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Brian Agnew—Assistant Dean, Advancement and External Relations
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey—New Brunswick, N.J.
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2005 Winning Abstracts
CASE is pleased to present the winning abstracts submitted for the 2005 Circle of Excellence Awards Program. A great learning resource, they include the goals and objectives, planning, follow-through, and outcomes of many of the award winning programs in alumni relations, development programs, public relations, special events, media relations, electronic/new media, periodicals, and publications.
Advancement Services
- Overall Operations: Temple University - Overall Grand Gold and Gold Medal
- Donor Relations/Customer Sevice: University of California, Irvine - 2005 Gold Medal
- Donor Relations/Customer Sevice: University of Maryland - Silver Medal
- Gift/Bio Administration: University of Miami - Gold Medal
- Gift/Bio Administration: Univ of California, Irvine - Silver Medal
- Information Systems: Temple University - Gold Medal
- Information Systems: Rollins College - Silver Medal
- Information Systems: Rochester Medical Center - Bronze Medal
- Prospect Research: Temple University - Gold Medal
Alumni Relations
- Alumni Programs: Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Grand Gold
- Alumni Programs: Carleton University - Silver Medal
- Revenue-Generating Programs: University of California, Davis - Gold Medal
- Collaborative Programs: Northwestern Alumni Association - Gold Medal
- Collaborative Programs: Illinois State University - Silver Medal
- New program Initiatives: Northwestern Alumni Association - Gold Medal
- Technology Applications: University of Portland - Gold Medal
- Interactive Multimedia Programs: Eckerd College - Gold Medal
- Interactive Multimedia Programs: Princeton University - Bronze Medal
- Individual Special Events: St. Mary's School - Gold Medal
- Individual Special Events: University of the Pacific - Gold Medal
- Individual Special Events: Royal Conservatory of Music: Silver Medal
- Individual Special Events: DePauw University - Bronze Medal
- Individual Special Events: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Bronze Medal
- Individual Special Events: University of Manchester - Bronze Medal
- Year-long Special Events: Ohio Wesleyan University - Bronze Medal
- Student Involvement Programs and Projects: Florida International University - Gold Medal
- Student Involvement Programs and Projects: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Silver Medal
- Student Involvement Programs and Projects: University of Utah Alumni Association - Bronze Medal
- Volunteer Leadership and Engagement: Univeristy of Iowa Carver College - Gold Medal
- Volunteer Leadership and Engagement: Wabash College - Silver Medal
- Websites: Carleton University - Gold Medal
- Websites: Duke University - Gold Medal
- Websites: Simmons College - Silver Medal
- Websites: Franklin & Marshall - Bronze Medal
- Websites: Penn State - Bronze Medal
- Websites: Univ of Texas Libraries - Bronze Medal
Design & Photography
Due to the nature of Design and Photography submissions, CASE cannot provide abstracts submitted by winners. Please click below for lists of winners and judges' reports in the categories.
Electronic Media Presentations
- Fundraising Features: Phillips Exeter - Overall Grand Gold and Gold
- Fundraising Features: Abilene Christian - Silver Medal
- Fundraising Features: Santa Clara University - Silver Medal
- Fundraising Features: University of Nebraska - Bronze Medal
- General Information Features: Johns Hopkins University - Gold Medal
- General Information Features: Penn State University - Silver Medal
- PSAs and Commercial Spots: University of San Diego - Gold Medal
- PSAs and Commercial Spots: National University - Silver Medal
- PSAs and Commerical Spots: University of Massachusetts - Silver Medal
- PSAs and Commercial Spots; Memorial University of Newfoundland - Bronze Medal
- Recruitment Features: Illinois State - Gold Medal
- Video News Releases: Vanderbilt Univ Medical Center - Gold Medal
Fundraising Programs
- Annual/Regular Giving Programs: Lebanon Valley College - Grand Gold and Gold Medal
- Annual/Regular Giving Programs: Carleton University - Bronze Medal
- Principal, Major or Special Giving Programs: Concord Academy - Silver Medal
- Campaigns: St. Georges School - Gold Medal
- Campaigns: University of Louisville - Bronze Medal
- Special Events: University of Redlands - Gold Medal
- Technology Applications: University of Nebraska - Grand Gold and Gold Medal
- Technology Applications: Kenyon College - Silver Medal
- Individual Special Events: St. Mary's School - Gold Medal
- Individual Special Events: University of the Pacific - Gold Medal
- Individual Special Events: Royal Conservatory of Music - Silver Medal
- Individual Special Events: DePauw University - Bronze Medal
- Individual Special Events: University of Manchester - Bronze Medal
- Year-long Special Events: Ohio Wesleyan University - Bronze Medal
- Electronic Media - Fundraising Features: Phillips Exeter - Overall Grand Gold and Gold
- Electronic Media - Fundraising Features: Santa Clara University - Silver Medal
- Electronic Media - Fundraising Features: University of Nebraska - Bronze Medal
- Fundraising Publication Packages: University of Miami - Gold Medal
- Fundraising Publication Packages: Grove City College - Silver Medal
Institutional Relations
- Advertising: York University - Grand Gold Medal
- Advertising: Lawrence Technological University - Silver Medal
- Advertising: New York University - Silver Medal
- Advertising: University of Cincinnati - Silver Medal
- Advertising: University of Detroit Mercy - Silver Medal
- Advertising: University of California, Berkeley - Bronze Medal
- Advertising: University of Iowa Foundation - Bronze Medal
- Crisis Management: Rochester Institute of Technology - Silver Medal
- Electronic Media - General Information Features: Johns Hopkins University - Gold Medal
- Electronic Media - General Information Features:Penn State University: Silver Medal
- Electronic Media - PSAs and Commercial Spots: University of San Diego - Gold Medal
- Electronic Media - PSAs and Commercial Spots: National University - Silver Medal
- Electronic Media - PSAs and Commercial Spots: University of Massachusetts - Silver Medal
- Electronic Media - PSAs and Commercial Spots: Memorial University of Newfoundland - Bronze Medal
- Electronic Media - Video News Releases: Vanderbilt Univ Medical Center - Gold Medal
- General News Writing: Duke University - Gold Medal
- General News Writing: University of Washington - Silver Medal
- General News Writing: Johns Hopkins University - Bronze Medal
- Research, Medicine and Science News Writing; The Ohio State University - Gold Medal
- Research, Medicine and Science News Writing: Cornell University - Silver Medal
- Research, Medicine and Science News Writing: University of Washington - Bronze Medal
- Individual Special Public Relations and Community Relations Projects: York University - Gold Medal
- Individual Special Public Relations and Community Relations Projects: University of Wisconsin-Madison - Silver Medal
- Individual Special Public Relations and Community Relations Projects: St. Mary's School - Bronze Medal
- Individual Special Public Relations and Community Relations Projects: University of Miami - Bronze Medal
- Institution-wide Branding Programs: Columbia College Chicago - Gold Medal
- Institution-wide Branding Programs: University of Manchester - Gold Medal
- Institution-wide Branding Programs: Roosevelt University - Silver Medal
- Institution-wide Branding Programs: George Fox University - Bronze Medal
- Interactive Multimedia Programs: Eckerd College - Gold Medal
- Interactive Multimedia Programs: Princeton University - Bronze MedalIndividual Special Events: University of the Pacific - Gold Medal
- Individual Special Events: Royal Conservatory of Music: Silver Medal
- Individual Special Events: DePauw University - Bronze Medal
- Individual Special Events: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Bronze Medal
- Individual Special Events: University of Manchester - Bronze Medal
- Individual Special Events: St. Mary's School - Gold Medal
- Year-long Special Events: Ohio Wesleyan University - Bronze Medal
- Specific Media Relations Programs: Southern Methodist University - Gold Medal
- Specific Media Relations Programs' University of Maryland, College Park - Gold Medal
- Specific Media Relations Programs: Emory University - Silver Medal
- Specific Media Relations Programs: College of Mount St. Joseph - Bronze Medal
- Specific Media Relations Programs: Mount Holyoke College - Bronze Medal
- Student Involvement Programs and Projects: Florida International University - Gold Medal
- Student Involvement Programs and Projects: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Silver Medal
- Student Involvement Programs and Projects: University of Utah Alumni Association - Bronze Medal
- Websites: Carleton University - Gold Medal
- Websites: Duke University - Gold Medal
- Websites: Simmons College - Silver Medal
- Websites: Franklin & Marshall - Bronze Medal
- Websites: Penn State - Bronze Medal
- Websites: Univ of Texas Libraries - Bronze Medal
New Media
- External Audience Newsletters: Rockefeller University - Gold Medal
- External Audience Newsletters: St. Ambrose University - Silver Medal
- External Audience Newsletters: Harvard Law School - Bronze Medal
- External Audience Web-based or Electronic HTML Newsletters: Colgate University - Silver Medal
- External Audience Web-based or Electronic HTML Newlsetters: Vermont Academy - Silver Medal
- External Audience Web-based or Electronic HTML Newsletters: Brigham Young University - Bronze Medal
- External Audience Web-based or Electronic HTML Newsletters: National University - Bronze Medal
- External Audience Tabloids: University of Florida - Gold Medal
- External Audience Tabloids: Sage Colleges (Connections) - Silver Medal
- External Audience Tabloids: Sage Colleges (Crossroads) - Silver Medal
- Interactive Multimedia Programs: Eckerd College - Gold Medal
- Interactive Multimedia Programs: Princeton University - Bronze MedalIndividual Special Events: University of the Pacific - Gold Medal
- Print Internal Audience Tabloids: Johns Hopkins Medicine - Grand Gold Medal
- Websites: Carleton University - Gold Medal
- Websites: Duke University - Gold Medal
- Websites: Simmons College - Silver Medal
- Websites: Franklin & Marshall - Bronze Medal
- Websites: Penn State - Bronze Medal
- Websites: Univ of Texas Libraries - Bronze Medal
Periodicals
- College and University General Interest Magazines: University of Portland - Gold Medal
- College and University General Interest Magazines: University of California San Francisco - Gold Medal
- External Audience Newsletters: Rockefeller University - Gold Medal
- External Audience Newsletters: St. Ambrose University - Silver Medal
- External Audience Newsletters: Harvard Law School - Bronze Medal
- External Audience Web-based or Electronic HTML Newsletters: Colgate University - Silver Medal
- External Audience Web-based or Electronic HTML Newlsetters: Vermont Academy - Silver Medal
- External Audience Web-based or Electronic HTML Newsletters: Brigham Young University - Bronze Medal
- External Audience Web-based or Electronic HTML Newsletters: National University - Bronze Medal
- External Audience Tabloids: University of Florida - Gold Medal
- External Audience Tabloids: Sage Colleges (Connections) - Silver Medal
- External Audience Tabloids: Sage Colleges (Crossroads) - Silver Medal
- Independent School Magazines: Milton Academy - Grand Gold Medal
- Independent School Magazines: Taft School - Gold Medal
- Independent School Magazines: Hotchkiss School - Bronze Medal
- Independent School Tabloids and Newsletters: Haverford School - Bronze Medal
- Print Internal Audience Tabloids: Johns Hopkins Medicine - Grand Gold Medal
- Print Internal Audience Tabloids: University of Miami - Silver Medal
- Magazine Websites: California State University, Fullerton - Silver Medal
- Magazine Websites: Penn State - Bronze Medal
- Magazine Websites: University of California, San Diego - Bronze Medal
- Periodical Publishing Improvement: Baylor University - Gold Award
- Periodical Publishing Improvement: Parsons School of Design - Gold Medal
- Periodical Publishing Improvement: Harvard Law School - Silver Medal
- Periodical Publishing Improvement: Yale University - Silver Medal
- Tabloid and Newsletter Publishing Improvement: University of New Mexico - Bronze Medal
- Periodical Special Issues: Harvard Medical School - Silver Medal
- Periodical Special Issues: Stanford University School of Medicine - Silver Medal
- Periodical Special Issues: Northeastern University - Bronze Medal
- Periodical Staff Writing: Duke University - Gold Medal
- Periodical Staff Writing: Johns Hopkins - Gold Medal
- Periodical Staff Writing: Harvard University - Silver Medal
- Periodical Staff Writing: Florida State University - Silver Medal
- Periodical Staff Writing: University of California, San Francisco - Silver Medal
- Periodical Staff Writing: Brown University - Bronze Medal
- Periodical Staff Writing: University of California, Berkeley - Bronze Medal
- Periodical Staff Writing: University of Portland - Bronze Medal
- Special Constituency Magazines - Research Magazines: California Institute of Technology - Silver Medal
- Special Constituency Magazines - Research Magazines: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution - Silver Medal
- Special Constituency Magazines - Research Magazines: University of Missouri-Columbia - Bronze Medal
- Special Constituency Magazines - Special Interest Magazines: Harvard Law School - Silver Medal
- Special Constituency Magazines - Special Interest Magazines: Boston College Law School - Bronze Medal
Publications
- Advertising: York University - Grand Gold Medal
- Advertising: Lawrence Technological University - Silver Medal
- Advertising: New York University - Silver Medal
- Advertising: University of Cincinnati - Silver Medal
- Advertising: University of Detroit Mercy - Silver Medal
- Advertising: University of California, Berkeley - Bronze Medal
- Advertising: University of Iowa Foundation - Bronze Medal
- Fundraising Publication Packages: University of Miami - Gold Medal
- Fundraising Publication Packages: Grove City College - Silver Medal
- Fundraising Publication Packages: Phillips Exeter Academy - Silver Medal
- Fundraising Publication Packages: Pomona College - Bronze Medal
- Institution-wide Branding Programs: Columbia College Chicago - Gold Medal
- Institution-wide Branding Programs: University of Manchester - Gold Medal
- Institution-wide Branding Programs: Roosevelt University - Silver Medal
- Institution-wide Branding Programs: George Fox University - Bronze Medal
- Publications Program Improvement: Simmons College - Gold Medal
- Pulications Program Improvement: Carleton College - Silver Medal
- Publications Program Improvement: George Fox University - Silver Medal
- Special Programs Publications Packages: Rutgers, Study Abroad - Grand Gold
- Special Programs Publications Packages: Northeastern University - Gold Medal
- Special Programs Publications Packages: Rutgers, Edison Papers - Silver Medal
- Special Programs Publications Packages: University at Buffalo/SUNY - Bronze Medal
- Student Recruitment Publications Packages: College of William and Mary - Gold Medal
- Student Recruitment Publications Packages: Swarthmore College - Gold Medal
- Student Recruitment Publications Packages: University of the Pacific - Gold Medal
- Student Recruitment Publications Packages: Connelly School of the Holy Child - Silver Medal
- Student Recruitment Publications Packages: University at Buffalo/SUNY - Silver Medal
- Student Recruitment Publications Packages: George Fox University - Bronze Medal
- Student Recruitment Publications Packages: Spring Arbor University - Bronze Medal
- Student Recruitment Publications Packages: University of Southern California - Bronze Medal
- Websites: Carleton University - Gold Medal
- Websites: Duke University - Gold Medal
- Websites: Simmons College - Silver Medal
- Websites: Franklin & Marshall - Bronze Medal
- Websites: Penn State - Bronze Medal
- Websites: Univ of Texas Libraries - Bronze Medal
Student Recruitment Marketing
- Advertising: York University - Grand Gold Medal
- Advertising: Lawrence Technological University - Silver Medal
- Advertising: New York University - Silver Medal
- Advertising: University of Cincinnati - Silver Medal
- Advertising: University of Detroit Mercy - Silver Medal
- Advertising: University of California, Berkeley - Bronze Medal
- Advertising: University of Iowa Foundation - Bronze Medal
- Electronic Media - PSAs and Commercial Spots: University of San Diego - Gold Medal
- Electronic Media - PSAs and Commercial Spots: National University - Silver Medal
- Electronic Media - PSAs and Commercial Spots: University of Massachusetts - Silver Medal
- Electronic Media - PSAs and Commercial Spots: Memorial University of Newfoundland - Bronze Medal
- Electronic Media - Recruitment Features: Illinois State - Gold Medal
- Interactive Multimedia Programs: Eckerd College - Gold Medal
- Interactive Multimedia Programs: Princeton University - Bronze Medal
- Institution-wide Branding Programs: Columbia College Chicago - Gold Medal
- Institution-wide Branding Programs: University of Manchester - Gold Medal
- Institution-wide Branding Programs: Roosevelt University - Silver Medal
- Institution-wide Branding Programs: George Fox University - Bronze Medal
- Student Recruitment Publications Packages: College of William and Mary - Gold Medal
- Student Recruitment Publications Packages: Swarthmore College - Gold Medal
- Student Recruitment Publications Packages: University of the Pacific - Gold Medal
- Student Recruitment Publications Packages: Connelly School of the Holy Child - Silver Medal
- Student Recruitment Publications Packages: University at Buffalo/SUNY - Silver Medal
- Student Recruitment Publications Packages: George Fox University - Bronze Medal
- Student Recruitment Publications Packages: Spring Arbor University - Bronze Medal
- Student Recruitment Publications Packages: University of Southern California - Bronze Medal
- Websites: Carleton University - Gold Medal
- Websites: Duke University - Gold Medal
- Websites: Simmons College - Silver Medal
- Websites: Franklin & Marshall - Bronze Medal
- Websites: Penn State - Bronze Medal
- Websites: Univ of Texas Libraries - Bronze Medal
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