BOLIVAR, MO – Southwest Baptist University’s marketing and communications department recently received a national admissions advertising award. Justin Wollard ’97, assistant to the director for athletic media relations (and former graphic designer) and Sharina Smith, senior director of marketing and communications, received a merit award in the 24th Annual Admissions Advertising Awards competition for the brochure, “Impact the World – Success Stories.”
Smith said, “The success stories featured in the brochure demonstrate how SBU has had an impact on graduates’ lives, and through the brochure these alumni are able to share how they are making an impact on the world. As for the award, Justin is a first-rate designer who spent many hours crafting this brochure with me. I am delighted our work was recognized in this way.”
The award was sponsored by Admissions Marketing Report. The Admissions Advertising Awards is the largest educational advertising awards competition in the country. This year, over two thousand entries were received from more than one-thousand colleges, universities and secondary schools from all fifty states and several foreign countries.
Brochure Category (Schools with 2,000-4,999 students):
Gold- Sullivan University System, Kentucky, Cube Brochure
Silver- SUNY Cobleskill, New York, BIO Brochure
Bronze- Concordia University, Chicago, Illinois, Inspiring Faith, Learning and Leadership
Merit- Cornell University College of Engineering, New York, Biomedical Engineering Brochure
Merit- California Institute of Technology, California, Caltech Field Guide
Merit- Southwest Baptist University, Missouri, An Impact on the World
Merit- Hood College Maryland, General Information Brochure
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Southwest Baptist University is a leader among private universities in truly integrating Christ-centered academic pursuits with comprehensive professional programs at an affordable price. At SBU, the faculty and staff create a caring, academic community to prepare students to be servant leaders in a global society. The University has been named one of America’s Best Christian Colleges® for 12 consecutive years, one of America’s 100 Best College Buys® for 13 consecutive years, and it has been named among institutions with America’s Best College Scholarships ® for the past two years by Institutional Research and Evaluation, Inc. For more information, visit www.SBUniv.edu.
SBU’s Office of Marketing and Communications is available to news media 24 hours a day at (417) 399-7918. Visit the SBU Office of Marketing & Communications online at www.SBUniv.edu/news.
