Cornell College wins American Advertising Awards

Cornell College publications won six awards at the annual American Advertising Awards event hosted by the Cedar Rapids-Iowa City chapter of the American Advertising Federation (AAF) on Feb. 27.

2016 Advertising Federation Awards
2016 Advertising Federation Awards

The admitted student packet won Best in Category recognition and a Gold award. Another Gold was awarded for the admitted student follow-up communication that features a purple Chuck Taylor shoe and Cornell shoelaces. Silver awards went to the college magazine, the Cornell Report, for publication design and for the summer 2015 cover. A Silver was also awarded to the 3D recruiting viewbook. All Gold awards are automatically entered in the regional AAF competition.

Following are the awards and the staff who produced them.

The admitted student packet won Best in Category.
Admitted student packet

Best of Category and Gold Award
Direct Mail 3D/Mixed Single
Title: Admitted Student Packet
Allan Recalde, Creative Director
Dee Ann Rexroat, Director of Communications
Summer Gaasedelen, Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications
Cedar Graphics, Printer

The admitted student follow-up mailer
Follow-up mailer

Gold Award
Title: Admitted Student Follow-up Mailer
Allan Recalde, Creative Director
Jen Visser, Senior Director of Marketing and Interactive Media

3D viewbook
3D viewbook

Silver AwardDirect Mail 3D/ Mixed-Single
Title: 3D Viewbook
Allan Recalde, Creative Director
Dee Ann Rexroat, Director of Communications
Summer Gaasedelen, Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications
Cedar Graphics, Printer

Cornell Report cover
Cornell Report cover

Silver Award
Publication Design – Cover
Title: Cornell Report Summer 2015 Cover
Allan Recalde, Creative Director
Robyn Hepker, Benson and Hepker Design
Ben Greenstein, Photographer

Silver Award
Publication Design – Magazine Design
Title: Cornell Report
Robyn Hepker, Designer
Dee Ann Rexroat, Editor