FDLTCC wins regional communications awards

Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College was honored with two Medallion Awards for excellence in public relations, marketing, and communication in the 2019 National Council for Marketing and Public Relations District 5 Medallion Awards competition.

The regional Medallion Awards recognize outstanding achievement in marketing communication at community and technical colleges in NCMPR District 5, which includes Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, the Canadian province of Manitoba, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands.

The Gold Medallion of Excellence Award recognized the college's 2019 wall calendar, an annual poster-sized publication produced by the college's Public Information Department and distributed at area businesses, schools, and community agencies.

Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Public Information Director Tom Urbanski worked with Steve Isola of AdMax Displays in Duluth to create the award-winning calendar into its final printed form.

The Silver Medallion of Excellence Award in the Original Photography-

Manipulated Photograph Category recognized an image created for use on Thunder football marketing pieces. The photograph features an unusual "inside-the-huddle" perspective view of Thunder players, shown above. The award-winning original photograph was taken by Urbanski, and he also completed the computer manipulation using photo editing software.

Entries submitted to the competition are judged on design, writing, creativity, communication, technical merit and effectiveness.