Awards & Recognition
The ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Office of Communications has received multiple awards for the College’s print and online communications.
2026 Honors
41st Annual Educational Advertising Awards
Gold Award: Total Recruitment Package
‘Your Turn to Make Waves’ Recruitment Campaign
Gold Award: Interactive Media
Virtual Tour
Created by Bradly Ford, Hunter Montano, and Julie Thomas
Silver Awards
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Website
Managed by Jackie Kenny
Carthage’s Instagram and TikTok Content
Created by Olivia Nichter
‘Welcome to Campus’ Billboard Campaign
Designed by Steve Janiak, Kim King ’06, and Jess Wicinski ’20
‘You Belong at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½’ Search Mailer
Designed by Kim King ’06 and Jess Wicinski ’20
‘The View from Here’ Carthage Viewbook
Designed by Jess Wicinski, Kim King, and Steve Janiak; Copy by Mike Moore
Bronze Award
2025 Carthage Impact Report
Merit Award
The Carthaginian
2018 Honors
Pride of CASE V Awards
Council for Advancement and Support of Education, District V
Silver Award: Best Viewbook
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Admissions Viewbook
Honorable Mention: Excellence in Feature Writing, Individual
‘Point of Convergence: Carthage President John Swallow draws answers from history, music, and the spaces in between’
Written by Elizabeth Young
Honorable Mention: Best Recruitment Publication
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Visit Day Series
2017 Honors
EDU Digital Marketing Awards
Gold Award: Best Admissions Website
Admissions Website
Gold Award: Best Social Media Hub
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Social Media Center
Silver Award: Best New Media Content
The Carthage Experience Virtual Campus Tour
Merit Award: Best Institutional Website
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Website
The EDU Digital Marketing Awards honor the best educational websites, digital content, electronic communications, mobile media, and social media. Entries are judged on creativity, marketing execution, message impact, technology application, and innovative content.
Pride of CASE V Awards
Silver Award: Best Viewbook
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Admissions Viewbook
Bronze Award: Best Website – Individual Page or Section
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Admissions Website
Honorable Mention: Best Alumni/Institution Magazine
The Carthaginian
Colleges and universities from six Midwestern states apply for the annual Pride of CASE V Awards, which showcase best practices in alumni relations, fundraising, advancement services, special events, and outstanding communications.
2016 Honors
Pride of CASE V Awards
Gold (Platinum) Award: Best Article of the Year
“Of Monsters and Marvels: Human Capacity for Bravery, Brutality, and Beauty on Display in Europe”
Written by Elizabeth Young, featuring photographs by Johanna Heidorn ’13 and a layout by graphic designer Kim King ’06.
Gold Award: Best Website – Individual Page or Section
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Giving Day Website
Gold Award: Excellence in Print Advertising
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ New York Times Advertising Insert
Silver Award: Best Collaborative Program
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Giving Day
Bronze Award: Excellence in Design, Brochures
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Deposit Push Piece
Designed by Kim King ’06, with copy by Mike Moore
Collegiate Advertising Awards
Gold Winner: Direct Mail Single
Search Mailer
Gold Winner: Newspaper Ad Insert
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ New York Times Advertising Insert
The Collegiate Advertising Awards program is an elite national program created to honor marketing professionals for outstanding excellence in all forms of advertising, marketing, and promotions specific to higher education products and services.
EDU Digital Marketing Awards
Gold Award: Best Institutional Intranet Site
The Bridge
Gold Award: Best Institutional Directory
The Carthage Online Directory
Silver Award: Best Development Website
The Campaign for Carthage Website
Merit Award: Best Institutional Website
The Carthage Website
Merit Award: Best Social Media Content
MyCarthage
The EDU Digital Marketing Awards honor the best educational websites, digital content, electronic communications, mobile media, and social media. Entries are judged on creativity, marketing execution, message impact, technology application, and innovative content.
Educational Advertising Awards
Higher Education Marketing Report
Silver Award: Carthage Athletics Video
Special Video Category
CUPPIE Awards
Honorable Mention: In-House Magazine
The Carthaginian
CUPRAP: College and University Public Relations and Associated Professionals
2015 Honors
Pride of CASE V Awards
Bronze Award: Best Institutional Website
The Carthage Website
CUPPIE Awards
Gold CUPPIE Award: Best Website
The Carthage Website
Best Website
Bronze CUPPIE Award: In-House Viewbook
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Viewbook
CUPRAP: College and University Public Relations and Associated Professionals
2014 Honors
Pride of CASE V Awards
Silver Award: Best Institutional Website
The Carthage Website
2013 Honors
American Graphic Design Award
Winner: Carthage Theatre Department “A Clamour of Rooks” poster