Auburn Engineering receives 14 awards in Educational Advertising Awards competition

The Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineering has won 14 awards for communications and marketing excellence in the 36th annual Educational Advertising Awards competition.

In total, Auburn Engineering won seven gold awards, two silver awards, three bronze awards and one merit award. The Auburn Engineering website also earned a Best of Show award for being the top selection among all website entries by exhibiting the highest standards of creativity and professionalism. 

“These awards highlight the phenomenal work our staff has done to elevate the Auburn Engineering brand and showcase the college’s outstanding accomplishments,” said Austin Phillips, director of engineering communications and marketing. “It is an honor to be able to tell the stories of our exceptional students, faculty, staff and alumni, and we are excited about what is yet to come.”

The following projects won awards in the Educational Advertising Awards competition:

• Best of Show award, Website category, eng.auburn.edu
• Gold award, Student Viewbook category, Auburn Engineering Viewbook
• Gold award, Podcasts category, #GINNing podcast
• Gold award, Brochure category, Career Development and Corporate Relations Brochure
• Gold award, Logo/Letterhead Design category, SignENG Day logo
• Gold award, Online Publications category, Auburn Engineer e-magazine
• Gold award, Outdoor category, Engineering Concourse banners
• Gold award, Website category, eng.auburn.edu
• Silver award, Advertising Industry Self-Promotion Out-Of-Home category, Huntsville billboard
• Silver award, Annual Report category, 2019-20 Dean’s Report
• Bronze award, Brochure category, Top 10 Reasons brochure
• Bronze award, Direct Mail category, Recruiting postcard
• Bronze award, Online Display Ad category, Securing Our Nation digital ad
• Merit award, Publication/External category, Auburn Engineer Magazine

Judges for the Educational Advertising Awards consisted of a national panel of higher education marketers, advertising creative directors, marketing and advertising professionals. There were more than 2,000 entries in the competition from more than 1,000 colleges, universities and secondary schools from across the United States and the world.

Gold awards were granted to 313 institutions, silver awards were awarded to 170 institutions and bronze awards were bestowed on 104 institutions. Only 14 institutions were recognized by the judges with a Best of Show award.