Awards and Accolades
Award-Winning Excellence
Our Marketing & Communications team has earned an impressive 97 awards from 2019 to 2025, showcasing creativity and impact across various campaigns. This includes 32 Gold, 35 Silver, and 30 Bronze accolades from prestigious organizations like NCMPR, AFC, UPAA, ADDY and CASE District III. From innovative billboards to captivating photography and dynamic digital campaigns, our work continues to set the standard for excellence.
- 32 Gold
- 35 Silver
- 30 Bronze
2025
NCMPR Medallion Entries (5 awarded)
- Silver
- Social Media Video - First Steps to Stage
- Original Photography - Room to Dance
- Bronze
- Booklet - 2024-2025 Fine Arts Season Brochure
- Poster (Single) - No Exit
- Original Photography - Rock-n-Roll on the Ballfield
2024
NCMPR Medallion Entries (4 awarded)
- Gold
- Booklet - 2023-2024 Fine Arts Season Brochure
- Silver
- Poster (Series) - Fine Arts Posters for Noises Off, Room to Dance and City of Angels
- Bronze
- Poster (Single) - Two Musketeers Poster
- Original Photography - Room to Dance
NCMPR Paragon Entries (1 awarded)
- Silver
- Original Photography - Room to Dance
2023
NCMPR Medallion Entries (5 awarded)
- Gold
- Outdoor Media - tranSForm Billboard
- Silver
- Original Photography - Home Run Celebration
- Novelty Advertising - tranSForm Mug
- Bronze
- Booklet - 2022-2023 Fine Arts Season Brochure
- Original Photography - Wonder Woman
NCMPR Paragon Entries (2 awarded)
- Gold
- Booklet - 2022-2023 Fine Arts Season Brochure
- Novelty Item - tranSForm Mug
UPAA - University Photographers' Association of America (1 awarded)
- 3rd Place
- Sports Marketing and Illustrations - Baseball Pitcher
2022
AFC Awards of Excellence (7 awarded)
- Gold
- Specialty Advertising Apparel - Pixelated Caesar Socks
- Video Promotion Short - Room to Dance 2022
- Silver
- Best Photography - Toss It Back
- Magazine - League of Innovation 2021 Self Study
- Video Promotion Short - Push Play with Santa Fe
- Bronze
- Microsite - newSFeed
- Social Media Paid Post - Chelsey ifUFthenSF
NCMPR Medallion Awards (7 awarded)
- Gold
- Booklet - League of Innovation 2021 Self Study
- Microsite - newSFeed
- Original Photography - Raining Softballs
- Silver
- Social Media Post - Chelsey ifUFthenSF
- Original Photography - Room to Dance
- Video Paid Ad (Single) - Push Play
- Bronze
- Original Photography - Toss It Back
NCMPR Paragon Awards (2 awarded)
- Gold
- Original Photography - Room to Dance
- Silver
- Original Photography - Toss It Back
2021
AFC Awards of Excellence (7 awarded)
- Gold
- Magazine Ad (Single) - ifUFthenSF
- Digital Advertising Campaign - Emojis
- Social Media Unpaid Organic - Saints of SF
- Best Photography - Room to Dance
- Silver
- Poster - Elements of Style
- Best Photography - IPS Police
- Bronze
- Best Photography - Window Dance
NCMPR Medallion Awards (7 awarded)
- Gold
- Original Photography - Room to Dance
- Print Ad (Single) - ifUFthenSF Full Page Ad
- Silver
- Poster (Single) - Elements of Style
- Social Media - Instagram
- Original Photography - IPS Police
- Successful Online Marketing Campaign - Emojis
- Bronze
- Successful Recruitment Campaign - Explore Your Work Personality
NCMPR Paragon Awards (4 awarded)
- Gold
- Successful Online Marketing Campaign - Emojis
- Bronze
- Social Media - Instagram
- Original Photography - IPS Police
- Print Ad (Single) - ifUFthenSF Full Page Ad
UPAA - University Photographers' Association of America (1 awarded)
- 1st Place
- Sports Marketing and Illustrations - Women's Basketball Hair Toss
2020
AFC Awards of Excellence (13 awarded)
- Gold
- Brochure - 2020 Student Services Brochure
- Magazine Spread - Synergy Magazine Ads
- Viewbook - 2020 SF Viewbook
- Social Media Campaign - Room to Dance ON CAMERA!
- Television 60 seconds - Never Stop Opening Doors
- Microsite - Admissions
- Photography (Single) - Baseball Superheroes
- Photography Campaign - Softball Water Balloons
- Silver
- Television 60 seconds - Written in the Stars
- Photography (Single) - Little School Graduation
- Bronze
- Video Promotion - SFPD/Zoo Reading Books
- Microsite - SF Brand Guide
- Photography (Single) - President's 100 Days
NCMPR Medallion Awards (5 awarded)
- Gold
- Social Media - Instagram
- Original Photography - Baseball Superheroes
- Silver
- Microsite - SF Brand Guide
- Original Photography - Softball Makes a Splash
- Bronze
- Brochure - Student Services Brochure
ADDY Awards (1 awarded)
- Gold
- Still Photography Color (Single) - Cadet Portrait
UPAA - University Photographers' Association of America (1 awarded)
- 5th Place
- News and College Life - Dancer in the Light
2019
AFC Awards of Excellence (10 awarded)
- Gold
- Outdoor Ad (Series) - CTE Showcase
- Poster - Elements of Style
- Silver
- Internet Advertising - Industrial Biotech
- Best Photography - Crystal Dancers
- Novelty Advertising - Sticker Sheet
- Video - AZA Celebrates Zookeepers (tied)
- Video - MBK (tied)
- Bronze
- Internet Advertising - Accounting
- Fundraising Campaign - Opening Doors
- Best Photography - Boo at the Zoo Facepaint
- Poster (Series) - Zoo Kiosks
NCMPR Medallion Awards (15 awarded)
- Gold
- Folder - Admissions Folder
- Poster (Single) - Elements of Style
- Novelty Advertising - Sticker Sheet
- Digital Advertising - Industrial Biotech
- Silver
- Specialty Publication - 50th Anniversary Spring Arts Book
- Folder - SF Pocket Folder
- Microsite - Presidential Search
- Original Photography - ITE Data
- Digital Advertising - Accounting
- Bronze
- Video Shorts - AZA Celebrates Zookeepers
- Original Photography - Room to Dance
- Original Photography Manipulated - Crystal Dancers
- Outdoor Media (Series) - Campus Billboards
- Successful Recruitment Campaign - If UF then SF Open House
- Excellence in Writing - Francisco's Story Long Form
NCMPR Paragon Awards (2 awarded)
- Gold
- Original Photography - ITE Data
- Silver
- Specialty Publication - 50th Anniversary Spring Arts Book
CASE District III Awards (1 awarded)
- Bronze
- Digital Advertising - Accounting
UPAA - University Photographers' Association of America (2 awarded)
- Honorable Mention
- Annual Print Competition - People and Portraits: ITE
- Second Place
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Annual Publications Competition - Printed Advertisement: CTE Billboards