CASE Gold, Bronze Awards

January 5, 2018

The marketing and communications office received notification of two awards in the 2018 Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District VIII Communication Awards competition:

The University’s quarterly journal, Portland Magazine, earned a Gold Medal in the “Print, General Interest Magazines, circulation 30,000-74,999” category for its spring 2017 issue, which was the last under the editorship of the late Brian Doyle. CASE’s District VIII represents 152 member institutions in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, and all of western Canada.
The marketing and communications and development offices earned a Bronze Medal in the “Platinum: Best Practices in Fundraising” category for the “All Hands on Deck” campaign.

For more information contact marketing and communications at mktg@up.edu or x7202.

Alice Gates, sociology & social work, is the 2019-2020 recipient of the Distinguished Contribution to Sociological Praxis Award given by the Pacific Sociological Association. This award honors sociological work in the Pacific region that has made a positive impact on social institutions, improved organizational performance, contributed to community betterment, and/or eased human suffering. Gates was recognized in particular for her applied scholarship and student engagement efforts focused on advocacy for mothers and caregivers and in support of Latinx communities in Oregon.

Kathleen Bieryla, Shiley School of Engineering, presented “Play-Doh and pendulums: making mass moment of inertia fun” (with Heather Dillon, Niki Schultz, and student Rebecca Levison) at 2020 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 2020.

In recognition of her excellence in teaching business law, the quality and the quantity of her mentoring of students over many years, and leadership in developing a quality Law and Ethics curriculum, Pamplin School of Business associate dean Lisa Reed has been appointed Distinguished Professor in Business Law.

Jordyn Wolfand, Shiley School of Engineering, contributed “SWMM Sensitivity to LID Siting and Routing Parameters: Implications for Stormwater Regulatory Compliance” (with Chelsea L. Panos, Terri S. Hogue) to Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 1-20. Link here.

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