CASE District I annually bestows its Excellence Awards on individuals and schools doing innovative work in the fields of special events, fundraising, stewardship, volunteer engagement, alumni relations, student alumni initiatives, advancement services, and communications. District I is proud to partner with CASE International to introduce the Platinum Categories, recognizing the “best of the best” programs and practices in educational advancement.

Congratulations to our colleagues who have recently won Excellence Awards for their outstanding work!

ADMISSIONS EXCELLENCE

Admissions Packages

Gold
Bates College

“A Personal Touch: Engaging Faculty & Current Students to Encourage Enrollments”

Silver
Providence College

“Providence College Admission Suite”

Bronze
Worcester Polytechnic Institute

“WPI Undergraduate Recruitment Suite”

Admissions Viewbooks

Gold
Brandeis University

“Brandeis University Admissions Viewbook”

Silver
Clark University

“Clark University Viewbook”

Bronze
University of Connecticut Foundation, Inc.

“UConn Admissions Viewbook 2018”

Video: Admissions

Gold
Boston College

“Boston College Special Delivery”

Silver
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

“Own Your Experience”

Bronze
St. Mark’s School

“Voices of St. Mark’s, Class of 2017”

Website: Admissions

Gold
Bentley University

“Bentley University Graduate Admission Website”

Silver
The Williston Northampton School

“The Williston Northampton School’s website, Williston.com”

Bronze
Bryant University

“Bryant University’s Admission Website”

FUNDRAISING AND ALUMNI RELATIONS EXCELLENCE PROGRAM

Alumni Relations Programming for All Constituencies

Gold
Smith College

“Connecting with Smithies: An Alumnae Relations Orientation Program for New Students”

Silver
Boston University

“Experience: Building the Dream”

Bronze
University of Connecticut Foundation, Inc.

“1881 Series: UConn Alumni Limited Release”

Alumni Volunteer and Engagement

Gold
Brandeis University

“Wisdom Wanted program facilitates meaningful career connections between Brandeis alumni and students”

Silver
Bates College

“At Your Fingertips: An Alumni Volunteer Pocket Guide”

Campaign or Special Giving Programs

Gold
College of the Holy Cross

“Why are these people so happy?” Efforts to Bring Dynamism into Gift Planning Marketing”

Silver
Wentworth Institute of Technology

“Team #WentWorthIT, Ragnar Relay Student Emergency Fund”

Fundraising Materials

Silver
Dartmouth College

“Dartmouth College, case statement for The Call to Lead: A Campaign for Dartmouth”

Silver
Harvard Business School

“HBS planned giving marketing campaign templates”

Bronze
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

“MIT Kendall Square Project Fundraising Suite”

Low Cost Programming

Gold
Boston College

“The Minds behind Mindhunter: A conversation with Professor Ann Burgess and John Douglas, presented by Boston College’s Connell School of Nursing”

Silver
The Meadowbrook School

“Can Mr. grover Do The Floss?”

Bronze
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

“#MyUMassDScholarshipStory: Putting a Face on Philanthropy for Increased Participation”

New Alumni Relations Program Initiatives

Gold
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

“MIT Research Slam”

Silver
McGill University

“Welcome Class of…”

Special Events

Gold
St. Paul’s School

“Mission: Possible
50/50/50 challenge”

Silver
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

“Theater Arts Building (W97) Opening Event”

Bronze
Worcester Polytechnic Institute

“Hall of Luminaries Inaugural Induction Ceremony”

Video: Fundraising

Gold
University of Hartford

“Founders Day Whisper Challenge”

Silver
Hellenic College

“2018 Hellenic College Holy Cross Day of Giving”

Bronze
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

“MIT 24HR Challenge Inspiration Video”

Video: Other

GOLD
McGill University

“NeuroXXceptional”

SILVER
Providence College

“We’re with you, Coach Cooley”

BRONZE
University of Maine

“Tending the Yard”

Websites: Fundraising (annual, special campaign)

GOLD
Smith College

“Giving to Smith”

Silver
Dartmouth College

“The Call to Lead, A Campaign for Dartmouth Website”

Bronze
Boston College

“Gasson Circle Door Openers: A Campaign for Financial Aid”

Web-Based Magazine

GOLD
University of Maine

“UMaine Today”

SILVER
University of Massachusetts Amherst

“UMass magazine”

CREATIVE EXCELLENCE

Breakthrough Social Media

Gold
Colby College

““Crash Course” Instagram Series”

Silver
Colby College

“”Try It” Instagram Series”

Bronze
Boston University

“Highlighting Boston University Research and Connecting with Targeted Audiences via Reddit Ask Me Anything (AMA) and Facebook Live (June 2017 through August 2018)”

Excellence in Writing

Gold
Tufts University

““The Hunt for Hope in the Genome,” by Bruce Morgan, Tufts Magazine, Fall 2017”

Silver
University of Connecticut Foundation, Inc

“UConn Magazine “By a Thread: How Three Professors are Saving Cambodian Refugees — 40 Years After the Genocide”

Bronze
Tufts University

““Leading the Charge,” by Courtney Hollands, Tufts Medicine, Winter 2018”

Excellence in Storytelling

Gold
Colby College

“Truth to Power: Rebecca Corbett, the New York Times, and #metoo”

Silver
Boston University

“Mitchell Garabedian vs. the Catholic Church”

Bronze
University of Maine

“Cultivating Skills”

Impactful Web Microsites

Gold
Boston University

“BU Today: Discovering Marsh Chapel: Going Public, Interactive, and Digital with History”

Silver
Boston University

“Boston University Annual Report 2017”

Bronze
Harvard University

“Harvard Medical School Alumni Microsite”

Magazines, Circ. 50,000 and above

Gold
Providence College

“Providence College Magazine — Fall 2017 and Spring 2018 issues”

Silver
University of Massachusetts Amherst

“UMass Magazine”

Bronze
Harvard Business School

“HBS Alumni Bulletin”

Magazines, Circ. under 50,000

Gold
Harvard University

“Harvard Ed. magazine”

Gold
The Williston Northampton School

“The Williston Northampton School Bulletin: Fall 2017 and Spring 2018”

Silver
Worcester Polytechnic Institute

“WPI Journal”

Bronze
Tufts University

“Tufts Nutrition, Winter 2018 and Summer 2018 issues”

Newspapers/Newsletters

Gold
Dartmouth College

“Occom: A Chronicle of Dartmouth Philanthropy”

Special-Purpose Publications

Gold
Phillips Exeter Academy

“Event Suite for the Grand Opening of The David E. and Stacey L. Goel Center for Theater and Dance”

Silver
Bowdoin College

“Bowdoin College Economic Report 2018”

Bronze
The Winsor School

“Godspeed, My Friends: Lessons from Miss Wing”

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL EXCELLENCE

Independent School Magazines

Gold
Groton School

“Groton School Quarterly”

Silver
The Williston Northampton School

“The Williston Northampton School Bulletin: Fall 2017 and Spring 2018”

Bronze
Choate Rosemary Hall

“Choate Rosemary Hall Bulletin”

MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS

Advertising

Gold
Wentworth Institute of Technology

“Breaking new ground in paid advertising Wentworth Institute of Technology partners with Boston ”

Silver
Boston University

“Arts Initiative MBTA Posters

Annual Reports

Gold
Boston University

“Boston University Annual Report 2017”

Silver
McGill University

“When you give to McGill: Report on Giving 2018”

Earned Media or Publicity Campaign

Silver
Babson College

“Babson College Announces Expansion to Dubai”

Bronze
MassBay Community College

“MassBay Commencement is a Family Affair – The Lee Family”

Online News Sites and Newsletters, Colleges/Universities

Gold
Boston University

“BU Today, Boston University’s daily news website”

Silver
Boston University

“Research Website”

Bronze
Concordia University

“Concordia University NOW Newsletter”

Websites: Institutional

Gold
Boston University

“Boston University’s Dining Website”

Gold
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

“MIT homepage”

Silver
Boston University

“Boston University School of Hospitality Administration Website”

Silver
Berkshire School

“Berkshire School Website”

Bronze
The Williston Northampton School

“The Williston Northampton School’s website, Williston.com”

PLATINUM CATEGORIES

Best Articles of the Year

Gold
Harvard University

“Medicine in the Middle of Nowhere”

Silver
Harvard Business School

“Happy Meals (Are Here Again)”

Best Practices in Advancement Services Programs

Gold
Concordia University

“Change communications – facilitating the human side of a successful technical software “

Best Practices in Alumni Relations

Gold
Harvard University

“Harvard Law School Celebration 65: Raising Our Voices”

Silver
Smith College

“Smith College Women of Color Conference: Persistence, Possibilities, and the Power of Our Voices”

Best Practices in Communications and Marketing

Gold
Boston College

“The Minds behind Mindhunter: A conversation with Professor Ann Burgess and John Douglas”

Silver
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

“MIT Campaign for a Better World Roadshow series”

Digital Communications

Gold
Harvard Business School

“Skydeck, The Harvard Business School alumni podcast”

Silver
McGill University

“NeuroXXceptional”

Excellence in Photography

Gold
Tufts University

“Anna Miller, portfolio of work”

Silver
University of Connecticut

“Peter Morenus Portfolio, UConn”