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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rising from the ashes: Ora the pig defies the odds and recovers from near-fatal burns suffered in a barn fire | Maroon | Writing | Veterinary Medicine | Brandi Rupard | |
| Saving Celia Grace | Maroon | Writing | Foundation | Nicole Endres, Bridget Kranz | |
| Undergraduate research in the College of Biological Sciences Video | Maroon | Interactive | College of Biological Sciences | Andy Underwood-Bultmann, Lance Janssen, Stephanie Xenos | |
| Undergraduate Viewbook | Maroon | Design | Carlson School of Management | Nick Khow, Betty Klein, Dan Gunderson, Heather Monro | |
| Restoring Fire to the Cloquet Forestry Center Video | Maroon, MIKE | Interactive | CFANS | Jeff Thompson, Clare Boerigter, Kyle Gill, Tim Loesch, Lori Fligge, Rachel Smith | |
| Minnesota Law Magazine | UBRAND | Minnesota Law | Erin Gibbons, Monica Wittstock, Olivia Kurtz, Julie Longo, Riley Grittenger | ||
| Book Week Recap Video | MARGO, Maroon | Interactive | College of Education and Human Development | Jairus Davis, Amy Pavlick, Marek Oziewicz, Sean Golden, Kathryn Silverstein, Kirsten Mortensen | |
| "Do Something" feature story on Tom Burnett, Jr. | Gold, MARGO | Writing | Carlson School of Management | Wade Rupard, Steve Henneberry, Jeff Thompson | |
| 12 Days of Finals playlist | Gold | Interactive | Minnesota Law | Julie Longo, Monica Wittstock | |
| Career Pathways Campaign | Gold | Campaign or series | UMN Rochester | Molly Olson, Vanessa Carroll, Elise Diesslin | |
| Driven Campaign Close Report | Gold | Design | Foundation | Wendy Manke, Steve Anderson, Amy Sitze | |
| 2021 Carlson School Holiday Card | Maroon | Design | Carlson School of Management | Jeff Thompson, Dan Gunderson, Wade Rupard | |
| Alumni Webpage refresh | Maroon | Design | Carlson School of Management | Jane Flis, Molly Rhodes, Tim Luong, Justin Hammerschmidt | |
| Carlson School Alumni Magazine: Spring and Fall 2021 | Maroon | Design | Carlson School of Management | Steve Henneberry, Jamie Plesser, Wade Rupard, Jeff Thompson, Dan Gunderson, Betty Klein, Nick Khow, Melissa DuBois, Matt Woebke, Katie Dohman, Elizabeth Sprouls/Skelton Sprouls | |
| CLA Celebration Concert: A gift for our communities | Maroon | Interactive | College of Liberal Arts | Kaylee Highstrom, Megan Mehl, David Ullman, Matty Lang, Sarah Knoblauch, Lynnea Madsen, Kyra Rahn, Dean Sorenson, Emily Threinen, Sari Baker, John Marks, Ben Kent, Michael Duffy, Peter Remiger, Maxwell Frank | |
| Dandelions “Tear Off This Page" | Maroon | Design | College of Liberal Arts | Caitlin Skaalrud, Peter Campion, Susan Thurston-Hamerski, Dan Woychick | |
| Driven by the Numbers | Maroon | Interactive | Foundation | Ann Meyer, Karl Raschke , Wendy Manke, Steve Anderson | |
| Inventing Tomorrow—CSE magazine | Maroon | Interactive | College of Science and Engineering | Pauline Oo, Sara Specht, Olivia Hultgren, Rhonda Zurn | |
| Liberal Arts Campaign Close Publication | Maroon | Design | College of Liberal Arts | Kaylee Highstrom, Tessa Eagan, Susan Thurston-Hamerski, Lisa Miller, Dan Woychick | |
| Minnesota Law 2021-22 Viewbook | Maroon, UBRAND | Design | Minnesota Law | Julie Longo, Monica Wittstock | |
| Minnesota: Your Path to Discovery | Maroon | Campaign or series | Admissions | Julia Franzen, Ciara Kohlhagen, Ava Klopfenstein, Sysouk Khanbounmy, Ashley Harville, Amanda Claseman | |
| Research Toolkit: A go-to place for UMN health sciences researchers | Maroon | Interactive | Clinical and Translational Science Institute | Michelle Hoedeman, Melissa Hansen, Meher Khan, Jennifer Cieslak, Danielle Carrigan, Daniel Ringold, Electric Citizen | |
| Take a 1-minute tour of the #UMN Libraries | Maroon, MIKE | Campaign or series | UMN Libraries | Lacie McMillan, Kat Nelsen, Kate Peterson, Karen Carmody-McIntosh, Mark Engebretson | |
| Why CSE? 10 reasons | Maroon | Interactive | College of Science and Engineering | Pauline Oo, Rhonda Zurn | |
| Take a 1-minute tour of the #UMN Libraries | Maroon, MIKE | Campaign or series | UMN Libraries | Lacie McMillan, Kat Nelsen, Kate Peterson, Karen Carmody-McIntosh, Mark Engebretson | |
| Minnesota Law 2021-22 Viewbook | Maroon, UBRAND | Design | Minnesota Law | Julie Longo, Monica Wittstock | |
| "Do Something" feature story on Tom Burnett, Jr. | Gold, MARGO | Writing | Carlson School of Management | Wade Rupard, Steve Henneberry, Jeff Thompson | |
| Better Beginnings | Gold | Writing | Foundation | Kim Kiser, Laura Silver, Pamela Belding, Kathryn Forss, Sara Rubinstein | |
| 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 |