Auburn Engineering earns 17 Educational Advertising Awards
Auburn Engineering's communications and marketing team earned a variety of awards in digital, web, creative design and publications categories.
The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering’s Office of Communications and Marketing recently earned 17 Educational Advertising Awards (EduAd), the nation’s largest educational advertising awards competition.
Educational Advertising Awards are open annually to educational institutions and the agencies that assist them, encompassing various categories such as print advertising, electronic media, social media content and integrated marketing campaigns.
The college’s submissions were evaluated amongst entries from more than 1,000 other colleges, universities and secondary schools from all 50 states and numerous countries. A national panel of industry specialists evaluated each submission based on criteria including creativity, marketing execution and message impact.
“Our staff of communication and marketing professionals comes to work every day with the privilege to promote the best student-centered engineering experience in America,” said Austin Phillips, director of the College of Engineering’s Office of Communications and Marketing. “We are humbled to be recognized by our peers on this level through the largest educational advertising awards competition in the country.”
The college’s digital video entry, Sound mind, Sound body earned the contest’s “Best of Show” status, which exhibits the “highest standards of creativity and professionalism,” according to a release.
Below is the list of all other 2026 EduAd awards earned by the Auburn Engineering Office of Communications and Marketing:
- Gold Award, Annual Report: Samuel Ginn College of Engineering Dean’s Report
- Gold Award, Facebook Content: https://www.facebook.com/AuburnEngineering
- Gold Award, LinkedIn Content: https://www.linkedin.com/school/auburnengineering/
- Gold Award, Logo/Letterhead Design: Samuel Ginn College of Engineering 25th Anniversary Logo
- Gold Award, Digital Video Ad — more than two minutes: Sound mind, Sound body
- Gold Award, Online Display Ad: NCAT Test Track 11 million miles
- Gold Award, Other Social Media Content: We’re fine. Totally fine. Not crying. Nope.
- Gold Award, Podcasts: #GINNing Podcast
- Gold Award, Website: https://eng.auburn.edu/
- Silver Award, Instagram Content: https://www.linkedin.com/school/auburnengineering/
- Silver Award, Online Publications: The Auburn Engineer
- Silver Award, Poster: Samuel Ginn College of Engineering Spirit Store advertisement
- Bronze Award, Digital Video Ad — less than two minutes: Engineering online advertisement
- Bronze Award, Other Social Media Content: Samuel Ginn College of Engineering Twitter
- Bronze Award, Special Video: Engineering Minute
- Award of Merit, Special Video: Brown-Kopel Locals
- Award of Merit, Special Video: Career Development and Corporate Relations Career Fair