UND, Alumni Association & Foundation win CASE District VI awards

Awards recognize excellence in advancement, alumni relations, marketing and communications, among other categories

By Vanessa Washington

CASE, the worldwide Council for Advancement and Support of Education, recently honored UND by bestowing a total of 18 awards on the school’s Division of Marketing & Communication along with the UND Alumni Association & Foundation.

UND Marketing & Communications and other colleges were honored with seven District VI CASE awards, and the Alumni Association & Foundation received 11 awards from the same district. District VI includes Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming.

“This recognition shows that our Marketing & Communications team is creative and innovative, plus it has a deep understanding of our mission to engage alumni, friends and partners in building an extraordinary UND,” said DeAnna Carlson Zink, CEO of the UND Alumni Association & Foundation.

“These awards are a testament to the team members’ dedication and talent in elevating our work and connecting with alumni, students and the community. We are proud of their achievements and grateful for the recognition from an organization as prestigious as the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.”

Meloney Linder, UND vice president for Marketing & Communications, agreed. These CASE awards are a true honor and testify to UND’s advancements and achievements, she said. Consider that within only a year, UND and the Alumni Association & Foundation have gone from winning six District VI awards to winning 18 in total.

“I am so proud of the work of our UND and UND AAF marketing and communications teams,” Linder said. “We have amazing talent, and it is wonderful to see the work of both organizations be recognized by our peers as leaders withing the marketing and communications fields. We are UND proud.”

The awards earned by the Alumni Association & Foundation include:

• Born to Fly  — Best of CASE District VI Award; Category: Communications > Storytelling.
• UND Food Pantry — Best of CASE District VI Award; Category: Design > Publications.
• UND Winter 23 Alumni Magazine – Campaign Edition — Best of CASE District VI Award; Category: Magazines > Single Topic/Special Editions.
• Gorecki Rebrand — Best of CASE District VI Award; Category: Marketing: Branding (Department or Subunit).
• UND Alumni Association & Foundation Website Redesign — Best of CASE District VI Award; Category: Marketing: Micro-sites (Other).
• UND Alumni Association & Foundation Impact Report — Best of CASE District VI Award; Category: Publications > Fundraising: Annual Reports and Fund Reports.
• Notes from the Nest — Best of CASE District VI Award; Category: Special Events: In-Person (Multi-Day).
• State of the UNDAAF Address opening video — Best of CASE District VI Award; Category: Videos: Fundraising and Stewardship (Long).
• In Good Company West River — Best of CASE District VI Award; Category: Writing: Column or Opinion Piece.
• Life with the Lions — Best of CASE District VI Award; Category: Writing: Profile (1,000+ Words).
• Turtle Medicine — Best of CASE District VI Award; Category: Writing: Profile (1,000+ Words).

Awards presented to UND’s Division of Marketing & Communications and other UND Colleges include:

• UND geologist unearths world’s oldest ice — Best of CASE District VI Award; Category: Writing: Research, Medicine and Science News. UND Today article online.
• Package on Greg Brockman, UND alum and creator of ChatGPT — Best of CASE District VI Award; Category: Writing: News/Feature (Series or Collection) UND Today articles about Brockman online.
• Confessions of a flight simulator pilot — Best of CASE District VI Award; Category: Writing: News/Feature (1,000+ Words). UND Today article online.
• College of Engineering & Mines — Best of CASE District VI Award; Category: Videos: Promotional (Short).
• University of North Dakota Freshman Viewbook — Best of CASE District VI Award; Category: Publications: Student Recruitment (Individual Publications).
• Admissions Admitted Student Packet — Best of CASE District VI Award; Category: Design > Publications.
• Time Out Wacipi Powwow — Best of CASE District VI Award; Category: Photography: Series or Collection of Related Photographs.

About the author:

Vanessa Washington is a freshman at UND and an intern for UND Communications and UND Today.