Updated March 9 to add a surprise honor from the CASE District VII conference held March 4-7 in San Francisco: the selection of “Small Towns, Big Flood Waters,” a multimedia story from the Office of Strategic Communications, as a district finalist for the CASE global platinum award for Best Article of the Year. “Small Towns, Big Flood Waters,” by Kat Kerlin and Joe Proudman, will now vie for the platinum with other finalists from around the world.
UC Davis earned three times more awards than any other university in a recent set of honors for communications and development projects.
The 34 Awards of Excellence, given by the arm of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, or CASE, that encompasses five western U.S. states and two territories, were announced in late January.
“These honors are a testament to the tireless work being done here at UC Davis to ensure the university has the resources and platform it needs to continue to make the world a better place,” said Shaun Keister, vice chancellor of Development and Alumni Relations. “I’m so glad CASE is continuing to recognize our efforts.”
It’s an increase over last year, when UC Davis earned 21 Awards of Excellence from CASE District VII. As with last year, one project earned a Grand Gold, an extra honor that judges can give to projects that stand above the rest.
It went to the event in May that combined UC Davis’ celebration of College Signing Day with the 11th annual SAYS Summit College Day, celebrating high schoolers and transfer students — especially those from low-income, underrepresented and first-generation college-going backgrounds — who have committed to pursuing higher education. More than 850 students from 21 schools attended the event. See recap video above.
Also earning honors from CASE in the form of two gold awards was the website Impact through Intersections, which showcases UC Davis’ multidisciplinary research.
The awards:
Platinum Finalist
- “Small Towns, Big Flood Waters,” a district finalist for the CASE global platinum award for Best Article of the Year, by Kat Kerlin, public information representative, Office of Strategic Communications; with video and photos by Joe Proudman, formerly of Strategic Communications, now the associate director for communications, CLEAR Center (CLEAR stands for Clarity and Leadership for Environmental Awareness and Research) in the UC Davis Department of Animal Science.
Grand Gold
- 2019 SAYS Summit and College Signing Day, in the category Diversity (External Constituencies), by the UC Davis-sponsored Sacramento Area Youth Speaks and Office of Strategic Communications
Gold
- UC Davis at Uber, in the category Alumni Relations (Annual Alumni Programs, by the Graduate School of Management
- Impact through Intersections, two gold awards in the categories Digital Communications (Individual Sub-Websites) and Marketing (Advertising: Campaigns), by the Office of Strategic Communications.
- The Aggie Stakes: A Student-Programmed App for Donor Engagement, in the category Digital Communications (Innovative Use of Technology), by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations
- Leveraging Google Cameo, a celebrity app, for student admissions purposes, in the category Digital Communications (Social Media), by the Office of Strategic Communications
- UC Davis Responds to the Camp Fire — One Animal at a Time, gold award in the category Digital Communications (Social Media) and bronze award in the category Fundraising (Targeted Campaigns), by the School of Veterinary Medicine
- Employee Giving and “Davis as UC It,” in the category Fundraising (Targeted Campaigns), by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations
- UC Davis California and International/National Viewbooks, in the category Marketing (Student Recruitment Publications: Viewbooks, Prospectuses and Publications, Print), by the Office of Strategic Communications
- UC Davis Foundation 2019 Endowment Report, in the category Publications (Fundraising Publications: Annual Reports and Fund Reports, Print), by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations
- Leading the Way: Leadership Giving Society’s Fifth Annual Gratitude Gala, in the category Special Events (Individual/Single Day Special Events), by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations
- Creating Visibility: UC Davis Social Media PRIDE Takeover, in the category Diversity (Internal Constituencies), by the Office of Strategic Communications
Silver
- Making Connections: A California Immersion Tour for New Faculty, in the category Alumni Relations (New Program Initiatives), by the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
- Toast to New Grads, in the category Alumni Relations (Student Alumni Initiatives), by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations
- Taquitos and Technology, two awards in the category Alumni Relations — silver for Student Alumni Initiatives and bronze for Programming for Special Constituencies, by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations
- UC Davis’ Customizable Suite of Campaign Volunteer Resources, in the category Alumni Relations (Volunteer Engagement and Leadership), by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations
- Gateway Magazine, in the category Magazine (Special Constituency and Annual Magazines), by the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts
- This Is Who We Are, in the category Marketing (Advertising: Individual Ads), by the Office of Strategic Communications
- UC Davis Retiree Center Newsletter, in the category Publications (External Audience Newsletters, Digital), by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations
- 2018 Annual Report, landing page and video, in the category Publications (Fundraising Publications: Annual Reports and Fund Reports, Print), by the Office of Strategic Communications
- UC Davis International Student and Scholar Handbook, in the category Publications (Institutional Relations Publications: General Publications), by Global Affairs.
- 2019 UC Davis Equity Summit and Social Justice Awards, in the category Diversity (External Constituencies), by the Office of Research and Policy for Equity
Bronze
- Student Alumni Networking Night, in the category Alumni Relations (Student Alumni Initiatives), by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations
- Rock the Bald Poster, in the category Design and Photography (Posters), by UC Davis Health
- Bringing Scientific Curiosity to the World With SiteFarm Structured Content, in the category Digital Communications (Institutional Websites), by the College of Biological Sciences
- Connecting Executive Leadership With Students Through Instagram Stories, in the category Digital Communications (Social Media), by the Office of Strategic Communications
- UC Davis Magazine 2018-19, in the category Magazine (General Interest Magazines: 30,000-75,000 circulation), by the Office of Strategic Communications
- Horse Report, in the category Publications (Fundraising Publications: Case Statements/General and Cultivation Publications, Print), by the School of Veterinary Medicine.
- Ernest Tschannen Birthday Walking Lunch, in the category Special Events (Individual/Single Day Special Events), by UC Davis Health
- 68th annual Wildlife Disease Association International Conference, in the category Special Events (Multiday Special Events), by the School of Veterinary Medicine
- Unprecedented: Communicating to Campus During Smoke Closures, in the category Strategic Communications (Issues and Crisis Management), by the Office of Strategic Communications
- From Refugees and Art to Cows and Climate Change: News Writing from UC Davis, in the category Writing (News Writing), by the Office of Strategic Communications