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Awards

The beautiful and elegant design is fully worthy of the beautiful and elegant prose. We couldn’t help poring over the graphic spread on what is usually the least fascinating topic of all: commencement. The use of student fiction and alumni writing on poetry elevated the intellectual level and brought in true artistry, but the overall quality of the writing is outstanding.

—2009 CASE Circle of Excellence Judges on Middlebury Magazine

2015

CASE Circle of Excellence, Bronze Medal, General Interest Magazines

2014

CASE Circle of Excellence, Silver Medal, Best Articles of the Year, Felix Against the Barbarians by Jay Heinrichs

Society of Publications Designers, Certificate of Merit, Illustration, “Mo’s Nobel,” by Riki Blanco

Society of Publications Designers, Certificate of Merit, Illustration, “Game Time,” by Brett Ryder

 

2013

CASE Circle of Excellence, Grand Gold Medal, Cover Design, “Water,” art direction by DJ Stout and Pamela Fogg, photography by Adam Voorhees

CASE Circle of Excellence, Bronze Medal, Periodical Design, art direction by DJ Stout and Pamela Fogg

2012

CASE Circle of Excellence, Gold Medal, Best Articles of the Year, “In the Name of the Father,” by Sierra Crane-Murdoch ’10

CASE Circle of Excellence, Gold Medal, Best Articles of the Year, “This Man Has Created a Monster,” by Kevin Charles Redmon ’09

CASE Circle of Excellence, Silver Medal, Best Articles of the Year, “Banished to Paradise,” by Zaheena Rashid ’11

UCDA, Award of Excellence, “Unveiled” Cover,  Illustration by Allesandro Gottardo

2011

CASE Circle of Excellence, Silver Medal, Best Articles of the Year, “Hollowed Ground,” by Sierra Crane-Murdoch ’10

CASE Circle of Excellence, Bronze Medal, General Interest Magazines

CASE Circle of Excellence, Silver Medal, Excellence in Design: Illustrations, “Long Live the Great White Yak,” by Emiliano Ponzi

CASE Circle of Excellence, Silver Medal, Excellence in Design: Illustrations, “Brain vs. Nature,” by Heads of State

CASE Circle of Excellence, Silver Medal, Excellence in Design: Editorial Design, “Can the Louisiana Coast Be Saved?” art direction by Pamela Fogg, design by Carey Bass ’99

UCDA, Award of Excellence, “Brain vs. Nature?” editorial spread,  Illustration by Heads of State

2010

UCDA, Award of Excellence, “Arms Control” cover, Illustration by Emiliano Ponzi

UCDA, Award of Excellence, “Who Am I?” editorial spread,  Illustration by Katherine Streeter

2009

CASE Circle of Excellence, Gold Medal, Excellence in Design, “12 Days in May,” by Jack Molloy

CASE Circle of Excellence, Silver Medal, General Interest Magazines

2008

CASE Circle of Excellence, Silver Medal, Articles of the Year, “The Education of Yohanne Kidolezi” by Matt Jennings

SPD, Certificate of Merit, Illustration, “”The Secret Life of Bees,” by Chris Buzelli

UCDA, Award of Excellence, Editorial Spread, “Hawks of the Interstate,” Art Director Pamela Fogg

UCDA, Award of Excellence, Editorial Spread, “The Prisoner,” Art Director Pamela Fogg

2007

CASE Circle of Excellence, Bronze Medal, General Interest Magazines

UCDA, Award of Excellence, Illustration, “The Stars are Brightly Shining,” by

2006

CASE Circle of Excellence, Gold Medal, Visual Design in Print—Illustration, “The Lure of Los Toros,” by Richard Downs

CASE Circle of Excellence, Bronze Medal, General Interest Magazines

UCDA, Award of Excellence, Photography, “Philip Hamilton Has The Blues,” by Bob Handelman

UCDA, Award of Excellence, Illustration, “The Lure of Los Toros,” by Richard Downs

2005

CASE Circle of Excellence, Gold Medal, Photography, “Water World,” by Bob Handelman

CASE Circle of Excellence, Silver Medal, Visual Design in Print

UCDA, Award of Excellence, Editorial Spread, “Nature of Nurture,” Art Director Pamela Fogg

2004

CASE Circle of Excellence, Gold Medal, General Interest Magazines

UCDA, Award of Excellence, Editorial Spread, “Commanding Officer,” Art Director Pamela Fogg

UCDA, Award of Excellence, Illustration, Fiction Contest

2003

CASE Circle of Excellence, Gold Medal, Articles of the Year, “Who Is Bill Sessions?” by Sally West Johnson ’72

CASE Circle of Excellence, Silver Medal, Visual Design in Print

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