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Marketing Department receives national Gold Paragon Award

On March 20, 2007 the Marketing Department received the national Gold Paragon Award for their entry of the Saint Paul College Catalog electronic version on CD. The National Council for Marketing and Public Relations, the association of two-year college marketing and public relations professionals, has announced the winners of the Paragon Awards. NCMPR's prestigious Paragon Awards recognize outstanding achievement in communications at community, junior and technical colleges. It's the only national competition of its kind that exclusively honors excellence among marketing and PR professionals at two-year colleges.

The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities did quite well over all, capturing eight awards including four golds.

Gold: Saint Paul College, electronic class schedule/catalog
Gold: Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, academic catalog division A
Gold: Riverland Community College, academic catalog division B
Gold: Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, feature article/general interest news story
Silver: Minnesota Online, online services
Silver: Century College, banners and outdoor media
Bronze: Minneapolis Community and Technical College, banners and outdoor media
Bronze: Normandale Community College, student handbook

Contributor: Jim Brown