The WCJC Office of Marketing and Communications has garnered 36 awards for excellence since 2001, including most recently two gold medals from NCMPR's 2018 Medallion Awards.
WHARTON, TEXAS – Wharton County Junior College’s Office of Marketing and Communications is continuing to draw praise from its peers.
Since 2001, the department has garnered 36 awards for excellence from the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR), the Hermes Creative Awards, the MarCom Awards and the AVA Digital Awards. All three organizations recognize work in a range of marketing and communications areas including print, audio, film and new media.
Most recently, the department took home a pair of gold medals from NCMPR’s 2018 Medallion Awards. The first award was for the “Excellence in Writing” category and was for an article on the Cuevas triplets, who graduated Wharton High School and WCJC simultaneously thanks to the Realizing Our Academic Reward (ROAR) program. The second award, for “Electronic Newsletter,” was for the February 2018 issue of the college’s e-Newsletter, The Pioneer.
“We are fortunate at WCJC to have a marketing team that consistently produces high quality work,” stated WCJC President Betty McCrohan.
“These NCMPR awards are reflective of the professional work product the office is known to produce, which over the years has enhanced the college’s image. We appreciate them, their work and the value they bring to the institution.”
Carter’s staff includes Mary Koczanowski, marketing and communications coordinator; Cheryl Machicek, senior marketing and communications specialist; and Ben Sharp, marketing and communications coordinator.
The department oversees marketing campaigns and strategies, advertising, publications, media relations, publicity, internet marketing, presidential events, crisis communications, employee communications and foundation and alumni relations.
NCMPR is an organization that exclusively represents marketing and public relations professional at community and technical colleges. Hermes Creative Awards is an international competition for creative professionals involved in concept, writing and design of traditional materials and programs, and emerging technologies. MarCom Awards is an international competition for marketing and communications professionals and AVA Digital Awards is an international competition that recognizes excellence by creative professionals responsible for the planning, concept, direction, design and production of digital communication.
Awards garnered by the WCJC Office of Marketing and Communications include:
• 2018 Regional NCMPR Medallion Award (gold) – electronic newsletter
• 2018 Regional NCMPR Medallion Award (gold) – excellence in writing
• 2016 Regional NCMPR Medallion Award (gold) – original photography
• 2016 Regional NCMPR Medallion Award (silver) – electronic newsletter
• 2015 Regional NCMPR Medallion Award (gold) – wildcard (documentary)
• 2015 Regional NCMPR Medallion Award (gold) – social media campaign
• 2015 Regional NCMPR Medallion Award (silver) – digital annual report
• 2015 Regional NCMPR Medallion Award (bronze) – electronic newsletter
• 2015 Hermes Creative Award (gold) – digital marketing campaign
• 2015 Hermes Creative Award (platinum) – documentary production
• 2014 MarCom Creative Award (platinum) – feature writing
• 2014 MarCom Creative Award (gold) – Facebook site
• 2014 MarCom Creative Award (gold) – annual report/educational institution
• 2014 MarCom Creative Award (gold) – news writing
• 2014 MarCom Creative Award (platinum) – digital marketing campaign
• 2013 AVA Award (gold) – video for web
• 2013 AVA Award (gold) – digital marketing campaign
• 2011 MarCom Creative Award (gold) – social media campaign
• 2011 MarCom Creative Award (gold) – web based training
• 2010 AVA Award (gold) – video production
• 2007 MarCom Creative Award (gold) – brochure, viewbook
• 2007 MarCom Creative Award (gold) – annual report/educational institution
• 2007 MarCom Creative Award (gold) – marketing brochure
• 2007 MarCom Creative Award (Honorable Mention) – marketing poster
• 2007 Regional NCMPR Medallion Award (silver) – brochure
• 2007 Regional NCMPR Medallion Award (gold) – annual report
• 2007 Regional NCMPR Medallion Award (gold) – student handbook
• 2006 Regional NCMPR Medallion Award (gold) – annual report
• 2006 Regional NCMPR Medallion Award (gold) – viewbook
• 2006 Regional NCMPR Medallion Award (gold) – student handbook
• 2003 National NCMPR Paragon Award (bronze) – video advertisement/PSA, series
• 2003 Regional NCMPR Medallion Award (bronze) – viewbook
• 2002 National NCMPR Paragon Award (bronze) – student handbook
• 2002 Regional NCMPR Medallion Award (bronze) – video advertisement/PSA, series
• 2001 Regional NCMPR Medallion Award (bronze) – class schedule
• 2001 Regional NCMPR Medallion Award (silver) – student handbook
###
