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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 29, 2009

K-State Clinches Sweepstakes Award at 2009 CASE Conference

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Advancement professionals at Kansas State University took home the 2009 Sweepstakes Award from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) announced Jan. 26 at the District 6 meeting in Kansas City. K-State clinched 17 individual awards, the most for any school in its division of colleges and universities with enrollment of 7,500 or more students, to claim top honors. The university also received the Sweepstakes Award in 2006.
 
“This is very exciting for our university,” said K-State President Jon Wefald. “This is a great accomplishment for K-State, and I am certainly proud of our staff for their efforts not only on these winning entries, but for everything they do.”
 
The K-State Alumni Association won eight awards and three awards were presented to each of the following university units – the KSU Foundation, University Publications and the College ofTechnology and Aviation at Salina.
 
Of the 17 total awards presented to K-State, three were grand gold awards, five gold, three silver and six bronze. The grand gold, which is the best in its class, were for the Alumni Association’s K-Stater magazine in news and feature photography, the KSU Foundation’s tornado relief e-appeal in fundraising videos and DVDs; and University Publications’ “K-State e-news” in the electronic newsletter or magazine category.
 
CASE is a worldwide organization supporting colleges and universities by enhancing the effectiveness of the alumni relations, communications and fundraising professionals who serve them. District 6 includes 188 member institutions located in the eight northern Midwest states, from North Dakota to Kansas and from Wyoming to Missouri. The K-State award winners were:
 
K-State Alumni Association
Grand Gold -- News/Editorial or Feature Photography, “K-Stater Magazine: Time Saver”
Gold -- Alumni Event, “Wabash CannonBall”
Gold -- Excellence in Development Writing, “Annual Fund Appeal to Life Members”
Silver -- Publications Produced on a Budget, “Big 12 Recent Grad E-Solicitation”
Silver -- Program Mailing for Annual Fund Support, “Tradition Founders Fund”
Bronze -- Alumni Web Site, “www.K-State.com”
Bronze -- Publication Created Exclusively for Electronic Distribution, “Big 12 Recent Grad E-Solicitation”
Bronze -- Membership Appeal, “Upgrade to Life Membership Campaign”
 
KSU Foundation
Grand Gold -- Fundraising Videos and/or DVDs, “K-State Tornado Relief E-Appeal”
Gold -- Fundraising Direct Mail, “Annual Fund Appeal”
Bronze -- Fundraising Brochures/Publications, “Changing Lives Campaign Impact Report”
 
College of Technology and Aviation at Salina
Gold -- Poster Four or More Colors, “K-State at Salina Aviation Poster”
Bronze -- Series or Multiple Piece Project, Four Colors, Single-Page Format, “K-State at SalinaEnrollment Management Package”
Bronze -- Single Print Ad, “K-State at Salina Aviation Ad for Flying Magazine”
 
University Publications
Grand Gold -- Electronic Newsletter or Magazine, “K-State e-news”
Gold -- Web Site, “Consider K-State”
Silver -- Student Recruitment Publication, “K-State e-news”