2017 Circle of Excellence Award Winners by Institution
Aiglon College (Switzerland)
Recruitment Videos: Short Videos (Grand Gold)
Independent School Magazines (Silver)
General Information Videos: Long (Silver)
American University of Beirut
Design: Books (Gold)
Special Events: Year-Long (Gold)
Amherst College (Massachusetts)
Fundraising Programs: Stewardship (Bronze)
Arizona State University
Diversity Programs: External Constituencies (Gold)
Fundraising Videos: Short (Silver)
Association of Commonwealth Universities (United Kingdom)
Best Uses of Social Media: Student Life (Gold)
Augusta University (Georgia)
Visual Identity Systems (Gold)
Ball State University (Indiana)
Annual Reports and Fund Reports (Gold)
Bennington College (Vermont)
Branding: Department or Unit (Gold)
Berea College (Kentucky)
Community College Public-Private Partnership (Silver)
Public Relations and Community Relations Projects (Silver)
Bossier Parish Community College (Louisiana)
Fundraising Programs: Principal or Major Giving Programs (Bronze)
Boston College (Massachusetts)
Promotional Publications (Silver)
Boston University (Massachusetts)
Alumni Relations: Marketing and Branding (Gold)
Feature Writing: Topical (Silver)
Digital Magazines (Silver)
General Information Videos: Short (Silver)
Individual Photographs (Silver)
Design: Covers (Bronze)
Internal Audience Publications (Digital) (Bronze)
Individual Sub-Websites (Bronze)
Research Publications (Bronze)
Brigham Young University (Utah)
Design: Posters (Grand Gold)
Design: Posters (Gold)
General Information Videos: Long (Gold)
Broward College (Florida)
Communications Program Improvement (Silver)
Bucknell University (Pennsylvania)
General Information Videos: Short (Silver)
Butler University (Indiana)
Student Recruitment: Publications Packages (Bronze)
California Institute of Technology, Alumni Association
News and Research Videos (Silver)
Special Events: Single Day(Silver)
California State University, Chico (CA)
Annual Reports and Fund Reports (Silver)
Campbell University (North Carolina)
Feature Writing: Profile (Bronze)
Carleton College (Minnesota)
Fundraising Videos: Short (Gold)
General Interest Magazines - Circulation: 30,000 to 74,999 (Silver)
Carlow University (Pennsylvania)
PSAs and Commercial Spots (Bronze)
Carnegie Mellon University (Pennsylvania)
Special Events: Single Day (Silver)
Institutional Websites (Bronze)
Case Western Reserve University (Ohio)
Individual Sub-Websites (Bronze)
President's Reports and Annual Reports (Digital) (Grand Gold)
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (California)
News and Research Videos (Bronze)
Chatham University (Pennsylvania)
Recruitment Videos: Short Videos (Silver)
Clemson University (South Carolina)
Feature Writing: Profile (Gold)
General Information Videos: Short (Bronze)
Colby College (Maine)
Student Recruitment: Publications Packages (Gold)
General Information Videos: Long (Silver)
College of Charleston (South Carolina)
Feature Writing: Profile (Silver)
College of The Albemarle (North Carolina)
Branding: Institution Wide (Silver)
Colorado College
Viewbooks and Prospectuses (Silver)
Colorado State University
Annual Magazines (Bronze)
Diversity Programs: Internal Constituencies (Bronze)
Special Events: Multi-Day (Bronze)
Columbia College Chicago (Illinois)
Design: Multi-Page Publications (Silver)
Columbia University (New York)
Design:Illustrations (Grand Gold)
Design:Illustrations (Gold)
Periodical Staff Writing: Districts I-IV (Gold)
Editorial Design (Silver)
Feature Writing: Topical (Silver)
Feature Writing: Profile (Bronze)
General Interest Magazine: Circulation: 75,000 or Greater (Bronze)
Concordia College (Minnesota)
Fundraising Programs: Emerging Program (Silver)
Cornell University (New York)
General Information Videos: Long (Bronze)
Creighton University (Nebraska)
President's Reports and Annual Reports (Print) (Bronze)
Davidson College (North Carolina)
Fundraising Programs: Annual Giving Programs (Gold)
Drake University (Iowa)
Best Uses of Social Media: Public Relations and Marketing (Gold)
Duke University (North Carolina)
General News Writing (Gold)
Multimedia Campaigns (Gold)
Internal Audience Publications (Digital) (Gold)
Internal Audience Publications (Print) (Gold)
Media Relations Programs & Projects (Silver)
Design: Periodicals (Silver)
Alumni Relations: Programming for Special Constituencies (Silver)
Alumni Relations: Programming for Special Constituencies (Silver)
Special Issues (Silver)
Design: Specialty Pieces (Bronze)
Emory University (Georgia)
Periodical Staff Writing: Districts I-IV (Silver)
Fordham University (New York)
Advertising: Individual Ads (Silver)
Franklin & Marshall College (Pennsylvania)
Alumni Relations: Creative Strategies for Engaging Volunteers (Gold)
Fuller Theological Seminary (California)
Individual Sub-Websites (Silver)
Special Issues (Silver)
George School (Pennsylvania)
Student Recruitment: Individual Publications (Gold)
George Washington University (Washington, D.C.)
Feature Writing: Profile (Silver)
Editorial Design (Bronze)
Georgia Institute of Technology
Fundraising Videos: Long Videos (Gold)
Diversity Programs: Internal Constituencies (Silver)
Recruitment Videos: Long Videos (Silver)
Series of Related Photographs (Bronze)
Georgia Southern University
Alumni Relations: Annual Giving Programs (Silver)
Grinnell College (IA)
Fundraising Programs: Flash Campaigns (Silver)
Guildhall School of Music & Drama (United Kingdom)
General Information Videos: Short (Gold)
Hamilton College (New York)
Institutional Websites (Gold)
Harvard Business School (Massachusetts)
General Interest Magazine: Circulation: 75,000 or Greater (Silver)
Writing for the Web (Silver)
Harvard University (Massachusetts)
Fundraising Videos: Long Videos (Grand Gold)
General Interest Magazines: Circulation: 30,000 to 74,999 (Silver)
Feature Writing: Topical (Silver)
General News Writing (Silver)
Harvey Mudd College (California)
Design: Specialty Pieces (Gold)
Haverford College (Pennsylvania)
Viewbooks and Prospectuses (Silver)
Hobart and William Smith (New York)
Individual Photographs (Gold)
Hollins University (Virginia)
Recruitment Videos: Short Videos (Bronze)
Holyoke Community College (Massachusetts)
Alumni Relations Programs: Community College Alumni Relations (Bronze)
Imperial College London (United Kingdom)
Fundraising Programs: Annual Giving Programs (Bronze)
Indiana University
News and Research Videos (Gold)
General Information Videos: Short (Gold)
Institutional Websites (Silver)
Media Relations Programs & Projects (Silver)
Multimedia Campaigns (Silver)
News and Research Videos (Silver)
Case Statements/General Cultivation Publications (Bronze)
Iowa State University
Case Statements/General Cultivation Publications (Bronze)
Ivy Tech Community College (Indiana)
Community College Public-Private Partnership (Gold)
Johns Hopkins University (MD)
General Information Videos: Short (Gold)
Feature Writing: Topical (Silver)
Individual Sub-Websites (Silver)
Media Relations Programs & Projects (Bronze)
Special Constituency Magazines (Bronze)
Writing for the Web (Bronze)
Kansas State University
PSAs and Commercial Spots (Bronze)
Kenyon College (Ohio)
Individual Sub-Websites (Gold)
Individual Sub-Websites (Gold)
General Interest Magazines: Circulation: 29,999 or Fewer (Bronze)
Kimball Union Academy (New Hampshire)
Recruitment Videos: Short Videos (Gold)
King's Academy (Jordan)
Recruitment Videos: Short Videos (Gold)
King's College London and King's Health Partners (United Kingdom)
Special Events: Single Day (Gold)
Knox College (Illinois)
Visual Identity Systems (Silver)
La Salle University (Pennsylvania)
Series of Related Photographs (Gold)
Lethbridge College (Canada)
Community College Magazines (Silver)
Loughborough University (United Kingdom)
Multimedia Campaigns (Grand Gold)
Best Uses of Social Media: Public Relations and Marketing (Bronze)
Loyola Marymount University (California)
Feature Writing: Column or Opinion Piece (Bronze)
General Interest Magazines: Circulation: 30,000 to 74,999 (Bronze)
Marquette University (Wisconsin)
In-House Print Publications (Gold)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
News and Research Videos (Silver)
Special Events: Year-Long (Silver)
McGill University (Canada)
Multi-Page Publications (Bronze)
Miami University (Ohio)
Fundraising: Flash Campaigns (Gold)
Michigan State University
Series of Related Photographs (Bronze)
MidAmerica Nazarene University (Kansas)
Multi-Page Publications (Bronze)
Middle Tennessee State University
Promotional Publications (Gold)
Miss Porter's School (Connecticut)
Viewbooks and Prospectuses (Gold)
Montana State University
General Interest Magazines : Circulation: 29,999 or Fewer (Bronze)
Muhlenberg College (Pennsylvania)
Special Events: Single Day (Bronze)
Nazareth College (NY)
Student Recruitment - Individual Publications (Bronze)
National University of Singapore
Alumni Relations: Creative Strategies for Engaging Volunteers (Bronze)
Best Uses of Social Media: Public Relations and Marketing (Bronze)
New York Institute of Technology
Advertising Campaigns (Bronze)
New York University
Recruitment Videos: Long Videos (Gold)
General Information Videos: Long (Bronze)
Noble and Greenough School (Massachusetts)
Independent School Magazines (Bronze)
Northeast Ohio Medical University (Ohio)
Magazine Publishing Improvement (Bronze)
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Public or Private Grants (Silver)
Northeastern University (Massachusetts)
Internal Audience Publications (Digital) (Silver)
Northern Michigan University
Diversity Programs: Internal Constituencies (Gold)
Northwestern University (Illinois)
Student Recruitment: Publications Packages (Gold)
Internal Audience Publications (Print)(Bronze)
Nova Southeastern University (Florida)
Alumni Relations: Innovative Alumni Programs (Bronze)
Oberlin College (OH)
Design:Covers (Grand Gold)
Annual Magazines (Gold)
Design: Periodicals (Bronze)
Ohio Northern University
Alumni Relations: Innovative Alumni Programs (Silver)
Fundraising Programs: Flash Campaigns (Bronze)
Pacific Lutheran University (Washington)
Digital Magazines (Silver)
Mobile Applications (Silver)
Pennsylvania State University (PA)
Diversity Programs: Internal Constituencies (Grand Gold)
Feature Writing: Profile (Silver)
Phillips Exeter Academy (New Hampshire)
Institutional Websites (Gold)
Pikes Peak Community College (Colorado)
Community College Public-Private Partnership (Bronze)
Pomona College (California)
Advocacy Campaigns (Silver)
Special Issues (Bronze)
Princeton University (New Jersey)
Design: Specialty Pieces (Silver)
Feature Writing: Topical (Bronze)
Professional and Staff Development (Bronze)
Purdue University (Indiana)
Fundraising Video: Short (Bronze)
Red River College (Canada)
PSAs and Commercial Spots (Gold)
Rhode Island School of Design
General Interest Magazines: Circulation: 29,999 or Fewer (Gold)
Rice University (Texas)
Special Events: Year-Long (Grand Gold)
Diversity Programs: External Constituencies (Grand Gold)
Fundraising Programs: Challenge Grant/Matching Gift Programs (Silver)
Alumni Relations: Student Alumni Initiatives (Silver)
Collaborative Program (Bronze)
Alumni Relations: Programming for Special Constituencies (Bronze)
Rockefeller University (New York)
Promotional Publications Packages (Gold)
Design: Invitations (Silver)
Roland Park Country School (Maryland)
Fundraising Videos: Short (Bronze)
Roosevelt University (Illinois)
Institutional Websites (Bronze)
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (United Kingdom)
Series of Related Photographs (Bronze)
Ryerson University (Canada)
Branding: Institution Wide (Gold)
Saint Anselm College (New Hampshire)
News and Research Videos (Bronze)
Salve Regina University (Canada)
Individual Sub-Websites (Gold)
Santa Clara University (California)
General Interest Magazines - Circulation: 75,000 or Greater (Gold)
Individual Photographs (Gold)
Feature Writing: Column or Opinion Piece (Silver)
Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology (Canada)
Annual Magazines (Silver)
Shawnigan Lake School (Canada)
Magazine Publishing Improvement (Gold)
Sheridan College (Canada)
Media Relations Programs & Projects (Silver)
Issues and Crisis Management (Bronze)
Simon Fraser University (Canada)
General News Writing (Bronze)
Multi-Page Publications (Bronze)
Simpson College (Iowa)
Multimedia Campaigns (Bronze)
Singapore American School
Individual Photographs (Silver)
Smith College (New York)
Collaborative Program (Gold)
Stanford University (California)
Periodical Staff Writing: Districts V-VIII (Gold)
Research, Medicine and Science News Writing (Gold)
News and Research Videos (Gold)
General Interest Magazines: Circulation: 29,999 or Fewer (Silver)
Design: Illustrations (Silver)
Feature Writing: Profile (Silver)
Feature Writing: Topical (Silver)
Special Constituency Magazines (Silver)
Series of Related Photographs (Silver)
Individual Sub-Websites (Bronze)
SUNY Adirondack (New York)
Case Statements/General Cultivation Publications (Silver)
Design: Specialty Pieces (Silver)
Swarthmore College (Pennsylvania)
General Interest Magazines: Circulation: 29,999 or Fewer (Bronze)
Temple University (Pennsylvania)
Internal Audience Publications (Digital) (Grand Gold)
Annual Reports and Fund Reports (Silver)
Fundraising Videos:Short (Silver)
Recruitment Videos: Short (Bronze)
Texas A&M University
Design: Invitations (Gold)
Alumni Relations: Marketing and Branding (Silver)
Diversity Programs: External Constituencies (Bronze)
Special Events: Year-Long (Bronze)
Thayer Academy (Massachusetts)
Viewbooks and Prospectuses (Silver)
The Brearley School (New York)
Design: Covers (Gold)
The Catholic University of America (Washington, D.C)
Multi-Page Publications (Silver)
The College of New Jersey
General Interest Magazines: Circulation: 30,000 to 74,999 (Sibley Award)
Design: Illustrations (Gold)
Series of Related Photographs (Silver)
The Derryfield School (New Hampshire)
Internal Audience Publications (Print) (Gold)
The Holton-Arms School (Maryland)
Independent School Magazines (Gold)
The New School (New York)
Advertising: Individual Ads (Gold)
The Ohio State University
Fundraising Videos: Long Videos (Silver)
Interdisciplinary Advancement Projects (Silver)
The University of Auckland (New Zealand)
Alumni Relations: Innovative Alumni Programs (Gold)
The University of British Columbia (Canada)
Advancement Services: Donor Relations (Gold)
The University of Edinburgh (United Kingdom)
Public Relations and Community Relations Projects (Gold)
The University of Hong Kong
Design: Posters (Bronze)
The University of Manitoba
Feature Writing: Profile (Gold)
Issues and Crisis Management (Gold)
The University of Melbourne (Australia)
Advertising: Campaigns (Grand Gold)
Special Events: Multi-Day (Silver)
The University of Nottingham (United Kingdom)
Special Events: Single Day (Grand Gold)
Interdisciplinary Advancement Projects (Gold)
Collaborative Program (Silver)
Advocacy Campaigns (Bronze)
The University of Queensland (Australia)
Fundraising Videos: Short (Silver)
The University of Sheffield (United Kingdom)
Advocacy Campaigns (Gold)
Best Uses of Social Media: Public Relations and Marketing (Gold)
Public Relations and Community Relations Projects (Bronze)
The Williston Northampton School (Massachusetts)
Student Recruitment: Publications Packages(Silver)
Design: Calendars (Bronze)
Towson University (Maryland)
Design: Covers (Silver)
Tulane University (Louisiana)
Recruitment Videos: Short Videos (Silver)
Recruitment Videos: Long Videos (Bronze)
University College London (United Kingdom)
Alumni Relations: Student Alumni Initiatives (Gold)
Branding: Department or Unit (Silver)
University of Alberta (Canada)
External Audience Newsletters (Digital) (Gold)
Multi-Page Publications (Gold)
General Interest Magazines: Circulation: 75,000 or Greater (Bronze)
University of Bristol (United Kingdom)
Fundraising - Stewardship (Silver)
University of California, Berkeley
Advertising Campaigns (Gold)
Advertising: Individual Ads (Bronze)
General Interest Magazines: Circulation: 75,000 or Greater (Bronze)
University of California, Davis
Individual Sub-Websites (Gold)
Fundraising Programs: Principal or Major Giving Programs (Gold)
Interdisciplinary Advancement Projects (Silver)
Advancement Services: Overall Operations (Silver)
Public Relations and Community Relations Projects (Silver)
Individual Photographs (Bronze)
University of California, San Diego
Advertising Campaigns (Silver)
PSAs and Commercial Spots(Silver)
Branding: Department or Unit (Bronze)
University of California, Santa Cruz
Fundraising Program: Stewardship (Bronze)
University of Cape Town (South Africa)
In-House Print Publications (Bronze)
University of Central Florida
Special Issues (Grand Gold)
Design: Periodicals (Gold)
Digital Magazines (Silver)
In-House Print Publications (Silver)
Writing for the Web (Bronze)
Design: Calendars (Bronze)
University of Central Oklahoma
Public or Private Grants (Gold)
University of Chicago (Illinois)
External Audience Newsletters (Print) (Silver)
University of Colorado - Office of Advancement
Individual Fundraising Publications (Bronze)
University of Connecticut Foundation
Feature Writing: Profile (Bronze)
Fundraising Videos: Long Videos(Bronze)
University of Essex (United Kingdom)
Fundraising Programs: Challenge Grant/Matching Gift Programs (Gold)
Magazine Publishing Improvement (Silver)
University of Georgia
Professional and Staff Development (Gold)
Advancement Services: Donor Relations (Silver)
University of Hawaii
Branding: Department or Unit (Bronze)
University of Houston (Texas)
President's Reports and Annual Reports (Print) (Gold)
University of Kansas
Feature Writing: Profile (Bronze)
President's Reports and Annual Reports (Print) (Silver)
University of Maryland, College Park
Internal Audience Publications (Print) (Gold)
Multi-Page Publications (Silver)
Feature Writing: Topical (Bronze)
Multimedia Campaigns (Bronze)
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Feature Writing: Profile (Bronze)
University of Miami (Florida)
Special Events: Multi-Day (Gold)
Alumni Relations: Innovative Alumni Programs (Silver)
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Fundraising Programs: Targeted Campaigns (Gold)
Long Videos (Gold)
Editorial Design (Gold)
Special Issues (Gold)
Writing for the Web (Silver)
Feature Writing: Profile (Bronze)
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Fundraising Programs: Stewardship (Gold)
Feature Writing: Profile (Silver)
Special Events: Multi-Day (Bronze)
Special Issues (Bronze)
University of Missouri, Columbia
Viewbooks and Prospectuses (Gold)
University of New Mexico
Individual Sub-Websites (Bronze)
Special Events: Single Day (Bronze)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Books (Gold)
University of North Texas
Fundraising Programs: Emerging Programs (Silver)
University of Notre Dame (Indiana)
Institutional Websites (Bronze)
Writing for the Web (Bronze)
University of Oregon
Communications Program Improvement (Bronze)
Public Relations and Community Relations Projects (Bronze)
University of Rhode Island
Periodical Staff Writing: Districts I-IV (Bronze)
Feature Writing: Profile (Bronze)
University of Richmond (Virginia)
Series of Related Photographs (Bronze)
University of Rochester (New York)
Single-Page Publications (Silver)
Promotional Publications (Bronze)
University of South Alabama
Branding: Institution Wide (Bronze)
University of South Carolina
Internal Audience Publications (Print) (Silver)
University of South Florida
Fundraising Publications Packages (Silver)
University of Southern California
Alumni Relations: Marketing and Branding (Bronze)
University of St. Andrews (United Kingdom)
Fundraising: Emerging Programs (Gold)
University of Tennessee
Alumni Relations Programs: Creative Strategies for Engaging Volunteers
University of Texas System
Professional and Staff Development (Silver)
University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa)
External Audience Newsletters (Print) (Silver)
University of Toronto (Canada)
Special Constituency Magazines (Gold)
President's Reports and Annual Reports (Digital) (Gold)
Design: Illustrations (Bronze)
Individual Publications (Bronze)
Single-Page Publications (Bronze)
University of Washington
Writing for the Web (Grand Gold)
Writing for the Web (Gold)
Media Relations Programs & Projects(Gold)
Diversity Programs: External Constituencies (Silver)
Research, Medicine and Science News Writing (Silver)
University of Waterloo (Canada)
Feature Writing: Profile (Gold)
General Information Videos: Short (Gold)
University of Wisconsin Madison
External Audience Newsletters (Digital) (Gold)
Design: Invitations (Bronze)
UWC South East Asia (Singapore)
President’s Reports & Annual Reports (Print) (Silver)
Vancouver Island University (Canada)
Special Events: Year-Long (Gold)
Vanderbilt University (Tennessee)
Feature Writing: Topical (Bronze)
Viewpoint School (California)
Annual Reports and Fund Reports (Bronze)
Villanova University (Pennsylvania)
Fundraising Program: Individual Fundraising Publications (Gold)
Fundraising Program: Challenge Grant/Matching Gift Programs (Silver)
Virginia Commonwealth University
General Information Videos:Short (Silver)
Virginia Tech
Best Uses of Social Media: Public Relations and Marketing (Bronze)
Wake Forest University (North Carolina)
Special Issues (Gold)
Washington State University
Special Events: Year-Long (Gold)
Weber State University (Utah)
General Information Videos: Short (Bronze)
Western University (Canada)
Issues and Crisis Management (Silver)
Best Uses of Social Media: Alumni Relations (Bronze)
Woodberry Forest School (Virginia)
Fundraising Programs: Targeted Campaigns (Silver)