21 Recipients Chosen For Three Award Categories

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 20, 2023 — UPCEA, the online and professional education association, has announced the recipients of the 2023 Excellence in Enrollment Management Award, the Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusiveness in Marketing, Enrollment, and Student Success Award, and the Excellence in Marketing Award. 

All three awards are sponsored by UPCEA’s Marketing, Enrollment, and Student Success Network. Recipients will be honored at the 2023 UPCEA MEMS: Marketing, Enrollment Management, Student Success conference, November 29-December 1 in Portland, Oregon.

“These remarkable individuals and organizations inspire us with their exceptional work in higher education marketing, enrollment, and diversity, equity and inclusion,” said Kayleigh Erickson, Student Enrolment Manager, University of Cambridge-ICE and 2023 MEMS Awards Subcommittee Chair. “We celebrate your outstanding contributions to our field!” 

The UPCEA Excellence in Enrollment Management Award recognizes an outstanding professional, continuing, and/or online organization (unit or individual) that models best practices and combines process excellence with superior results in enrollment management. 

The 2023 recipient is: 

• IU Online Enrollment Management & Student Services
  Indiana University

The UPCEA Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusiveness in Marketing, Enrollment, and Student Success Award recognizes institutions or departments that have dedicated their time and efforts to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout their marketing, recruitment, communication, programming, student success/services and/or enrollment efforts. This award focuses on a commitment to equity, representation and inclusion in a school’s marketing, enrollment and/or student success/services. Award recipients will have shown increased and sustained success in recruiting and retaining underrepresented populations based on their marketing and/or student success/services.

The 2023 recipient is: 

• Excellence in DEI Recruiting
  Brandy Chamberlain
  University of Louisville, Online Learning

The UPCEA Excellence in Marketing Award recognizes marketing campaigns that excel in creativity, execution, and impact. Regardless of institution size or budget, the award focuses on outstanding and effective marketing in the higher ed industry based upon overall creativity, messaging, results achieved by the campaign, and level of design.

The 2023 recipients are: 

GOLD

• ‘Take Note’ Digital Magazine
  Greg Faucher, Pat Healy, Talia Smith-Muller, Mike DeBenedictis, Brooke Larson
  Berklee Online

SILVER

• Razorbug Diploma Tour
  Marketing and Communications Team, Global Campus
  University of Arkansas
• Vanderbilt School of Engineering Online Program Launch
  Jessica Beckmann
  Vanderbilt University
• SJSU Online Brand Campaign
  Brian Cheung Dooley, Kristin Ede, Marc Montenegro, Tiffany Thaoxaochay
  San José State University
• MSAI Launch Announcement – Earned Media Campaign
  Christine Sinatra, Lisa Lawrence, Bailey Dermanci, Sunshine Barber, Computer and Data Science Online Team 
  The University of Texas at Austin
• Summer Session Campaign
  Enrollment and Marketing Team
  Sacramento State University College of Continuing Education
• Education That Works With You
  Washington State University Everett
• Comprehensive Prospective Student Email Marketing Campaign
  Purdue University Online
• Unrivaled in Alabama
  The UA Online Marketing Team
  The University of Alabama Online
• Oregon State University Ecampus Student and Alumni Identities Campaign
  Oregon State University Ecampus
• Becoming a Culture Change Agent: Harnessing the Power of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Suffolk University
  Suffolk University CCPE and Archer Education

BRONZE

• Alumni Spotlight: Kim Hawk, The Lineage Project
  University of Washington Continuum College
• Pursue the Next You 2.0
  Villanova University College of Professional Studies
• #SuccessStoriesUTA
  Hiba Mohamed Elhassan Hashim
  The University of Texas at Arlington
• Destined for Brilliance
  University of Cincinnati Online and Oodle
• Online Livestream Video Series
  Brian Cheung Dooley
  San José State University Online
• Dare. Dream. Do.
  UC San Diego Extended Studies
• Winter Session 2023
  Stanislaus State Continuing and Professional Education
• Online Master’s in Healthcare Administration Online Launch Campaign
  Therese Grohman, Karla Del Angel, Brad Farrar, Jean Kim, Liz Ostermann, Polymyth Productions
  Northwestern University School of Professional Studies

Congratulations to all of the 2023 Award recipients!

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Molly Nelson, UPCEA Vice President of Communications

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