CASE recently announced community college recipients of the 2019 Circle of Excellence Awards and Educational Fundraising Awards Programs.

The CASE 2019 Circle of Excellence Awards were announced June 12, 2019. Among the 300-plus winners were 11 community colleges. The international competition honors outstanding work in advancement services, alumni relations, communications, marketing, and fundraising at colleges, universities, independent schools, and their affiliated organizations.

The Educational Fundraising Awards annually recognize exemplary development programs based on a blind review of data submitted to the CASE Voluntary Support of Education (VSE) survey. CASE member institutions that have participated in the VSE for the past three years are automatically considered. There is no entry fee or application. Winners are announced in categories based on institution type and, in some cases, endowment size.

Community college Circle of Excellence winners include:

• Design: Multipage Publications/Folders, Silver, Tallahassee Community College
• Fundraising Programs: Targeted Campaigns, Grand Gold, Portland Community College
• General Advancement: Community College Public-Private Partnership, Gold, Central Arizona College
• General Advancement: Public or Private Grants, Gold, Wake Technical Community College
• Magazines: Community College, Silver, Salt Lake Community College
• Magazines: Community College, Grand Gold, Lethbridge College
• Magazines: Community College, Gold, Elgin Community College
• Magazines: General Interest Magazines - Circulation 75,000+, Bronze, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
• Alumni Relations Programs: Community College Alumni Relations, Bronze, Randolph Community College
• Marketing: Advertising - Campaign, Bronze, Monroe Community College

Educational Fundraising Awards

• Clark College, Overall Performance
• Cuesta College, Overall Performance
• Dutchess Community College, Overall Improvement
• Northampton Community College, Overall Performance
• Northwestern Michigan College, Overall Improvement
• Portland Community College, Overall Improvement
• Reynolds Community College, Overall Improvement
• Tyler Junior College, Overall Improvement
• Walters State Community College, Overall Performance
• Westchester Community College, Overall Performance