronze)
Periodical Staff Writing: Districts I-IV (Silver)
Davidson College (N.C.)
Institutional Websites (Bronze)
Deakin University (Australia)
Annual Magazines (Gold)
Denison University (Ohio)
General Interest Magazines: Circulation: 30,000 to 74,999 (Silver)
Drew University (N.J.)
Calendars (Bronze)
Drexel University (Pa.)
Annual Magazines (Gold)
Duke University (N.C.)
General: Long Videos (Gold)
Internal Audience Publications: Digital (Bronze)
Internal Audience Publications: Print (Gold)
Emma Willard School (N.Y.)
Branding: Institution Wide (Silver)
Emory University (Ga.)
Best Articles: Districts III-V (Silver)
Posters (Gold)
Single-Page Publications (Bronze)
Special Constituency Magazines (Silver)
Flint Hill School (Va.)
Calendars (Silver)
Individual Fundraising Publications (Silver)
Viewbooks and Prospectuses (Print) (Silver)
Florida International University
Advancement Services: Donor Relations (Silver)
Advancement Services: Donor Relations (Gold)
Public Relations and Community Relations Projects (Silver)
Public Relations and Community Relations Projects (Gold)
Florida State University
General News Writing (Silver)
George Mason University (Va.)
Student Alumni Initiatives (Silver)
George Washington University (D.C.)
New Program Initiatives (Bronze)
Fundraising: Long Videos (Silver)
Periodical Staff Writing: Districts I-IV (Bronze)
Georgetown University (D.C.)
Annual Alumni Programs (Silver)
Fundraising: Short Videos (Bronze)
Innovative Use of Technology: Alumni Relations (Silver)
Grand Valley State University (Mich.)
New Program Initiatives (Bronze)
Hamilton College (N.Y.)
Viewbooks and Prospectuses (Print) (Bronze)
Harvard University (Mass.)
Best Articles: Districts I-II (Grand Gold)
News and Research Videos (Gold)
Special Constituency Magazines (Gold)
Individual Sub-Websites (Silver)
Hobart & William Smith Colleges (N.Y.)
Best Uses of Social Media (Bronze)
Illinois Institute of Technology (Ill.)
Special Events: Single Day (Bronze)
Indiana State University (Ind.)
Special Events: Multi-Day (Bronze)
Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo De Mexico (Mexico)
Communications Program Improvement (Silver)
Johns Hopkins University (Md.)
Covers (Bronze)
Annual Reports and Fund Reports (Gold)
President's Reports and Annual Reports (Print) (Bronze)
Periodical Staff Writing: Districts I-IV (Gold)
Kenyon College (Ohio)
Periodicals (Silver)
General Interest Magazine: Circulation: 29,999 or Fewer (Gold)
Institutional Websites (Silver)
Lawrence Technological University (Mich.)
Invitations (Gold)
Lesley University (Mass.)
Individual Publications (Silver)
Individual Publications (Silver)
Visual Identity Systems (Silver)
Lethbridge College (Alberta)
Community College Magazines (Gold)
London Business School (United Kingdom)
Fundraising Publications Packages (Silver)
Loyola Marymount University (Calif.)
Covers (Silver)
Illustrations (Bronze)
General Interest Magazines: Circulation: 30,000 to 74,999 (Gold)
Photographer of the Year (Silver)
Marlboro College (Vt.)
Branding: Institution Wide (Bronze)
Multi-Page Publications (Gold)
Viewbooks and Prospectuses (Print) (Gold)
Marquette University (Wis.)
Programming for Special Constituencies (Bronze)
McMaster University (Ontario)
Media Relations Programs & Projects (Gold)
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Individual Sub-Websites (Silver)
Metropolitan State University of Denver (Colo.)
Magazine Publishing Improvement (Gold)
Miami University (Ohio)
Programming for Special Constituencies (Silver)
Recruitment: Long Videos (Grand Gold)
Michigan State University
President's Reports and Annual Reports (Print) (Gold)
Michigan Technological University
Writing for the Web (Bronze)
MidAmerica Nazarene University (Kan.)
Institutional Websites (Bronze)
Middlebury College (Vt.)
Best Articles: Districts I-II (Silver)
Fundraising: Short Videos (Bronze)
Montana State University
General Interest: Circulation: 29,999 or Fewer (Silver)
Mount Holyoke College (Mass.)
Branding: Institution Wide (Bronze)
Muhlenberg College (Pa.)
Fundraising Publications Packages (Silver)
New York University
Best Articles: Districts I-II (Bronze)
Noble and Greenough School (Mass.)
Independent School Magazines (Silver)
North Carolina State University
Best Uses of Social Media (Gold)
Public Relations & Marketing (Silver)
Individual Sub-Websites (Silver)
Northeastern University (Mass.)
Individual Sub-Websites (Bronze)
Northern Kentucky University (Ky.)
Individual Photographs (Silver)
Northfield Mount Hermon School (Mass.)
Independent School Magazines (Gold)
Northwestern University (Ill.)
Newsletters: Print (Silver)
Notre Dame Preparatory School (Md.)
Annual Reports and Fund Reports (Gold)
Individual Fundraising Publications (Grand Gold)
Oberlin College (Ohio)
Calendars (Silver)
Covers (Gold)
Periodicals (Gold)
General Interest Magazines: Circulation: 30,000 to 74,999 (Gold)
Special Issues (Silver)
Ohio University
In-House Print Publications (Silver)
Oregon State University
General: Long Videos (Bronze)
Pennsylvania State University
Innovative use of Technology: Alumni Relations (Bronze)
Phillips Exeter Academy (N.H.)
Collaborative Programs: Single Institution (Gold)
Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.)
Recruitment: Long Videos (Silver)
Pratt Institute (N.Y.)
Invitations (Gold)
Case Statements/General Cultivation Publications (Silver)
Fundraising Publications Packages (Gold)
In-House Print Publications (Silver)
Princeton University (N.J.)
Posters (Bronze)
Specialty Pieces (Bronze)
Providence College (R.I.)
Individual Publications (Gold)
Providence Country Day School (R.I.)
Recruitment: Short Videos (Silver)
Recruitment: Short Videos (Bronze)
Reed College (Ore.)
Fundraising: Long Videos (Bronze)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (N.Y.)
Multi-Page Publications (Silver)
Multi-Page Publications (Bronze)
Rhode Island School of Design (R.I.)
General Interest Magazines: Circulation: 29,999 or Fewer (Bronze)
RMIT University (Australia)
In-House Print Publications (Silver)
Rollins College (Fla.)
Best Articles: Districts III-V (Bronze)
Newsletters: Print (Silver)
Saint Catherine's School (Va.)
Publications Packages (Silver)
Scripps College (Calif.)
Case Statements/General Cultivation Publications (Bronze)
Simon Fraser University (British Columbia)
Single-Page Publications (Gold)
South Dakota State University
Fundraising: Short Videos (Bronze)
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Individual Ads (Silver)
St. Edward's University (Texas)
Publications Packages (Gold)
St. George's School (British Columbia)
President's Reports and Annual Reports (Print) (Silver)
St. Lawrence University (N.Y.)
Best Uses of Social Media (Bronze)
In-House Print Publications (Gold)
Stanford University (Calif.)
Best Articles: Districts VI-VIII, International (Silver)
Periodicals (Bronze)
General Interest Magazines: Circulation: 75,000 or Greater (Bronze)
Periodical Staff Writing: Districts V-VIII (Gold)
Special Issues (Gold)
Swansea University (United Kingdom)
Recruitment: Short Videos (Gold)
Swinburne University of Technology (Australia)
PSAs and Commercial Spots (Gold)
Individual Sub-Websites (Bronze)
Syracuse University (N.Y.)
Annual Reports and Fund Reports (Silver)
Temple University (Pa.)
Stewardship (Silver)
Texas A&M University (Texas)
Individual Sub-Websites (Bronze)
The Hockaday School (Texas)
Books (Silver)
Independent School Magazines (Silver)
The Holton-Arms School (Md.)
Independent School Magazines (Bronze)
The Ohio State University
Specialty Pieces (Silver)
The Thacher School (Calif.)
Targeted Campaigns (Gold)
The University of Alberta
Individual Photographs (Gold)
The University of British Columbia
Advertising Campaigns (Gold)
Public Relations & Marketing (Silver)
The University of Melbourne (Australia)
Donor Relations (Silver)
The University of Queensland (Australia)
Short Videos (Silver)
The University of Sydney (Australia)
Fundraising: Short Videos (Grand Gold)
The University of Western Australia (Australia)
Special Events: Year-Long (Grand Gold)
Trinity College Dublin (Ireland)
Volunteer Engagement and Leadership (Grand Gold)
Stewardship (Gold)
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance (United Kingdom)
Periodicals (Bronze)
Tufts University (Mass.)
Covers (Silver)
Editorial Design (Silver)
Illustrations (Silver)
News and Research Videos (Grand Gold)
University of California, Berkeley
Best Articles: Districts VI-VIII, International (Bronze)
Public Relations and Community Relations Projects (Gold)
Special Issues (Bronze)
University of California, Davis
Publications Packages (Bronze)
University of California, Office of the President
Best Uses of Social Media (Silver)
General: Short Videos (Silver)
Internal Audience Publications: Digital (Gold)
University of California, Riverside
Digital Magazines (Bronze)
General: Long Videos (Gold)
University of California, San Diego
Marketing and Branding (Gold)
University of California, San Francisco
Annual Alumni Programs (Silver)
Research, Medicine and Science News Writing (Gold)
University of Central Florida
General Interest Magazines: Circulation: 75,000 or Greater (Gold)
Issues and Crisis Management (Gold)
Media Relations Programs & Projects (Grand Gold)
University of Chicago (Ill.)
General Interest Magazines:Circulation: 75,000 or Greater (Bronze)
University of Cincinnati (Ohio)
Best Articles: Districts III-V (Gold)
General: Short Videos (Grand Gold)
University of Colorado Foundation
General Interest Magazines: Circulation: 75,000 or Greater (Gold)
University of Connecticut
Digital Magazines (Bronze)
University of East Anglia (United Kingdom)
Special Events: Single Day (Gold)
University of Florida
Special Events: Multi-Day (Gold)
University of Huddersfield (United Kingdom)
Recruitment: Short Videos (Gold)
Viewbooks and Prospectuses (Print) (Silver)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Special Constituency Magazines (Bronze)
University of Kentucky (Ky.)
Advocacy Campaigns (Silver)
University of Leeds (United Kingdom)
Stewardship (Gold)
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Individual Ads (Gold)
University of Louisville (Ky.)
Comprehensive Campaigns (Gold)
University of Maryland College Park
Multi-Page Publications (Silver)
Internal Audience Publications: Print (Bronze)
President's Reports and Annual Reports (Print) (Silver)
Newsletters: Digital (Gold)
University of Miami (Fla.)
Individual Fundraising Publications (Bronze)
Special Events: Year-Long (Bronze)
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Diversity: Overall Advancement (Silver)
Case Statements/General Cultivation Publications (Bronze)
Annual Giving Programs (Silver)
PSAs and Commercial Spots (Bronze)
Special Events: Single Day (Gold)
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Advertising Campaigns (Silver)
Individual Ads (Gold)
University of Missouri - Columbia
Editorial Design (Bronze)
Writing for the Web (Bronze)
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Institutional Websites (Silver)
University of New Hampshire
Overall Operations (Silver)
University of Notre Dame (Ind.)
General: Short Videos (Bronze)
Individual Photographs (Bronze)
University of Oregon
Best Articles: Districts VI-VIII, International (Silver)
University of Pennsylvania
Institutional Relations Publications: Books (Grand Gold)
University of Portland (Ore.)
Posters (Silver)
Publications Packages (Bronze)
University of San Francisco (Calif.)
Stewardship (Bronze)
University of South Carolina
President's Reports and Annual Reports (Print) (Bronze)
University of South Carolina Beaufort
Advocacy Campaigns (Gold)
University of Southern California
Promotional Publications (Print) (Gold)
University of Tennessee
Branding: Department or Unit (Gold)
Best Uses of Social Media (Silver)
University of Texas at Austin
Writing for the Web (Gold)
University of Toronto (Ontario)
Advertising Campaigns (Bronze)
University of Utah
Case Statements/General Cultivation Publications (Silver)
Design: Multi-Page Publications/Folders (Grand Gold)
University of Virginia
Newsletters: Digital (Gold)
President's Reports and Annual Reports (Digital) (Gold)
University of Washington
Advancement Services: Overall Operations (Gold)
Best Articles: Districts VI-VIII, International (Gold)
Research, Medicine and Science News Writing (Silver)
University of Waterloo (Ontario)
Collaborative Programs: Single Institution (Bronze)
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
Photographer of the Year (Bronze)
University of Wisconsin Madison
Best Articles: Districts III-V (Gold)
Periodical Staff Writing: Districts V-VIII (Silver)
Special Events: Single Day (Bronze)
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Communications Program Improvement (Gold)
Vanderbilt University (Tenn.)
Challenge Grant/Matching Gift Programs (Silver)
Magazine Publishing Improvement (Silver)
Vassar College (N.Y.)
Viewbooks and Prospectuses (Print) (Silver)
Vermont Law School
Special Issues (Silver)
Virginia Military Institute Foundation
Viewbooks and Prospectuses (Print) (Bronze)
Wake Forest University (N.C.)
Multi-Page Publications (Gold)
Multi-Page Publications (Gold)
General Interest Magazines: Circulation: 75,000 or Greater (Silver)
Photographer of the Year (Gold)
Washington State University
General News Writing (Gold)
Professional and Staff Development (Gold)
Washington University in St. Louis (Mo.)
Mobile Applications (Bronze)
Westminster School (Australia)
Visual Identity Systems (Silver)
Wheaton College (Ill.)
Invitations (Bronze)
Special Events: Single Day (Silver)
Williams College (Mass.)
Best Articles: Districts I-II (Gold)
Recruitment: Short Videos (Bronze)
Woodside Priory School (Calif.)
Challenge Grant/Matching Gift Programs (Gold)
York University (Ontario)
Best Uses of Social Media (Bronze)