College claims honor two years in a row
By News-Argus Staff
Published in News on March 28, 2018 10:23 AM
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Wayne Community College representatives accept awards on behalf of the college at the recent National Council for Marketing and Public Relations Paragon Awards annual conference, pictured from left are, marketing specialist Breana Donnelly, college president Thomas Walker Jr., office of communications director Brent Hood and graphic design and print specialist Jessica Meadows.
For the second year in a row, Wayne Community College has been named recipient of the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations Paragon Award.
The college won gold in the category of interior signage/display, single or series category for the multi-panel timeline in the Wayne Learning Center atrium and a silver in the area of outdoor media: single or series category for its "Day, Night, Online, Now" billboard.
The award recognizes outstanding achievement in design and communication at community and technical colleges. The presentation was made at the organization's 2018 annual conference recently held in Las Vegas.
WCC won over Elgin Community College in Illinois and Palo Alto College in Texas, given the silver and bronze awards, respectively, in the interior signage category.
In the outdoor media category, recipient of the gold was California Community College and the bronze went to San Antonio College in Texas.
Other community colleges in North Carolina earning Paragon Awards were Cape Fear, gold in radio ad series and silver in class schedule; Randolph, silver in magazine; and Wake Technical, gold in single print ad and bronze in electronic catalog, schedule, viewbook or annual report.