The National Council for Marketing and Public Relations has awarded Central Carolina Community College’s Marketing and Public Affairs Department its prestigious Paragon first place Gold Award for the college’s new logo design. The Paragon Award recognizes outstanding achievement and excellence in communications at community and technical colleges. CCCC’s stylized and colorful four “Cs” logo was selected by judges as the best submitted by two-year colleges from around the nation and Canada.
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Central Carolina Community College Wins Award
1. March 21, 2013
CCCC‟s logo awarded first place by National Council for Marketing
From: Katherine E. McDonald
Media & Marketing Writer
Marketing and Public Affairs Department
Central Carolina Community College
1105 Kelly Drive
Sanford, NC 27330
(919) 718-7265
kmcdonald@cccc.edu
CCCC‟s logo awarded first place by National Council for Marketing
By Katherine E. McDonald
Marketing & Media Writer
Central Carolina Community College
SANFORD – Central Carolina Community College‟s new logo design has been awarded
a Paragon first place Gold Award by the National Council for Marketing and Public
Relations.
The Paragon Award recognizes outstanding achievement and excellence in
communications at community and technical colleges. CCCC‟s stylized and colorful four
“Cs” logo design excelled in the competition with entries from around the nation and
Canada.
“First place – that means that CCCC has the No. 1 logo design in the nation among
community colleges that entered the competition!” Marcie Dishman, director of the
college‟s Marketing and Public Affairs Department, said, on hearing of the award. “This
is wonderful recognition for the countless hours put into the development of the new
logo. Every member of the Marketing & Public Affairs Department contributed to this
process – it was truly a collaborative effort.”
Neil McGowan, CCCC graphic artist and multimedia specialist, received the award on
behalf of the department at the NCMPR‟s March 10-12 conference in Chicago.
The NCMPR is the only organization composed exclusively of marketing and public
relations professionals at community and technical colleges. Headquartered in Greeley,
Colo., it has more than 1,550 members from more than 650 colleges in the United States,
Canada and other countries. It is one of the fastest-growing affiliates of the American
Association of Community Colleges.
2. First place Gold, second place Silver, or third place Bronze awards were presented at the
national conference to the top three schools in 44 areas of community college
communication, from banners to websites. About 80 marketing and pubic relations
professionals from around the country acted as judges for the national competition.
The NCMPR said on its web site that the winners in all categories, including CCCC,
were set apart by their “creativity, originality and unique approaches to problem-
solving.”
“Our new logo incorporates the college‟s values of excellence, innovation and diversity,”
said CCCC President Dr. Bud Marchant. “It was created as part of CCCC‟s 50th
anniversary celebration last year and captures the excitement and creativity at the college
as we move forward.”
CCCC first unveiled its new logo of four forward-arcing “Cs”, in blue, orange, green, and
yellow, during the final 50th Anniversary celebration event June 28, 2012, at the Dennis
A. Wicker Civic Center.
The logo previously received second place in the NCMPR‟s District 2 Medallion Awards
competition, held in October. The District 2 region includes two-year community and
technical colleges in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Bermuda, British Virgin
Islands and The Bahamas.
“The logo represents who we are,” said Celia Hurley, CCCC vice president for
Institutional Advancement. “Wherever it appears, it communicates, „Central Carolina
Community College – moving forward with excellence.‟”
Implementation of the new logo on college signs, materials and advertising has already
begun, Dishman said.
To see the college‟s logo, visit www.cccc.edu. To see all the winners in all categories,
visit www.ncmpr.org/paragon.
Cutlines
By Cristina Oliver/CCCC
The National Council for Marketing and Public Relations has awarded Central Carolina
Community College‟s Marketing and Public Affairs Department its prestigious Paragon
first place Gold Award for the college‟s new logo design. The Paragon Award recognizes
outstanding achievement and excellence in communications at community and technical
colleges. CCCC‟s stylized and colorful four “Cs” logo was selected by judges as the best
submitted by two-year colleges from around the nation and Canada. Members of the
Marketing and Public Affairs Department pictured with the logo and award, are:
3. (front)Graphic Artist and Multimedia Specialist Neil McGowan, and (back, from left)
Marketing Coordinator/Web Developer Morgan Steele, Director Marcie Dishman,
andMedia and Marketing Writer Katherine McDonald. For information about programs
at CCCC, visit www.cccc.edu. For more about the NCMPR, visit its website,
www.ncmpr.org/.
The National Council for Marketing and Public Relations awarded Central Carolina
Community College‟s Marketing and Public Affairs Department its prestigious Paragon
first place Gold Award for the department‟s design of the new college logo. The Paragon
Award recognizes outstanding achievement and excellence in communications at
community and technical colleges. The judges at the NCMPR national conference
selected CCCC‟s stylized and colorful four “Cs” logo as the best submitted from around
the nation and Canada. For information about programs at CCCC, visit www.cccc.edu.
For more about the NCMPR, visit its website, www.ncmpr.org/.