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Ivy Tech Community College wins 23 regional marketing awards
VP of Marketing wins Communicator of the Year

INDIANAPOLIS – Ivy Tech Community College won 23 awards for its marketing efforts at the regional conference of the National Council of Marketing and Public Relations Professionals (NCMPR) held in Cincinnati on Monday.   

Three gold medals, 11 silver medals and nine bronze medals were awarded to various campuses in the Ivy Tech Community College system.  The marketing projects are all related to the college’s statewide marketing and branding campaign which launched in 2005 when Ivy Tech was named Indiana’s official community college system.

Jeff Fanter, Vice President of Marketing and Communications, also won the prestigious Communicator of the Year award.  The award honors a two-year college marketing professional who has demonstrated leadership and ability in college communications.  It is awarded annually in each of NCMPR’s seven districts.

Awards were presented as follows:
Foundation Annual Report, Bloomington, Silver
Newsletter, Bloomington, Bronze
Poster, Bloomington, Silver
Nifty and Thrifty, Bloomington, Silver
Outdoor Media, Bloomington, Bronze
College Video Program, Gary, Bronze
Brochure Series, Indianapolis, Silver
Student Handbook, Indianapolis, Bronze
Print Advertisement, Indianapolis, Silver
Radio PSA/Advertisement, Indianapolis, Gold
Schedule, Kokomo, Silver
Newsletter, Kokomo, Gold
Brochure, Kokomo, Silver
Successful Marketing/Recruitment Campaign, Kokomo, Silver
Print Advertisement, Kokomo, Bronze
Academic Catalog, Lafayette, Gold
Brochure/Flyer, South Bend, Bronze
Student Viewbook, Statewide, Bronze
TV advertisement, Statewide, Silver
Radio Advertisement, Statewide, Bronze
Ivy Tech Magazine, Statewide, Silver
Annual Report, Statewide, Bronze
Foundation Annual Report, Statewide, Silver