Cleveland State Community College can now add marketing as yet another area for which it has received national recognition.

The Marketing Department recently received a Gold Award and a Merit Award in the 25th Annual Educational Advertising Awards sponsored by Higher Education Marketing Report.

The Gold Award was received for “Heads Up,” the employee newsletter which is written and edited by Holly Vincent, public information coordinator, and designed by Donna Benton, Publications coordinator/graphic designer.

The newsletter is published monthly and is used to keep faculty and staff updated about campus news and events.

Cleveland State’s newspaper and magazine ad, “Start Something Great,” won a Merit Award. The award was created and designed by Tony Bartolo, director of marketing and public relations, as a part of the college’s overall marketing campaign.

These awards represent the largest educational advertising awards competition in the country. This year, over 2,000 entries were submitted from more than 1,000 colleges, universities and secondary schools from all 50 states and several foreign countries.

As winner of these awards, Cleveland State joins such prestigious schools as Auburn University, California State University, Savannah College of Art and Design and Johns Hopkins University.

“We are very honored to be recognized for our marketing materials. This is another example of the exemplary work and creative talents available at Cleveland State and of our commitment to quality and outstanding service to our students and to our community,” Bartolo said.

Judges for the Educational Advertising Awards included a national panel of higher education marketers, advertising creative directors, marketing and advertising professionals and the editorial board of Higher Education Marketing Report, the nation’s leading marketing publication for higher education professionals.