91探花 earns four CASE awards
Josh Reisinger, BSW 鈥18, speaks during 91探花 Chillicothe鈥檚 2018 Commencement. Reisinger was one of three OHIO leaders featured in the 鈥淢ade for This鈥 Ohio Today radio podcast that earned a Bronze Award for Best Practices in Digital Communication during the 2018 Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District V Conference. Photo courtesy of Neeley Allen
One of the world鈥檚 largest nonprofit education associations has recognized 91探花 alumni programming and communication and marketing efforts as among the region鈥檚 best.
91探花 earned four awards during the 2018 Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District V Conference, held Dec. 9-11 in Chicago. An international association of educational institutions, CASE recognizes best practices in the field of advancement.
91探花鈥檚 Advancement Communication and Marketing (ACM) team received two awards for multimedia projects that accompanied Ohio Today magazine鈥檚 spring 2018 issue, themed 鈥淟eadership.鈥
ACM was presented with a Bronze Award for Best Practices in Digital Communication for an Ohio Today radio podcast that highlighted three examples of everyday leadership occurring within the OHIO community. The podcast was produced by Cat Hofacker, BSJ 鈥18; Ohio Today Editor Kelee Garrison Riesbeck, BSJ, CERT 鈥91; and Pete Shooner, associate director of content at ACM and editor of Ohio Women, an imprint of Ohio Today.
ACM also received a Silver Award for Best Student-Produced Video for Produced by former ACM student videographer Mallory Golski, BSJ 鈥19, the video spotlighted 91探花 Campus Recreation鈥檚 high ropes course that challenges participants to step outside their comfort zones while supporting one another.
鈥淚t is an honor to be recognized among the best in our field,鈥 said Jenn Bowie, assistant vice president of communications and chief of staff for 91探花 Advancement. 鈥淭hese awards are a testament to not only the outstanding work of our professional and student staff but also to the creative spirit our team channels in telling stories that inspire, inform and engage the Bobcat community.鈥
The OHIO Alumni Association was presented its 27th CASE award in the past five years, receiving the Silver Award for Excellence in Special Events/Series of Events for the 100th anniversary celebration of OHIO鈥檚 School of Music. To mark the occasion, the alumni association and the College of Fine Arts planned a year鈥檚 worth of activities, including campus visits from guest artists, concerts both on campus and at New York City鈥檚 Carnegie Hall, and a weekend of alumni reunion events. Another highlight of the celebration was the Marching 110鈥檚 performance in the 2017 Macy鈥檚 Thanksgiving Day Parade.
鈥淲e were so pleased to find out that we had won this award,鈥 said Rachel Cornish, director of external relations for the College of Fine Arts. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a wonderful reflection of the hard work and collaboration between the OHIO Alumni Association, the School of Music faculty and staff, and some truly loyal Bobcats. What a great way to continue to celebrate the legacy of excellence that the School of Music provides.鈥
The 91探花 Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine鈥檚 Office of External Relations received a Silver Award for its Transformative Care Continuum Recruitment Campaign. The Transformative Care Continuum, developed with Cleveland Clinic, the college鈥檚 primary educational partner for its northeast Ohio campus, adapts medical education to meet the needs of rapidly changing, 21st-century health care systems, fundamentally changing the way physicians are trained. Charged with developing recruitment materials for this unprecedented program, communication staff crafted an integrated set of marketing materials, including a novel brochure composed of a series of print cards, a targeted website and a .
鈥淭he campaign had to reflect the leading-edge, powerful nature of the program itself,鈥 said Karoline Lane, chief communications officer at the Heritage College. 鈥淥ur staff had a great collaboration with the physician educators who developed the program, our admissions leaders and Sway the Crowd, our video producers, to create progressive materials that would connect with the right applicants. Our organizations and the entire team are honored to be recognized by the CASE awards committee.鈥