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.
All Recipients
| Project | Year | Award | Category | Department | Collaborators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 CBS commencement video | Gold | Video | College of Biological Sciences | Briana Galbraith, Christy Hazuka, Lance Janssen, Stephanie Xenos | |
| 2025 Finals Week Instagram Reel | Gold, MARGO | Digital | College of Science & Engineering | Lovetee Akin, David Blank, Robert McIntosh, Kalie Pluchel, Rhonda Zurn | |
| AI chatbots shouldn’t replace your therapist release | Gold | Writing | College of Science and Engineering | Stevie Chancellor, Katie Pluchel, Rhonda Zurn | |
| College of Liberal Arts viewbook | Gold | Design | College of Liberal Arts & Office of Internal Audit | Johanna Heidorn Krey, Laura Johnson, Kaleb Williams | |
| CSE Grad Student Voices Video Series | Gold | Campaign, Series, or Event | College of Science and Engineering | Grant Dahl, Amber Luck Ronning, Katelyn Mayne, Pauline Oo, Kalie Pluchel, Martin Santiago Ojeda, Henry Stafford, Rhonda Zurn | |
| Admissions Conference: Honeycrisp lip balm | Maroon, MIKE | Design | Office of Admissions | Melissa Martinson | |
| Both sides of science | Maroon | Writing | University of Minnesota Foundation | Larissa Milles | |
| Campus Curiosities: Soil Judging Team | Maroon | Video | College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences | Austin Rimer, Jeff Thompson | |
| CFANS Connections Newsletter for Alumni, Partners and Community | Maroon | Writing | College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences | Mary Buschette, Lori Fligge, Elizabeth Kaestner | |
| CFANS Student worker social media campaign | Maroon | Digital | College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences | Laura Dotson, Meredith Dwyer, Lori Fligge, Aimee Gillespie, Elizabeth Kaestner, Austin Rimer, Louisa Smith, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| Full circle: A journey of care, connection, and community at CUHCC | Maroon | Writing | Office of Academic Clinical Affairs | Amy Leslie, Gao Vang | |
| Gopher Guide Website | Maroon | Digital | Orientation & Transition Experiences | Charlot Meyer, Chad Sewich | |
| Gopher It! CFANS at the 2025 Minnesota State Fair | Maroon, UBRAND | Campaign, Series, or Event | College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences | Aimee L. Gillespie, Meredith Dwyer, Lori Fligge, Elizabeth Kastner, Tim Loesch, Jeff Thompson, FableVision Studios | |
| Impact of Giving - Digital Report | Maroon | Digital | Minnesota Law | Mark Byart, Riley Grittinger, Jeffrey Kasimor, Monica Wittstock | |
| Medicare-Eligible Medical Plan Transition | Maroon | Campaign, Series, or Event | Office of Human Resources | Kelly Auxler, Shane Lueck | |
| Minnesota Carlson Brand Website | Maroon | Digital | Minnesota Carlson | Jane Flis, Dan Gunderson, Betty Klein, Tim Luong, Molly Rhodes, Rose Semenov | |
| Minnesota Paid Leave | Maroon | Campaign, Series, or Event | Office of Human Resources | Sara Danzinger, Shane Lueck | |
| Prime Educational Habitat: UMD Bird Club at Sax-Zim Bog | Maroon | Video | University of Minnesota Duluth University Marketing & Public Relations | David Cowardin, Alex Messenger | |
| Real college radio' is a real opportunity for students | Maroon | Writing | University Marketing Communications Creative Services | Susan Hagen, Eric Miller, Rick Moore, Adam Overland, Tamera Peake | |
| Research for hearing protection | Maroon | Writing | University of Minnesota Duluth University Marketing & Public Relations | David Cowardin, Alex Messenger | |
| School of Music Undergraduate and Graduate Handbooks Redesign | Maroon | Design | School of Music | Clancy Theade | |
| Summer Camp in the Style of Wes Anderson | Maroon | Video | Bell Museum | Hugh Gabriel | |
| The Fire Pit of Knowledge | Maroon | Video | University of Minnesota Duluth University Marketing & Public Relations | David Cowardin, Alex Messenger | |
| The Return of the Maroon Loon: Reviving a Bulldog Hockey Legend | Maroon | Campaign, Series, or Event | University of Minnesota Duluth Athletics & University Marketing & Public Relations | Charlene Aaseng, Matt Clark, David Cowardin, Lizzy Farrell, Dylon Field, Kelly Grgas-Wheeler, Reece Hickman, Kate Jorgensen, Alex Messenger, Brian Nystrom, Lynne Williams | |
| University of Minnesota State Fair Core Theme | Maroon | Design | Creatives Services Design & University Marketing Communications | Anna Abbott, Alex Dorner, Susan Hagen, Sarah Issa, Rick Moore, Ashley Piediscalzi, Karley Schoenberg, Kelly Voigt | |
| Winter 2025-26 Inventing Tomorrow Magazine | Maroon | Design | College of Science & Engineering | Pauline Oo, Sara Specht, Rhonda Zurn | |
| ‘Listening for Blackness’: a new exhibit at the Givens Collection explores what it means to ‘sound Black’ | Maroon | Writing | University of Minnesota Libraries | Karen Carmody-McIntosh, Adria Carpenter | |
| Admissions Conference: Honeycrisp lip balm | Maroon, MIKE | Design | Office of Admissions | Melissa Martinson | |
| Gopher It! CFANS at the 2025 Minnesota State Fair | Maroon, UBRAND | Campaign, Series, or Event | College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences | Aimee L. Gillespie, Meredith Dwyer, Lori Fligge, Elizabeth Kastner, Tim Loesch, Jeff Thompson, FableVision Studios | |
| 2025 Finals Week Instagram Reel | Gold, MARGO | Digital | College of Science & Engineering | Lovetee Akin, David Blank, Robert McIntosh, Kalie Pluchel, Rhonda Zurn | |
| 2024 M Giving Newsletters | Gold | Design | University of Minnesota Foundation | Shawn Sullivan, Marcy Joseph | |
| In full color | Gold | Writing | University of Minnesota Foundation | Justin Harris, Nicole Endres | |
| Parking & Transportation Services Website Redesign | Gold | Digital | Parking & Transportation Services | Nick Mabee, Cansu Saydam, Lauren Anderson | |
| Student Profile: Jenna Whiting | Gold | Video | University Marketing & Public Relations | David Cowardin | |
| UMD Brand Launch/Logo Change | Gold, UBRAND | Campaign, Series, or Event | University Marketing & Public Relations | David Cowardin, Reece Hickman, Alex Messenger, Lynne Williams, Charlene Aaseng, Kate Jorgensen | |
| 2024 Graduation Speaker Instagram Reel | Maroon | Digital | College of Science and Engineering | Kalie Pluchel, Grant Dahl, Rhonda Zurn | |
| 2024 SCSE Holiday Card | Maroon | Design | UMD Swenson College of Science & Engineering | Valerie Coit, Wendy Reed, Stacie Renne, Janelle Turner-Miller | |
| A Deep Dive on a Gar Fish - VR 360 | Maroon | Video | CFANS Communications | Jeff Thompson, Tim Loesch, Lori Fligge, Aimee Gillespie, Elizabeth Kaestner, Meredith Dwyer | |
| A different perspective | Maroon | Writing | University Marketing & Public Relations | David Cowardin, Alex Messenger, Kate Jorgensen | |
| Alley-oop | Maroon | Writing | University of Minnesota Foundation | Justin Harris, Nicole Endres | |
| Black Men Teach (feature story) | Maroon | Writing | CEHD Office of Communications and Marketing | Kevin Moe, Kirsten Mortensen, Jairus Davis | |
| Brain Food: Improving Health and Wellness Through 80 Years of Nutritional Research | Maroon | Writing | School of Public Health | Kathryn Silverstein, Jessica Scully, Virgil McDill, Rachel Smith, Martha Coventry, Skelton Sprouls, WRK | |
| Dakota Language Social Media | Maroon | Digital | College of Liberal Arts Office of Institutional Advancement | Jane Vo | |
| Finding their calling in Greater Minnesota (a story on the Rural Physician Associate Program) | Maroon | Writing | University Marketing Communications – Creative Services | Rick Moore, Zandra Phouisangiem, Eric Miller, Cheryl Zupec, Priya Bhamidipati, Dimitri Tadege, Alex Dorner, Susan Garcia Hagen | |
| Goodnight UMD | MARGO, Maroon, MIKE | Video | University Marketing & Public Relations | David Cowardin, Alex Messenger, Reece Hickman | |
| Introducing Dean William McGeveran | Maroon | Video | Minnesota Law | Monica Wittstock, Randy Barrett, Hunter Johnson | |
| Libraries News on Instagram | Maroon | Campaign, Series, or Event | University Libraries | Adria Carpenter | |
| mentalhealth@umn Campaign | Maroon | Campaign, Series, or Event | University Marketing Communications | Cheryl Zupec, Kelly Voigt, Pamela Hart, Rick Moore, Alex Dorner, Sarah Issa | |
| Minnesota Law Magazine - Digital Edition | Maroon | Digital | Minnesota Law | Mark Byart, Riley Grittinger, Monica Wittstock | |
| Pauline Boss presents: Ambiguous Loss | Maroon | Video | CEHD Office of Communications and Marketing | Jairus Davis, Ryan Warren, John Behr, Sarah Jergenson, Kirsten Mortensen, Julie Michener |