January 23, 2023

The spring 2022 subject of UWyo Journal obtained first place within the Publications class within the annual Wyoming Press Affiliation (WPA) Associates group contest. Micaela Myers, editor; Michelle Eberle, model and advertising and marketing director; and Ted Brummond, UW Picture Companies supervisor, had been acknowledged for his or her work on the WPA’s annual winter assembly final weekend in Cheyenne. (UW Picture)

College of Wyoming Institutional Communications and Advertising and marketing specialists and UW Extension communications crew members obtained almost 20 awards through the annual Wyoming Press Affiliation (WPA) Associates group contest.

Winners had been introduced on the WPA’s annual winter assembly final weekend in Cheyenne. The conference attracts Wyoming’s newspaper professionals and the WPA’s Affiliate members — lots of whom are public relations professionals — for workshops, seminars and audio system.

The WPA conference culminated with the awards program the place the highest newspapers in three divisions (each day, Casper Star-Tribune; giant weekly, Jackson Gap Information & Information; and small weekly, Greybull Commonplace) had been named. Particular person award winners additionally had been introduced in a number of classes.

Within the Associates contest, the UW Institutional Communications crew dominated the information writing classes. Chad Baldwin, UW affiliate vp for communications and advertising and marketing, gained two first-place awards; Milton Ontiveroz, a communications specialist, obtained two media writing awards; and Ron Podell, a communications specialist, gained three writing awards.

Ali Grossman gained two awards, and Mary Jung obtained one award. Each are UW Institutional Advertising and marketing video producers. Additionally from UW Institutional Advertising and marketing, Mark Belcher, a advertising and marketing and communications specialist, gained one award. Jason Harper, a advertising and marketing and communications specialist, and Hallie Davis, a graphic design specialist, obtained one award. And, the UWyo Journal crew of Micaela Myers, editor; Michelle Eberle, model and advertising and marketing director; and Ted Brummond, UW Picture Companies supervisor, mixed for one award.

Tanya Engel, graphic designer within the UW Extension Workplace of Communications and Expertise, obtained honorable point out for a characteristic photograph. Supervisor David Keto gained two awards for videography. Brooke Ortel, a author and editor, obtained honorable point out for a information launch.

“Our crew works arduous to inform the college’s story to our state, the nation and the world,” Baldwin says. “We admire being acknowledged for our talent in doing so.”

This 12 months’s contest drew entries from communications professionals from across the state. UW personnel competed towards media representatives akin to these from numerous Wyoming state authorities departments and space public relations corporations.

WPA Associates members, together with these from UW, attended job-related workshops through the conference.

Listed are the UW workers members with their particular person awards, contest classes wherein they gained, titles of their entries and the judges’ feedback for every entry:

UW Institutional Communications

Awards Baldwin obtained:

— First place, Three Releases on the Identical Matter, “Archaeological Analysis.” Choose’s feedback: “Significantly within the human arrival and Powars quarry items, the creator does an excellent job of distilling what may very well be archeology jargon into layman’s phrases and explaining the importance of the analysis for a lay viewers. Strong writing all through.”

— First place, One Characteristic, “UW Grad’s Meals Manufacturing Imaginative and prescient Hits New Stage of Success.” Choose’s feedback: “Sturdy lede. Via using quotations, we get an excellent sense of who Nate Storey is and the way his enterprise ticks. Good job mixing the tales of Vivid Agrotech and IMPACT 307. And I really like a punny headline or subheadline.”

Awards Ontiveroz obtained:

— Second place, One Characteristic, “College students Study Historical past of Black 14 in UW Summer season Institute.” Choose’s feedback: “Good job incorporating the views of former athletes, occasion organizers and pupil contributors.”

— First place, Three Options on the Identical Matter, “UW Rodeo Program.” Choose’s feedback: “Very nice job weaving collectively human curiosity parts/tales with the rodeo players.”

Awards Podell obtained:

— Second place, One Information Launch, “UW’s Wyrkshop Cell Makerspaces Put together to Hit the Highway.” Choose’s feedback: “Partaking writing.”

— Second place, Three Releases on the Identical Matter, “Wyoming Species Conservation/Administration.” Choose’s feedback: “I learn and re-read the mussels piece as a result of I used to be left questioning how vital the inhabitants decline is. The discharge asserts within the headline that native mussels species are in decline, and the discharge tells us quite a bit concerning the methodology of the analysis, however it looks like the large reveal ought to embody some form of information level so we all know what a ‘dramatic decline’ is.”

— Second place, Three Options on the Identical Matter, “Wildlife Neighborhood Outreach.” Choose’s feedback: “Significantly robust ledes on the bat and salamander releases. Sturdy writing all through.”

UW Institutional Advertising and marketing

Award Belcher obtained:

— First place, One Information Launch, “UW Undergraduate’s Analysis Results in Invention of Expertise for Telerehabilitation.” Choose’s feedback: “This launch has an attention-grabbing lede, and it’s simple to think about information retailers choosing up this launch and utilizing it both as is or doing a little bit extra reporting to flesh it out as a full-length characteristic story.”

Award Harper and Davis obtained:

— Second place, Promoting Internally Developed, “Due to a Trainer.” Choose’s feedback: “This advert is nicely designed. The usage of photographs and graphic parts assist get throughout how academics make an influence!”

Awards Grossman obtained:

— First place, Video Story-Lengthy, “Even Brande — The World Wants Extra Cowboys & So Does Wyoming.” Choose’s feedback: “In a aggressive class of UW-submitted entries, this narrative and accompanying video, sound and modifying rise to the highest. Genuine and plausible. Wonderful shot selection, tightly edited. Added bonus is customized soundtrack. Nice abstract assertion and visible bundle on the conclusion. Stands out for efficient use of the medium and technical high quality. Good work!”

— First place, Video Story-Brief, “Vanessa Sorrels-Peahrora: UW in Your Neighborhood.” Choose’s feedback: “This video brief does a superb job of fulfilling the target of connecting a Wyoming county with an alumnus. The narrative and accompanying shot listing used the medium successfully and linked schooling with skilled potentialities. An inspiring mixture.”

Award Mary Jung obtained:

— Second place, Video Story-Lengthy, “Graduate Kinesiology Journeys at College of Wyoming.” Choose’s feedback: “Excellence begins with a powerful script — you’ve got that right here. Nice visible selection. Listening/seeing college students in motion could be very inspiring. Nice lead-in with first-person perspective and accompanying voice and visuals. Very properly edited. Efficient distribution channels for video. Very positive work.”

Award Myers, Eberle and Brummond obtained:

— First place, Publications, “UWyo Journal — Spring 2022 Challenge.” Choose’s feedback: “After studying, then re-reading the judging standards for this contest, this version of this publication stands out with its capacity to fulfill goals, relate to the target market and publish with influence, visible selection and structure/design. The content material combine is noteworthy to make sure most matters (if not all?) for brand new or returning college students are lined. An ideal mixture of photograph selection and design therapies to maintain it recent and interesting. A shout out to the crew who rallies to publish this themed version every year. Congratulations.”

UW Extension

Award Engel obtained:

— Honorable point out, Characteristic Picture, “Pistol and Pete with Elias Hutchinson.” Choose’s feedback: “Nice shot with a number of parts and many particulars to note all through the photograph.”

Awards Keto obtained:

— Honorable point out, Video Story-Lengthy, “2022 Wyoming Wool Initiative Blanket.” Choose’s feedback: “A part of the excellence right here is revealing a topic few have ever seen utilizing stable video storytelling method. Sturdy visible and voice selection. Very properly edited. Sustain the nice work.”

— Second place, Video Story-Brief, “UW Extension, Rooted in Wyoming.” Choose’s feedback: “This video brief was nicely conceived and executed to spotlight the values and mission of UW Extension. Postproduction visuals had been cohesive and a pleasant bundle. What it lacked to win first place had been voices backing up the abilities discovered and advantages of working for UWE.”

Award Ortel obtained:

 — Honorable point out, One Information Launch, “UW Collegiate Judging Reviews Report Enrollment, Engagement.” Choose’s feedback: “This launch additionally could be simple for retailers to localize and/or flip right into a full-length characteristic.”