2017 Awards for Excellence Winners
Advertising
Total Advertising
Best of Category:
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook University Office of Communications and Marketing
Far Beyond Advertising Campaign (#6020473)
Individual Advertising
Best of Category:
University at Albany
UAlbany Fund
UAlbany Fund Facebook Ads for #UAlbanyGivingTuesday Challenge
Outdoor Advertising
Best of Category:
Rockland Community College
Campus Communications
Start Here >Transfer Anywhere > Large Signage
Television
Best of Category:
Suffolk County Community College
Drew Fawcett, Associate Dean for Institutional Advancement, Suffolk Community College
Jose Gomera and it all started at Suffolk TV Commercial
Alumni Programs
Best of Category:
SUNY Potsdam
Office of Alumni Relations, SUNY Potsdam
Bicentennial Reunion Weekend, 2016
Judges’ Citation:
SUNY Plattsburgh
Kerry Chapin-Lavigne,
Tatyanna Antoski,
Nicole Collado,
Bridget Doherty,
Connor Gorman,
Patrice Grande,
Alexandria McCalla,
Jana Putzig,
Amy Sheldon,
Nguyen (Wendy) Truong,
Michelle Ouellette,
and staff in the Office of Alumni Relations and Institutional Advancement
SUNY Plattsburgh: Homecoming Bonfire 2015
Judges’ Citation:
SUNY Oswego
Oswego Alumni Association
The Oswego Alumni Association’s Alumni-In Residence Program
Community Relations Programs
Best of Category:
Dutchess Community College
Dutchess Community College Office of Communications and Public Relations
Expanding Outreach to an Underserved Community: How DCC Launched a New Inner-City Site
Judges’ Citation:
SUNY Polytechnic Institute
SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Portraits of Hope: Faces of Refugee Resettlement in Central New York Exhibit
Judges’ Citation:
Ulster Community College Foundation, Inc.
Ulster Community College Foundation, Inc. and SUNY Ulster
Ulster Community College Foundation’s President’s Challenge Scholarship
Development Programs and Fundraising Publications
President’s/Annual Reports
Judges’ Citation:
Hudson Valley Community College
Hudson Valley Community College
Impact Foundation Report
Flyers, Pamphlets, and Brochures
Best of Category:
University at Albany
Dan Doyle
Mary Sciancalepore
Casey Crandall
Justin Brown
2016 Great Dane Athletic Club Annual Fund Brochure
Fundraising Packages
Best of Category:
SUNY Fredonia
Heather McKeever,
Jenn Michalek,
Jeff Woodard,
Damian Dodd,
Tim Murphy
#FREDlanthropy Day
Innovations in Fundraising
Best of Category:
SUNY Plattsburgh
A collaboration between the SUNY Plattsburgh Institutional Advancement Office and the SUNY Plattsburgh Athletics Department.
Game on for Giving
Judges’ Citation:
University at Albany
UAlbany Fund
UAlbany Unite Crowdfunding Platform
Effective, Efficient, and Elegant Publications
Best of Category:
Monroe Community College
Philip Osterling, Specialist, Graphic/Visual Design
Rosanne Rivers, Marketing Specialist
MCC Inspiring Profiles
Judges’ Citation:
State University of New York at New Paltz
Barbara Caldwell
Dylan Ann Krakowski
Erica Marks
Colleen Cody
The Sposato Sisters at the New Paltz Normal School
Judges’ Citation:
Hudson Valley Community College
Hudson Valley Community College
Spring Cultural Events Calendar
Electronic Communications and Interactive Media
Video
Best of Category:
SUNY Ulster
SUNY Ulster: A Classroom Moment – Faculty Video Series
A Classroom Moment with Professor Vicky Burgh-Harris: http://www.sunyulster.edu/academics/credit_programs
A Classroom Moment with Professor Iain Machell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-KZ7grSToY
A Classroom Moment with Mindy Kole: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQjAuni5Ggg
A Classroom Moment with Monika Espinasa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04MzjKxhdWk
A Classroom Moment with Jennifer Patterson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpIeQ3Pv8r0
SUNY Ulster: Classroom Moments Faculty Video Series
Audio
Best of Category:
University at Buffalo School of Social Work
inSocialWork
inSocialWork
E-Pubs
Best of Category:
Monroe Community College Foundation
Monroe Community College Foundation
Online Impact Report: A World of Difference
Social Media
Best of Category:
Binghamton University
Binghamton University Office of Media and Public Relations
Snapchat Student Takeovers
Excellence in Writing
Feature Writing
Best of Category:
SUNY Geneseo
SUNY Geneseo
Kris Dreessen, Scene Editor
Gail Glover, Chief Communications and Marketing Officer
Robert Bonfiglio, Vice President for Student and Campus Life
The Geneseo Scene
Judges’ Citation:
Suffolk County Community College
Drew Fawcett Associate Dean for Institutional Advancement
Encore Careers: Finding Fulfillment in Midlife and Beyond
Judges’ Citation:
Buffalo State College
Brian Kantz, Buffalo State College
The Meaning Of: Leslie Cohen, ’69 Beth Suskin, and the Monument to a Movement’ 1300 Elmwood (Summer 2016 Issue)
Research and Other Technical Writing
Best of Category:
Binghamton University
Rachel Coker
The Nth Degree: Postdocs can take risks while seeking their niche
General News Writing
Best of Category:
Upstate Medical University
Amber Smith Marketing & University Communications Upstate Medical University
A stroke of great luck
Government Relations Programs
Best of Category:
SUNY Maritime College
SUNY Maritime College
Government Relations: Ship Advocacy Efforts
Institutional/Alumni Relations Publications
Individual Alumni Relations Publications
Best of Category:
SUNY Cortland
Tony DeRado,
Nolan Griswold,
Erin Boylan,
Ingrid Jordak
SUNY Cortland Alumni Reunion 2017 Events Booklet
Individual Institutional Relations
Best of Category:
Buffalo State College
Brian Kantz,
Chantel Kutzbach,
Buffalo State College
2016 Buffalo State College Impact Report
Judges’ Citation:
Dutchess Community College
Dutchess Community College and the DCC Foundation
Dutchess Community College/ DCC Foundation 2016 Annual Report
Internal Communications
Digital Mediums
Best of Category:
SUNY Canton
SUNY Canton
This is SUNY Canton
Other Mediums
Judges’ Citation:
Suffolk County Community College
Drew Fawcett Associate Dean for Institutional Advancement
Finish Strong
Magazines
Best of Category:
Binghamton University
Binghamton University Department of Communications and Marketing
Binghamton University School of Management Magazine: Reaching Higher
Best of Category:
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook University Office of Communications and Marketing
Stony Brook University Magazine
Judges’ Citation:
Suffolk County Community College
Drew Fawcett Associate Dean for Institutional Advancement
Mary Feder Director of Publications and College Relations
2016 Career Focus Magazine
Judges’ Citation:
Cayuga Community College
Cayuga Community College
Mary J. Kriever, Director of Alumni Affairs Spartan Magazine
Cayuga Community College Alumni Spartan Magazine
Media Relations
Best of Category:
Buffalo State College
Laurie Kaiser, Staff Writer, College Relations Office John Myers, Videographer, RITE Services
Students Who Soar
Photography
Best Photo
Best of Category:
Binghamton University
Jonathan Cohen Binghamton University
Painting the Binghamton Clock Tower
Judges’ Citation:
SUNY Potsdam
Jason Hunter SUNY Potsdam Office of College Communications
President Esterberg’s First Commencement Ceremony
Judges’ Citation:
Hudson Valley Community College
Hudson Valley Community College
Football Photo
Best Group of Photos
Best of Category:
Binghamton University
Jonathan Cohen
Nature’s Beauty at Binghamton University
Judges’ Citation:
SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Lynne Browne
Faces of Refugee Resettlement in Central New York
Judges’ Citation:
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook University Office of Communications and Marketing
Pete Thompson, Photographer
Photography Far Beyond Campaign
Judges’ Citation:
SUNY Geneseo
Keith Walters
SUNY Geneseo Photography
Special Events
Coordinated Activities
Best of Category:
Dutchess Community College
Office of Communications and Public Relations, Dutchess Community College
2016 Black History Month materials
Judges’ Citation:
SUNY Plattsburgh
A collaboration between the SUNY Plattsburgh Institutional Advancement Office and the SUNY Plattsburgh Athletics Department.
Game on for Giving
Individual Events
Best of Category:
Finger Lakes Community College
Finger Lakes Community College
Finger Lakes Community College Vintners and Valentines Dinner
Judges’ Citation:
Monroe Community College Foundation
Monroe Community College Foundation
18th Annual Gold Star Gala, Curiouser & Curiouser A Wonderful Experience presented by M&T Bank
Student Recruitment Publications: Individual
Viewbooks and Prospectuses
Best of Category:
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook University Office of Communications and Marketing
Stony Brook University Viewbook
Judges’ Citation:
SUNY Maritime College
SUNY Maritime
SUNY Maritime Undergraduate Viewbook
Search Publications, Related Fliers and Brochures
Best of Category:
Morrisville State College
Paul M. Kearney,
Melissa J. Ward
MSC Travel Piece
Course Listings
Judges’ Citation:
Suffolk County Community College
Mary Feder
Fall 2016 Professional Development and Continuing Education Course Schedule
Student Recruitment Publications: Packages
Best of Category:
SUNY Geneseo
SUNY Geneseo
SUNY Geneseo Recruitment Suite
Judges’ Citation:
The College at Brockport
Catherine Craft,
Debbie Jacob,
David Loretto,
Anna Loria,
Samuel Nicolosi,
Angela Wesley,
Robert Wyatt,
Matthew Yeoman
Admissions View Book
Visual Design in Print
Publications
Best of Category:
SUNY New Paltz
Jeff Lesperance, Senior Designer, SUNY New Paltz
Bradley Walker Tomlin, A Retrospective
Websites
Entire Site
Best of Category:
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook University Office of Communications and Marketing
Stony Brook University Homepage
Judges’ Citation:
SUNY Ulster
SUNY Ulster
SUNY Ulster Responsive Website Redesign
Judges’ Citation:
The College at Brockport
Brockport Web Team & New City
Redesigning Brockport.edu
Web Content
Best of Category:
Upstate Medical University
Leah Caldwell,
Daniel Cameron,
Susan Cole,
Darcy DiBiase,
Darryl Geddes,
Jim Howe,
Amber Smith
and other members of the Upstate marketing and university communications department
Raising Stroke Awareness
Microsite
Best of Category:
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook University Office of Communications and Marketing
Digital Stony Brook University Magazine
Judges’ Citation:
Morrisville State College
Scott Richmond
Morrisville map