The University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering's Office of Communications recently received 11 recognition awards for the college's recruitment brochure, magazine, website and other materials.
The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC/Houston) presented four Bronze Quill Awards of Merit to the college for the Parameters magazine and the Marvels of Engineering recruitment brochure. The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA/Houston) presented the Silver Excalibur Award to the college for the Marvels of Engineering.
In April, the communications team also won six awards from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District IV for the following:
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Grand/Gold Award for Admissions, Recruitment, Promotional Literature
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Grand/Gold Award for Visual Design Improvement
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Grand/Gold Award for World Wide Web Page
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Achievement/Bronze Award for Viewbooks
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Special/Pewter Award for Medical/Scientific Writing Collection
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Special/Pewter Award for Visual Design of Newsletters
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"Receiving this type of recognition from our peers is a wonderful tribute to the high-quality work that's being done in our college," said Angie Shortt, director of communications for the UH Cullen College of Engineering.
IABC/Houston's Bronze Quill Awards and PRSA/Houston's Excalibur Awards showcase Houston’s best in public relations and communications. CASE District IV represents higher education institutions from Arkansas, Louisiana, Mexico, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.