Awards are given by the Communicators Forum to members who apply each summer at our annual conference and represent the best of the University's communications and marketing projects.
Enter the Maroon and Gold Awards!
Did your department complete a stand-out communications-related project in 2023? Enter for a 2024 award from UMCF! Awards are presented at our annual conference in June.
All Recipients
| Project | Year | Award | Category | Department | Collaborators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirty Laundry | Gold | Design | CDes | Calee Cecconi, Murphy Cauble | |
| Jingle Dress Dancers in the Modern World: Ojibwe People and Pandemics | Gold | Interactive | CLA | David Ullman | |
| Where it starts | Gold | Campaign or series | University Relations | Ann Aronson, Nancy Bertino, Megan Finch, Sara Froehlich, Katie Gallagher, Laura Johnson, Bill Magdalene, Lisa Marshall, Anise Mazone, Frank Nelson, Adam Overland , Gbemi Oyetunde, Jacob Spaulding, Shari White, Amelious Whyte | |
| 2021 Holiday Calendar | Maroon | Design | CEHD | Kristen Mortensen, Kevin Moe, Nina Brown, Ryan Warren, Susan Holter, Jayme Halbritter | |
| BIO Fall 2020 | Maroon | Design | CBS | Stephanie Xenos, Lance Janssen, Claire Wilson, Sarah Karnas | |
| Building a brighter future with robotics | Maroon | Writing | CSE | Deane Morrison, Ranja Sem, Eric Miller, Brian Carnell | |
| Cedar Creek | Maroon | Writing | CBS | Deane Morrison, Ranja Sem, Eric Miller, Brian Carnell | |
| CEHD Connect Fall 2020 | Maroon | Writing | CEHD | Kirsten Mortensen, Kevin Moe, Tania D. Mitchell, Stefanie L. Marshall, Saida Abdi, Nina Asher, Susan Andre, Sam Schumacher, Christina Clarkson, Ryan Warren | |
| COVID-19 Dashboard | Maroon | Interactive | University Relations | Benjamin Peck, Ashley Piediscalzi, Dimitri Tadege, Kelly Voigt | |
| Destination U | Maroon | Campaign or series | Alex Cleberg, Jennifer Schulz, Mel Nigro, Hana Abdelhamid, Luenna Kang, Michael Yang, Seoyeon Bae, Rawan Algahtani, Adriano Martins | ||
| Embracing change in 2020 | Maroon | Interactive | Extension | Catherine Dehdashti, Eve Daniels, Tom Rothman, Becky Beyers | |
| Fueling Discovery to End Addiction | Maroon | Writing | Foundation | Maiya Grath, Wendy Manke, Kristen Rasmussen | |
| Into the Wild | Maroon | Writing | Foundation | Joel Hoekstra, Kim Kiser, Amy Sitze, Pamela Belding | |
| James H. Binger Center for New Americans 2019-20 Annual Report | Maroon | Design | Minnesota Law | Julie Longo, Monica Wittstock, Marcail Distante | |
| Minnesota Law Magazine | Maroon | Design | Minnesota Law | Mark Cohen, Monica Wittstock, Olivia Kurtz, Erin Gibbons | |
| Minnesota Law March Madness Campaign | Maroon | Campaign or series | Minnesota Law | Lizzy Beghelli, Jackie Hasselquist | |
| Minnesota: Your Path to Discovery | Maroon | Design | Ciara Kohlhagen, Julia Franzen, Sysouk Khambounmy | ||
| New Study explores how coronavirus travels indoors | Maroon | Writing | CSE | Olivia Hultgren | |
| Reopening the U of M Libraries | Maroon | Interactive | Libraries | Mark Engebretson | |
| Returning to the workplace at the U of M Libraries | Maroon | Interactive | Libraries | Mark Engebretson | |
| Student Voices | Maroon | Campaign or series | CSE | Pauline Oo, Rhonda Zurn | |
| What's Next Roundtable Series | Maroon | Campaign or series | Amelious Whyte Jr., Megan Mehl, Tessa Eagan, Susan Thurston-Hamerski, Christopher Stordalen, David Ullman | ||
| Why I Chose My Major | Gold | Campaign or series | CSE | Pauline Oo, Rhonda Zurn, Eve Daniels, Marcos Hernandez |