The Department of University Marketing Communications (UMC) within Pitt’s Office of Public Affairs was honored with 32 awards at the Western Pennsylvania Printing Industry Association’s (WPPIA) 39th Annual Awards Luncheon, held last month at the Westin Convention Center, Pittsburgh.
UMC received the Judges’ Award, 11 Best of Category Awards, and 20 Honorable Mentions.
Each year several hundred entries in 14 categories are submitted to the competition by Western Pennsylvania advertising agencies, art studios, printers, corporations, institutions of higher education, and other organizations.
Entries are judged by a panel of printing industry professionals, and the winning entries are selected on the basis of five criteria: quality of printing, type selection and design, choice of paper, creativity, and finishing work.
“The purpose of this important regional competition is to give recognition to the quality of printing produced in Western Pennsylvania and to encourage creative effort,” said Michelle Garraux, UMC executive director. “UMC and our clients are delighted to be honored this year with 32 awards. This is UMC’s best showing ever in the WPPIA awards, and the first time we have been honored with the Judges Award, which is presented to the judges’ favorite entry and is one of the competition’s top two awards.”
The Judges’ Award was presented for Pitt People, a screen-printed project produced for the Office of Public Affairs.
Best of Category Awards were presented for:
• Pitt People;
• 2004 Report of the University of Pittsburgh, an annual report produced for the Office of the Chancellor;
• Pitt Progress, a five-color book produced for the Office of Public Affairs;
• Discover a World of Possibilities, a five-color folder produced for the Office of Institutional Advancement;
• Rediscover Pitt: Chancellor’s Weekend 2004, a folder produced for the Office of Institutional Advancement;
• Dr. Samuel Francis School Law Symposium, a one-color brochure produced for the School of Education;
• Heinz Memorial Chapel: A Brief History, a three-color brochure produced for Heinz Memorial Chapel;
• K. Leroy Irvis: The Lion of Pennsylvania, three-color packaging produced for the Office of Public Affairs ;
• CE2 newsletter, a two-color corporate communication/house organ produced for the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of the School of Engineering;
• Excellence in Research, a four-color corporate communication/house organ produced for the Office of the Provost; and
• Pitt and Pennsylvania, a creative diecutting piece produced for the Office of the Chancellor.
Honorable Mention Awards were presented for:
• Focus on the College of Business Administration, a one-color bulletin produced for the College of Business Administration;
• Fit Better Health Into Your Life, a two-color bulletin produced for the Physical Activity and Weight Management Research Center;
• Inauguration of the Ford Institute for Human Security, a two-color bulletin produced for the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs;
• Innovator/Innovation, a four-color folder produced for the Office of the Provost and the Office of Technology Management;
• Historic Pittsburgh Image Collections, a two-color pamphlet produced for the University Library System;
• Passport for International Studies, a four-color booklet produced for the Office of International Studies;
• A Teacher Who Inspires, a four-color pamphlet produced for the Office of Institutional Advancement;
• Heinz Chapel Trio of Concerts, a four-color pamphlet produced for Heinz Memorial Chapel;
• The Future Is in Your Hands, a four-color brochure produced for the School of Social Work;
• Blue, Gold, and Black 2004, a five-color brochure produced for the Office of the Chancellor;
• Economic Impact Report 2004, an annual report produced for the Office of Public Affairs;
• GSPIA poster, an educational printed display piece produced for the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs;
• Plays for These Days, client self-promotional material produced for the Department of Theatre Arts;
• Young Women in Science promotion, client self-promotional material produced for the Office of Academic Career Development, School of Medicine;
• 2003 Holiday Card, a greeting card produced for the Office of the Chancellor;
• Second Call for Papers: Engineering Sustainability 2005, an announcement produced for the School of Engineering;
• Songs from the Heart, an announcement produced for Heinz Memorial Chapel;
• Skeleton Buddies, an announcement produced for the Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for the Health Sciences;
• No Boundaries – Science2004, an art reproduction piece produced for the Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for the Health Sciences; and
• Community Impact Report 2004, an embossed piece produced for the Office of the Chancellor.
