2020 Awards for Excellence Winners

The judges for the 2020 SUNYCUAD Awards for Excellence have made their selections. In all, 72 winners have been chosen from over 250 submissions across the system! We are delighted to again highlight the very best efforts of our talented and creative professionals throughout the SUNY system.

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Excellence in Advertising

Individual Digital Advertising

Judges’ Citation
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry – Undergraduate Recruitment Video

Individual Print Advertising

Best of Category
University at Buffalo – When It’s Seen, Intervene – Bus Shelter and Ad

Judges’ Citation
SUNY Delhi – Professional Golf Management Billboard

Total Advertising Campaign

Best of Category
SUNY Broome – SUNY Broome Giving Day Campaign 2019

Judges’ Citation
Niagara County Community College – Niagara County Community College Billboard Campaign 2019-2020
SUNY New Paltz – MainStage Production Series Posters

Excellence in Digital Media

Microsite Design and Organization

Best of Category
Cornell University – New York State Impact website

Judges’ Citation
Fashion Institute of Technology – FIT Celebrates 75 Years Anniversary Microsite and Timeline
SUNY Geneseo – ‘Mapping SUNY Geneseo’s Global Sustainability Through the United Nation’s Global Compact’

Publication Rendering for Mobile Device

Best of Category
SUNY New Paltz – New Paltz Magazine Website for Mobile

Judges’ Citation
SUNY Broome – BROOME Magazine Spring ’19 and Fall ’19

Social Media Strategy

Best of Category
Binghamton University – Celebrating M. Stanley Whittingham, Binghamton University’s First Nobel Prize Winner

Judges’ Citation
University at Albany – University at Albany 1844 Challenge

Total Website Design

Best of Category
Onondaga Community College – New Onondaga Community College Website

Judges’ Citation
SUNY Morrisville – SUNY Morrisville Primary Website
University at Buffalo – Undergraduate Education Website

Video

Best of Category
Stony Brook University – Ashley Schiff Preserve Video

Judges’ Citation
Stony Brook University – Going Further, Faster Video
Ulster Community College Foundation – SUNY Ulster President’s Challenge Video 2019

Excellence in Events

Alumni Engagement

Best of Category
Stony Brook University – Minds & Vines – Not Your Average Faulty Lecture

Judges’ Citation
SUNY Oneonta – 30 Under 30 Celebration

Campus Community

Best of Category
University at Albany – UAlbany’s 175th Anniversary Events

Judges’ Citation
SUNY Oswego – Upskilling in a Digital World
University at Buffalo – Blue Table

Development and Fundraising

Best of Category
SUNY Plattsburgh – Rise Up Red

Judges’ Citation
Broome Community College Foundation – SUNY Broome Giving Day 2019
Stony Brook University – Stony Brook University Giving Day 2019

Special Event

Best of Category
Monroe Community College Foundation – 21st Annual Gold Star Gala, MCCTV, presented by M&T Bank

Judges’ Citation
Hudson Valley Community College – Center for Advanced Manufacturing Skills Grand Opening Event

Student Recruitment

Judges’ Citation
Onondaga Community College – Open House Marketing Campaign

Excellence in Photography

Individual Photograph

Best of Category
SUNY Delhi – Welding 2019

Judges’ Citation
SUNY Cortland – ‘Red Dragon sculpture in the snow’
SUNY Geneseo – Life in the Fast Lane

Photo Series

Best of Category
SUNY Geneseo – Faces of Geneseo

Judges’ Citation
SUNY Potsdam – Trek to Machu Picchu
Upstate Medical University – Pint-Sized Patient

Excellence in Print and Design

Annual Report

Best of Category
Monroe Community College Foundation – Bright Futures

Judges’ Citation
SUNY Potsdam – 2018-19 Donor Impact Report
SUNY Potsdam – SUNY Potsdam Annual Report

Cover

Best of Category
Binghamton University – Binghamton University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences magazine cover

Judges’ Citation
Hudson Valley Community College – ‘Voices’ Library Lecture Series
SUNY Alfred State College of Technology – 2019 Variable data Viewbook cover

Logo Design

Best of Category
Onondaga Community College – New Schools Logos

Judges’ Citation
SUNY Empire State College – Logo Design
SUNY Genesee Community College – oneGCC

Magazine

Best of Category
Binghamton University – Binghamton University Decker School of Nursing Magazine – Decker Connect

Judges’ Citation
SUNY Geneseo – The Geneseo Scene
SUNY New Paltz – New Paltz Magazine

Multi-page Publication

Best of Category
Fashion Institute of Technology – ‘Unconventional Minds’ 2019-20 FIT View Book

Judges’ Citation
Binghamton University – Confucius Institute 10th-anniversary Book
SUNY New Paltz – SUNY New Paltz Admissions LookBook

Single-page Publication (can include folds)

Best of Category
Buffalo State – Buffalo State College Travel Brochure

Judges’ Citation
Empire State College – School of Labor Partnership Brochure
Stony Brook University – International Recruitment Road Piece

Excellence in Writing

Feature Writing

Best of Category
Cornell University – Street smarts: Cornell paves the way for safer roads in NYS

Judges’ Citation
Cornell University – Ripple effect: Cornell helps restore Long Island’s shellfish
SUNY Potsdam – Bridging Cultures

News Writing

Best of Category
University at Albany – A Forensic Chemist’s Sweat-Testing Breathalyzer Replacement

Judges’ Citation
SUNY Cortland – Educator introduces tykes to bikes
SUNY New Paltz – With Great Power

Excellence on a Budget

Event

Best of Category
SUNY Broome – SUNY Broome Giving Day 2019

Judges’ Citation
NYS College at Cornell University – Cornell Community Relations Town-Gown Awards (‘TOGO Awards’)
SUNY New Paltz – One True Thing – Spotlight on Internships 2019

Magazine

Judges’ Citation
Broome Community College Foundation – BROOME Magazine Spring ’19 and Fall ’19
University at Buffalo – University Honors College Magazine – Honors Today

Multi-page Publication

Best of Category
Binghamton University – Binghamton University School of Management 50th Anniversary Gala Invitation

Judges’ Citation
Broome Community College Foundation – 2020 SUNY Broome Annual Calendar
Hudson Valley Community College – Hudson Valley Community College, ’18-’19 Annual Report: Future Forward

Single-page Publication

Best of Category
Suffolk County Community College – Shark-Infested Waters Ahead!

Judges’ Citation
SUNY Oneonta – IMPACT Newsletter – Fall 2019

Video

Best of Category
Suffolk County Community College – Scholarships @ Suffolk

Judges’ Citation
SUNY Plattsburgh – Make Your Own Cardinal Cookies
University at Albany – UAlbany 1844 Giving Challenge Video