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Marketing Office Wins 10 National Awards

The Strategic Marketing and Communications office won 10 2025 Collegiate Advertising Awards, including five gold awards, in the national competition featuring colleges and universities in the 5,001-10,000-student enrollment category. The Collegiate Advertising Awards are an elite national program honoring today’s most talented marketing professionals recognizing outstanding excellence in media specific to higher education products and services.

Among the entries receiving gold was the 90-second commercial, Alex and Alex: A Transfer Story, an online video produced in collaboration with Madhouse Films. The commercial also aired in the Super Bowl in February.

The president’s blog, Beyond Tuition: Understanding the Hidden Challenges for Students, won gold, along with the BSN Billboard Series, the Admissions Enrollment Postcard Series and the Pack the SHAC Basketball Mania T-shirt Design.

The highlight of the silver winners was the owens.edu homepage redesign, created in partnership with Stamats Communications.  Also receiving silver awards were the Healthcare Education Center grand opening special event planning and media coverage, the Hello Owens logo design, the Foundation eNewsletter (October 2025 edition) and the OTV Digital Campus graphics.

Since 2023, the marketing office has won 33 awards for its work promoting the college, including 20 Collegiate Advertising national awards. The office also has been recognized with four American Advertising Federation Toledo Addy awards, one Education Digital Marketing national award, one NCMPR national award and seven NCMPR district awards.

Strategic Marketing and Communications team members:

• Tasha Hussain Black – Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, Marketing and Communications
• Andy Woodard – Director, Strategic Marketing and Communications
• Emily Obereder – Senior Graphic Designer
• Carla Pinson – Lead Web Strategist
• Jeremy Schneider – Content Strategist
• Brock Petrie – Videographer/Photographer
• Benjamin Niedzielski – Marketing Coordinator