Articles, publications, ads and artwork recognized by DPA and NFPW
The University of Delaware’s Division of Professional and Continuing Studies (UD PCS)/Graduate College marketing and communications team has been recognized with 20 awards from the Delaware Press Association (DPA) and four awards from the National Federation of Press Women (NFPW).
Cindy Dolan, art director, earned eight honors for her artwork, while Adam S. Kamras and Nora Zelluk, communications specialists, received seven and two awards, respectively for their writing in the statewide competition. In addition, three of the 20 awards in the annual DPA Communications Contest were presented to the whole UD PCS/Graduate College marketing and communications team, which is led by Steven M. Kendus, director, marketing and communications; and — along with Dolan, Kamras and Zelluk — includes Sherrie Fauvelle, data analyst; Tim Nelson, marketing assistant; and Eric Tommer, digital communications specialist. Based on a point system that took into account the number of entries per category, Dolan and Kamras finished in a third-place tie with two other entrants in the overall DPA Communications Contest, which had 184 entrants.
Katherine Ward, executive director of the Delaware Press Association, commended the continual achievements of the UD PCS/Graduate College marketing and communications team during the recent DPA Awards Ceremony.
“This is a prolific group of people,” said Ward. “They won a lot of awards this year just as they have in a number of other years.”
The DPA accolades included six first-place selections that advanced to the annual NFPW National Communications Contest to be judged against winners from other states: the team’s UD PCS Fall 2020 Programs and Courses Guide, Dolan’s Helping our region recover illustration and July 2020 information session full-page ad in Delaware Today, and Kamras’ “Design Thinking Workshop,” “UD PCS helping region recover” and “UD PCS drone program wins regional award” articles.
In the national competition, the team placed third in the Catalog, Manual or Handbook category, Dolan received an honorable mention award in the Graphics category, and Kamras placed second in the Ghost-written article category and received an honorable mention award in the Hobby category.
National awards
Following is a list of the four awards won by the UD PCS/Graduate College marketing and communications team in the annual National Federation of Press Women National Communications Contest, which received over 2,000 entries:
Team
- 3rd place: Catalog, Manual or Handbook – UD PCS Fall 2020 Programs and Courses Guide
Cindy Dolan
- Honorable Mention: Graphics – Helping our region recover illustration
Adam S. Kamras
- 2nd place: Ghost-written Articles – “UD PCS helping region recover” (Page 1 of UD PCS Spring 2021 Programs and Courses Guide)
- Honorable Mention: Hobby (Crafts, Building, Designing, Construction) – “UD PCS drone program wins regional award”
State awards
Following is a list of the 20 awards won by the UD PCS/Graduate College marketing and communications team in the annual Delaware Press Association Communications Contest, which received about 300 entries:
Team
- 1st place: Catalog, Manual or Handbook – UD PCS Fall 2020 Programs and Courses Guide
- 3rd place: Catalog, Manual or Handbook – Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Fall 2020 Catalog
- Honorable Mention: Report – UD PCS 2020 Impact Report
Cindy Dolan
- 1st place: Graphics – Helping our region recover illustration
- 1st place: Single Advertisement – Information session full-page ad, Delaware Today, July 2020
- 2nd place: Graphics – Teaching effectively online illustration
- 2nd place: Page Design, Newsletter/other publication – “Social Media Marketing student helps Caffé Gelato avoid layoffs” spread (Pages 34-35 of UD PCS Spring 2021 Programs and Courses Guide)
- 3rd place: Page Design, Newsletter/other publication – “Healthcare from a distance” spread (Pages 34-35 of UD PCS Fall 2020 Programs and Courses Guide)
- 3rd place: Single Advertisement – Healthcare programs half-page ad, Delaware Today, May 2020
- Honorable Mention: Graphics – Business Analysis Certificate program illustration
- Honorable Mention: Single Advertisement – Osher Lifelong Learning Institute statewide full-page ad, Delaware Today, February 2020
Adam S. Kamras
- 1st place: Education – “Design Thinking Workshop”
- 1st place: Ghost-written Articles – “UD PCS helping region recover” (Page 1 of UD PCS Spring 2021 Programs and Courses Guide)
- 1st place: Hobby (Crafts, Building, Designing, Construction) – “UD PCS drone program wins regional award”
- 3rd place: Business – “Business analysis lessons”
- 3rd place: Science or Technology – “Baby Boomer leads younger students”
- Honorable Mention: Education – “UD PCS programs aid region”
- Honorable Mention: Science or Technology – “PCS class helps Newark restaurant”
Nora Zelluk
- 3rd place: Physical Health – “New rehabilitation therapy to be discussed at sports medicine seminar”
- Honorable Mention: Education – “Osher’s Ben Franklin Circle”
The Delaware Press Association is a network of more than 150 journalists, broadcasters, public relations specialists, graphic designers, photojournalists, educators, authors, poets and freelancers dedicated to the highest standards of excellence in communication and to protecting First Amendment freedoms. The annual DPA Communications Contest is open to all professional communicators in Delaware and encourages and rewards excellence in communication. The contest is judged by out-of-state communications professionals to ensure impartiality and provides communicators opportunities to compete in various categories.
The National Federation of Press Women is a nationwide organization of professional women and men pursuing careers across the communications spectrum. The NFPW Communications Contest encourages and rewards excellence in communications in a wide range of categories. Entries are judged by leaders in their fields of expertise.
