Hillsdale College Marketing Department Wins CASE Circle of Excellence Award
HILLSDALE, Mich. — The Marketing Department at Hillsdale College received a Gold Circle of Excellence Award in Design – Specialty Pieces from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education for its online learning DVD box sets. The annual competition received more than 4,500 entries from institutions in 28 countries.
Each year the CASE Circle of Excellence Awards celebrate the creative and innovative ways members advance their institutions. This year, CASE received a record number of submissions. Entries were recognized with a Grand Gold, Gold, Silver, or Bronze Circle of Excellence award. Hillsdale College was one of 173 participants to receive a “Gold” level award.
“We were thrilled to receive this affirmation of our work,” said Creative Director Bryan Springer. “The DVD box sets represent some of our most creative work and also extend the Hillsdale brand to a national audience. To receive recognition from our peers in higher education is a great honor.”
In the specialty pieces category, winners were selected based on overall concept and creativity, design, layout, use of resources, user experience, and technical execution. Judges described the online learning DVD covers as a “surprisingly retro and effective mechanism” for its audience and as “beautiful and very appropriate” with a “gorgeous design for each piece.”
View the full list of award recipients here.
For a high-resolution copy of the Hillsdale College clocktower logo, click here.