Educational Advertising Awards for the "Ray Wants You

 

Western Illinois University Undergraduate Admissions and University Relations/Marketing staff members received silver and bronze star 

MACOMB, IL - - Western Illinois University Undergraduate Admissions and University Relations/Marketing staff members received silver and bronze star recognition from the 36th annual Educational Advertising Awards for the "Ray Wants You" postcard and merit recognition for an inquiry mailer.

The Educational Advertising Awards is the largest, oldest and one of the most respected educational advertising awards competitions nationwide.

More than 2,000 entries were received from over 1,000 colleges, universities and secondary schools from across the country and several foreign countries. Silver awards were awarded to 170 institutions and bronze awards were awarded to 104 institutions. Judges consisted of a national panel of higher education marketers, advertising creative directors, marketing and advertising professionals. The complete list of winners can be found at educationaladvertisingawards.com/winners-list/winners-list-2021.

Western's marketing and recruitment materials and initiatives are all created in-house as the result of coordinated efforts between University Marketing and Admissions, with support from University Television and the Visual Production Center.

"We are pleased that our collaborative marketing efforts have not only been successful in increasing new student enrollment, but have now been nationally-recognized for excellence," said Doug Freed, director of undergraduate admissions and enrollment services. "We are grateful we have been able to bring this national recognition to Western."