2016 Circle of Excellence Award Winners by Institution
American University (D.C.)
Alumni Relations - Innovative Alumni Programs (Gold)
Fundraising Videos - Short (Bronze)
Amherst College (MA)
Collaborative Programs – Single Institution (Silver)
Strategic Communications - Issues and Crisis Management (Bronze)
Auburn University (AL)
Advancement Services - Donor Relations (Silver)
Branding - Institution Wide (Bronze)
Fundraising Publications Packages (Gold)
General Interest Magazines - Circulation: 30,000 to 74,999 (Gold)
Ball State University (IN)
Interdisciplinary Advancement Projects (Bronze)
Bellarmine University (KY)
Design - Multi-Page Publications/Folders (Gold)
Bentley University (MA)
Magazine Publishing Improvement (Silver)
BI Norwegian Business School (Norway)
Recruitment Videos - Long (Grand Gold)
Boston University (MA)
Advertising - Campaigns (Bronze)
Digital Magazines (Silver)
Individual Sub-Websites (Silver)
Individual Sub-Websites (Silver)
Internal Audience Publications (Digital) (Gold)
Promotional Publications (Print) (Bronze)
Bow Valley College (Canada)
Advertising - Campaigns (Gold)
Fundraising Videos - Long (Silver)
Bowdoin College (ME)
Design - Invitations (Silver)
Design - Single-Page Publications (Bronze)
Promotional Publications (Print) (Bronze)
Brigham Young University (UT)
General Information Videos - Long (Silver)
Brooks School (MA)
Independent School Magazines (Gold)
California Institute of Technology, Alumni Association (CA)
Design – Posters (Gold)
California Polytechnic State University (CA)
Digital Magazines (Silver)
Fundraising Videos - Short (Silver)
California State University (CA)
Collaborative Programs - Multi-Institution (Gold)
California State University, Chico (CA)
Annual Reports and Fund Reports (Silver)
California State University, East Bay Office of the Chancellor (CA)
Advertising - Individual Advertisement (Silver)
California State University, Fresno (CA)
Alumni Relations - Programming for Special Constituencies (Silver)
California State University, Office of the Chancellor (CA)
Alumni Relations - Marketing and Branding (Silver)
Visual Identity Systems (Gold)
Cambridge School of Weston (MA)
Promotional Publications (Print) (Bronze)
Case Western Reserve University (OH)
President’s Reports & Annual Reports (Print) (Gold)
Special Events -Multi-Day (Bronze)
Special Events - Year Long (Silver)
Champlain College (VT)
Design - Posters (Bronze)
Cheshire Academy (CT)
Fundraising - Annual Giving (Silver)
Strategic Communications - Communications Program Improvement (Silver)
Colgate University (NY)
Collaborative Programs – Single Institution (Silver)
Fundraising Videos - Short (Gold)
College of the Atlantic (ME)
Institutional Websites (Gold)
Columbia College Chicago (IL)
Special Issues Magazines (Gold)
Columbia University (NY)
Feature Writing (Bronze)
Concordia University (Canada)
Individual Fundraising Publications (Silver)
Cornell College (IA)
Student Recruitment - Viewbooks and Prospectuses (Print) (Silver)
Cornell University (NY)
Individual Sub-Websites (Gold)
News and Research Videos (Bronze)
Periodical Staff Writing - Districts I-IV (Bronze)
Dartmouth College (NH)
Design – Calendars (Bronze)
General Interest Magazines - Circulation: 30,000 to 74,999 (Bronze)
Deerfield Academy (MA)
Independent School Magazines (Grand Gold)
Student Recruitment - Publications Packages (Gold)
Drexel University (PA)
Annual Magazines (Gold)
Duke University (NC)
Feature Writing (Bronze)
Excellence in News Writing - General News Writing (Silver)
Internal Audience Publications (Print) (Bronze)
Eckerd College (FL)
Institutional Websites (Silver)
Emory University (GA)
Design - Editorial Design (Silver)
Episcopal High School (VA)
Independent School Magazines (Bronze)
Florida International University (FL)
Fundraising Videos - Long (Silver)
PSAs and Commercial Spots (Bronze)
Florida State University (FL)
Strategic Communication - Media Relations Programs and Projects (Bronze)
Fordham University (NY)
Feature Writing (Bronze)
Franklin & Marshall College (PA)
Alumni Relations - Creative Strategies for Engaging Volunteers (Silver)
Alumni Relations - Student Alumni Initiatives (Bronze)
Recruitment Videos - Short (Bronze)
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering (MA)
Fundraising Videos - Long (Bronze)
Furman University (SC)
General Interest Magazines - Circulation: 30,000 to 74,999 (Gold)
Magazine Publishing Improvement (Gold)
Georgetown University (D.C.)
Best Uses of Social Media: Public Relations and Marketing (Silver)
Georgia Institute of Technology (GA)
Individual Photographs (Silver)
In-House Print Publications (Silver)
Gordon College (MA)
Advancement Services - Donor Relations (Silver)
Grand Valley State University (MI)
Alumni Relations - Innovative Alumni Programs (Bronze)
Individual Photographs (Bronze)
Grinnell College (IA)
Fundraising Programs – Stewardship (Silver)
Harcum College (PA)
Special Events - Year Long (Bronze)
Harvard Business School (MA)
Alumni Relations - Marketing and Branding (Gold)
Harvard University (MA)
Fundraising Publications Packages (Grand Gold)
Excellence in News Writing - Research Medicine and Science (Gold)
Periodical Staff Writing - Districts I-IV (Bronze)
Hendrix College (AR)
Special Events -Multi-Day (Gold)
Hobart and William Smith (NY)
Fundraising - Targeted Campaigns (Gold)
Imperial College London (United Kingdom)
Design – Illustrations (Bronze)
Design – Periodicals (Gold)
Design - Specialty Pieces (Silver)
Best Uses of Social Media: Student Life (Silver)
Indiana University (IN)
Excellence in News Writing - General News Writing (Silver)
Fundraising Videos - Long (Silver)
Individual Sub-Websites (Bronze)
Institute for Advanced Studies (NJ)
General Information Videos - Long (Silver)
Johns Hopkins University (MD)
Alumni Relations - Student Alumni Initiatives (Silver)
Feature Writing (Bronze)
Feature Writing (Bronze)
Institutional Websites (Gold)
Individual Sub-Websites (Silver)
News and Research Videos (Gold)
Periodical Staff Writing - Districts I-IV (Silver)
Strategic Communication - Media Relations Programs and Projects (Gold)
Kenyon College (OH)
General Interest Magazines - Circulation: 29,999 or Fewer (Gold)
Promotional Publications (Print) (Gold)
Student Recruitment - Individual Publications(Silver)
Lancaster University (United Kingdom)
Strategic Communications - Issues and Crisis Management (Gold)
Lawrence University (WI)
In-House Print Publications (Gold)
Student Recruitment - Publications Packages (Silver)
Lehigh University (PA)
Student Recruitment - Individual Publications (Bronze)
Special Events - Single Day (Silver)
Lewis University (IL)
Fundraising Videos - Long (Gold)
Lincoln Memorial University (TN)
Advancement Services - Overall Operations (Bronze)
London Metropolitan University (United Kingdom)
Recruitment Videos - Short (Silver)
Loughborough University (United Kingdom)
Best Uses of Social Media: Public Relations and Marketing (Silver)
Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary (KY)
Student Recruitment - Individual Publications (Bronze)
Loyola Marymount University (CA)
Design - Covers (Bronze)
General Interest Magazines - Circulation: 30,000 to 74,999 (Bronze)
Loyola University Chicago (IL)
Visual Identity Systems (Silver)
Marist School (GA)
Fundraising Videos - Long (Gold)
Marshall School (MN)
Individual Fundraising Publications (Bronze)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MA)
Individual Sub-Websites (Silver)
News and Research Videos (Gold)
Miami University (OH)
Best Uses of Social Media: Student Life (Silver)
Fundraising - Annual Giving (Bronze)
Michigan State University (MI)
Individual Sub-Websites (Gold)
President’s Reports & Annual Reports (Digital) (Gold)
General Information Videos - Short (Gold)
Strategic Communication - Public Relations and Community Relations Projects (Gold)
Middlebury College (VT)
Design – Illustrations (Bronze)
Individual Photographs (Bronze)
Middlesex School (MA)
Fundraising Publications Packages (Bronze)
Montana State University (MT)
General Interest Magazines - Circulation: 29,999 or Fewer (Bronze)
PSAs and Commercial Spots (Gold)
Nazareth College (NY)
Student Recruitment - Individual Publications (Bronze)
New Mexico State University (NM)
Fundraising - Challenge Grant/Matching Gifts (Silver)
New York University (NY)
Design - Covers (Grand Gold)
Magazine Publishing Improvement (Bronze)
Northampton Community College (PA)
Community College Magazines (Silver)
Northeastern University (MA)
Design - Books (Gold)
Fundraising Videos - Short (Grand Gold)
Northwestern University (IL)
Branding - Institution Wide (Gold)
External Audience Newsletters (Print) (Silver)
Student Recruitment - Viewbooks and Prospectuses (Print) (Bronze)
Recruitment Videos - Short (Gold)
Nova Southeastern University (FL)
Fundraising Videos - Long (Bronze)
Oberlin College (OH)
Alumni Relations - Student Alumni Initiatives (Gold)
Ohio University (OH)
Best Uses of Social Media: Alumni Relations (Silver)
Oklahoma State University (OK)
Mobile Applications (Silver)
Oregon State University (OR)
Promotional Publications (Print) (Silver)
PSAs and Commercial Spots (Grand Gold)
Pennfield School (PA)
Fundraising Videos - Long (Bronze)
Pennsylvania State University (PA)
Alumni Relations - Creative Strategies for Engaging Volunteers (Gold)
Pingree School (MA)
Student Recruitment - Viewbooks and Prospectuses (Print) (Silver)
Plymouth University (United Kingdom)
Student Recruitment - Publications Packages (Bronze)
Princeton University (NJ)
Fundraising - Flash Campaigns (Silver)
Individual Fundraising Publications (Gold)
Promotional Publications (Print) (Silver)
Purdue University (IN)
Branding - Department or Unit(Silver)
Design – Invitations (Bronze)
Magazine Publishing Improvement (Silver)
Red River College (Canada)
Advertising - Campaigns (Silver)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY)
Design - Multi-Page Publications/Folders (Bronze)
Rhode Island School of Design (RI)
General Interest Magazines - Circulation: 29,999 or Fewer (Silver)
Rice University (TX)
Collaborative Programs – Single Institution (Gold)
Diversity - Overall Advancement (Silver)
Fundraising - Flash Campaigns (Gold)
Roanoke College (VA)
Institutional Websites (Bronze)
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (NJ)
Institutional Relations Publications -Books (Gold)
Santa Catalina School (CA)
Student Recruitment - Publications Packages (Bronze)
Santa Clara University (CA)
Design - Covers (Bronze)
Design - Editorial Design (Gold)
Design – Illustrations (Gold)
Design – Periodicals (Bronze)
General Interest Magazines - Circulation: 75,000 or Greater (Bronze)
Writing for the Web (Bronze)
School of The Art Institute of Chicago (IL)
General Information Videos - Short (Silver)
Individual Sub-Websites (Silver)
Sewickley Academy (PA)
PSAs and Commercial Spots (Silver)
Sheridan College (Canada)
Special Events -Multi-Day (Silver)
Smithsonian Institution (D.C.)
Case Statements/General Cultivation Publications (Gold)
St. Catherine's School (VA)
Special Events - Single Day (Gold)
Stanford University (CA)
Feature Writing (Silver)
General Information Videos - Short (Silver)
General Information Videos - Long (Gold)
General Interest Magazines - Circulation: 29,999 or Fewer (Bronze)
News and Research Videos (Silver)
Periodical Staff Writing - Districts V-VIII (Gold)
Recruitment Videos - Long (Bronze)
Special Issues Magazines(Silver)
Swarthmore College (PA)
Individual Photographs (Silver)
Student Recruitment - Viewbooks and Prospectuses (Print) (Gold)
Temple University (PA)
Video - Recruitment Videos – Short (Silver)
The American University in Paris (France)
Strategic Communications - Issues and Crisis Management (Silver)
The College of New Jersey (NJ)
Design - Editorial Design (Silver)
The College of William and Mary (VA)
Fundraising Publications Packages (Silver)
The Holton-Arms School (MD)
Recruitment Videos - Long (Gold)
The Ohio State University (OH)
Special Events -Multi-Day (Silver)
The University of Findlay (OH)
Visual Identity Systems (Bronze)
The University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
Alumni Relations - Programming for Special Constituencies (Gold)
Special Events - Single Day (Bronze)
The University of Melbourne (Australia)
Advertising - Campaigns (Gold)
Advertising - Individual Advertisement (Gold)
Alumni Relations - Innovative Alumni Programs (Silver)
Fundraising - Principal or Major Giving Programs (Bronze)
Fundraising Videos - Short (Gold)
General Information Videos - Long (Bronze)
The University Of North Carolina General Alumni Association (NC)
Individual Photographs (Bronze)
The University of Sydney (Australia)
Special Events - Single Day (Silver)
The University of Western Australia (Australia)
Strategic Communications - Communications Program Improvement (Bronze)
The Williston Northampton School (MA)
Independent School Magazines (Silver)
Towson University (MD)
Design - Books (Silver)
Fundraising - Emerging Programs (Silver)
United World College of South East Asia (Singapore)
Fundraising Programs – Stewardship (Bronze)
University at Buffalo (NY)
Individual Photographs (Gold)
University College of Dublin (Ireland)
Alumni Relations - Programming for Special Constituencies (Silver)
University College London (United Kingdom)
Professional and Staff Development (Gold)
University of Alabama at Birmingham (AL)
Design – Illustrations (Silver)
University of Alberta (Canada)
Best Uses of Social Media: Alumni Relations (Bronze)
Design - Editorial Design (Gold)
Special Constituency Magazines (Silver)
Special Issues Magazines (Grand Gold)
University of Birmingham (United Kingdom)
Fundraising - Emerging Programs (Silver)
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (CA)
Case Statements/General Cultivation Publications (Silver)
University of California, Berkeley (CA)
Excellence in News Writing - General News Writing (Gold)
Excellence in News Writing - Research Medicine and Science (Silver)
Feature Writing (Bronze)
Institutional Websites (Bronze)
University of California, Davis (CA)
General Information Videos - Short (Bronze)
Individual Photographs (Silver)
Special Events - Single Day (Bronze)
University of California, Irvine (CA)
Annual Magazines (Bronze)
Design - Books (Bronze)
University of California, Los Angeles (CA)
Diversity - Alumni Programs (Silver)
University of California, Merced (CA)
Design - Single-Page Publications (Bronze)
Fundraising - Flash Campaigns (Silver)
University of California, Office of the President (CA)
News and Research Videos (Silver)
University of California, San Diego (CA)
President’s Reports & Annual Reports (Print) (Silver)
Individual Photographs (Bronze)
Internal Audience Publications (Digital) (Silver)
Writing for the Web (Silver)
University of California, Santa Cruz (CA)
Promotional Publications (Print) (Grand Gold)
University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
General Interest Magazines - Circulation: 75,000 or Greater (Silver)
Special Events -Multi-Day (Bronze)
University of Central Florida (FL)
Design - Editorial Design (Bronze)
Design – Periodicals (Silver)
University of Chicago (IL)
External Audience Newsletters (Digital) (Silver)
External Audience Newsletters (Print) (Gold)
Feature Writing (Gold)
University of Connecticut (CT)
Advertising - Individual Advertisement (Silver)
University of Connecticut Foundation (CT)
Fundraising Programs – Stewardship (Silver)
University of East Anglia (United Kingdom)
Design - Specialty Pieces (Silver)
University of Florida (FL)
Branding - Institution Wide(Silver)
University of Georgia (GA)
Best Uses of Social Media: Public Relations and Marketing (Bronze)
Series of Related Photographs (Bronze)
University of Huddersfield (United Kingdom)
Recruitment Videos - Short (Silver)
University of Iowa (IA)
Feature Writing (Bronze)
University of Leeds (United Kingdom)
Fundraising - Targeted Campaigns (Silver)
University of Leicester (United Kingdom)
General Information Videos - Short (Silver)
University of Manchester (United Kingdom)
General Information Videos - Short (Grand Gold)
University of Mary Washington (VA)
Promotional Publications (Digital) (Bronze)
Series of Related Photographs (Gold)
University of Maryland, College Park (MD)
Design - Editorial Design (Bronze)
External Audience Newsletters (Digital) (Gold)
University of Massachusetts, Amherst (MA)
Strategic Communication - Public Relations and Community Relations Projects (Silver)
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (MI)
Design – Periodicals (Grand Gold)
Individual Sub-Websites (Bronze)
Individual Fundraising Publications (Grand Gold)
News and Research Videos (Grand Gold)
Special Constituency Magazines (Bronze)
Special Issues Magazines (Bronze)
Strategic Communication - Media Relations Programs and Projects (Silver)
University of Mississippi (MS)
Promotional Publications (Print) (Bronze)
University of Missouri, Columbia (MO)
Advancement Services - Overall Operations (Gold)
Alumni Relations - Marketing and Branding (Bronze)
Design – Periodicals (Silver)
Periodical Staff Writing - Districts V-VIII (Silver)
Writing for the Web (Silver)
University of Nevada Las Vegas (NV)
Fundraising - Targeted Campaigns (Silver)
University of North Carolina School of Art (NC)
Institutional Websites (Silver)
University of North Carolina, Charlotte (NC)
News and Research Videos (Bronze)
University of Notre Dame (IN)
Writing for the Web (Gold)
University of Nottingham (United Kingdom)
Magazine Publishing Improvement (Bronze)
University of Oregon (OR)
Writing for the Web (Grand Gold)
University of Otago (New Zealand)
Research Publications (Gold)
University of Oxford (United Kingdom)
Interdisciplinary Advancement Projects (Grand Gold)
Recruitment Videos - Short (Bronze)
University of Portland (OR)
Alumni Relations - Innovative Alumni Programs (Silver)
University of Puget Sound (WA)
Series of Related Photographs (Silver)
University of Richmond (VA)
Design – Covers (Gold)
University of Southampton (United Kingdom)
Case Statements/General Cultivation Publications (Bronze)
University of Southern California (CA)
Design - Multi-Page Publications/Folders (Silver)
General Information Videos - Long (Bronze)
In-House Print Publications (Bronze)
Strategic Communication - Public Relations and Community Relations Projects (Bronze)
University of Southern California, Viterbi (CA)
General Interest Magazines - Circulation: 30,000 to 74,999 (Silver)
University of Toronto (Canada)
Alumni Relations - Programming for Special Constituencies (Bronze)
Design – Invitations (Silver)
Special Constituency Magazines (Gold)
University of Virginia (VA)
Annual Reports and Fund Reports (Bronze)
University of Waterloo (Canada)
President’s Reports & Annual Reports (Print) (Bronze)
Promotional Publications (Print) (Gold)
Strategic Communication - Public Relations and Community Relations Projects (Bronze)
Upper Canada College (Canada)
Design – Invitations (Gold)
Viewpoint School (CA)
President’s Reports & Annual Reports (Print) (Bronze)
Villanova University (PA)
Fundraising - Targeted Campaigns (Bronze)
Virginia Commonwealth University (VA)
Institutional Websites (Silver)
Virginia Western Community College (VA)
Community College Public-Private Partnership (Bronze)
Wake Forest University (NC)
Annual Reports and Fund Reports (Gold)
Design - Multi-Page Publications/Folders (Grand Gold)
Design - Posters (Grand Gold)
Design - Specialty Pieces (Gold)
Fundraising - Annual Giving (Grand Gold)
General Interest Magazines - Circulation: 75,000 or Greater (Gold)
Student Recruitment - Viewbooks and Prospectuses (Print) (Gold)
Periodical Staff Writing - Districts I-IV (Gold)
Wesleyan University (CT)
Special Events - Single Day (Gold)
Williams College (MA)
General Information Videos - Short (Bronze)
Yale University (CT)
Annual Magazines (Silver)
Special Constituency Magazines (Gold)
York University (Canada)
Advertising - Campaigns (Silver)
Advocacy Campaigns (Gold)
Series of Related Photographs (Silver)