Miami receives 12 CASE awards

Miami University Communications and Marketing, and Advancement Marketing and Communications, won 12 awards in this year's Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) awards competition for the District V region.

Miami University award winners
Best New Alumni Program - Gold
Day Without Donors
Excellence in Special Events, Series of Events - Gold
Day Without Donors
Best Student Alumni Programming - Bronze
Day Without Donors
Best Collaborative Programs - Bronze
Day Without Donors
Best Program in Donor Recognition/Stewardship - Bronze
Day Without Donors
The Day of Donors effort was spearheaded by Caroline McClellan, Office of Annual Giving, and Jon Moore, Alumni Association, but was a collaborative effort of more than a dozen staff within the Division of University Advancement, as well as participation from the Miami University Student Foundation and the Senior Class Gift Committee.

Best Video/DVD/CD-ROM, Student Recruitment - Silver
Love & Honor: Miami University
University Communications and Marketing: Kelly Bennett, De'Niel Phipps, Tracy Hughes
160over90: Brendan Quinn, Ryan Brown
Neighborhood Film Company: Ricky Staub, Anders Lindwall, Kris Barton, crew

Best Video PSA or Commercial Spot - Bronze
Transformative Moments
University Communications and Marketing: Kelly Bennett, Lisa Dankovich, Tracy Hughes
160over90: Brendan Quinn, Ryan Brown
PayDirt Productions: Lex Halaby, Matt Wersinger, crew
Miami University Physical Facilities Department

Best Viewbook - Gold
Miami University Viewbook
University Communications and Marketing: Michael Mattingly, Tracy Chappelow, Jon Simon, Donna Barnet, Belinda Rutherford, Barb Maccombs, Jeff Sabo, Scott Kissell, Tracy Hughes
160over90: Brendan Quinn, Ryan Brown

Excellence in Feature Writing/Individual - Bronze
The Storyteller
University Communications and Marketing
Donna Boen, editor of the Miamian alumni magazine

Excellence in News Writing - Bronze
Professor publishes in bioinformatics field of computational prediction of protein and gene function
University Communications and Marketing
Susan Meikle with contributions from Iddo Friedberg, assistant professor of microbiology and affiliate, computer science and software engineering

Best Event on a Shoestring - Gold
Armstrong Student Center Topping Out Event
University Advancement Marketing, Communications & Special Events
Kim Tavares, Andrew Sander and Susie Sadler
 
Excellence in Special Events, Invitations and Collateral Materials - Gold
Miami University Presidential Mountain Retreat 2013 Invitation
University Advancement Marketing, Communications & Special Events
Kim Tavares, Ali Place, Vince Frieden