LEXINGTON, Ky.\u2014Three Transylvania University publications were honored at the Public Relations Society of America-Thoroughbred Chapter awards ceremony in May. \u201cTransylvania\u201d magazine and a \u201cTransylvania Treasures\u201d postcard packet received first place awards, while \u201cTransylvania Treasures,\u201d a publication that highlights items in the university\u2019s Special Collections and Moosnick Medical and Science Museum, received second place. PRSA is the world\u2019s largest organization for public relations professionals. <\/p>\n
This is the second award for \u201cTransylvania Treasures\u201d postcards this year. In January, they received an award of special merit in a competition sponsored by District III of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. These awards were chosen from more than 700 entries submitted by colleges in nine states in the southeast U.S. The unique postcard package replicates the front covers of the first five issues of \u201cTransylvania Treasures\u201d and was mailed with the summer 2009 issue. They are the work of Transylvania publications director Martha Baker of Paris and Carin Lovell of By Design, Lexington. \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTransylvania\u201d magazine is produced three times a year by the university\u2019s publications staff, which included Baker, writer\/editor William Bowden, graphic designer Barbara Grinnell and editorial assistant Lori-Lyn Hurley, all of Lexington. <\/p>\n
\u201cThese awards confirm that our publications compare favorably to work produced by business, industry, professional associations, nonprofit organizations, government agencies and consulting firms,\u201d said Sarah Emmons, Transylvania public relations director. \u201cI\u2019m very proud of them.\u201d <\/p>\n
Transylvania, founded in 1780, is the nation\u2019s sixteenth oldest institution of higher learning and is consistently ranked in national publications as one of the top liberal arts colleges in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LEXINGTON, Ky.\u2014Three Transylvania University publications were honored at the Public Relations Society of America-Thoroughbred Chapter awards ceremony in May. \u201cTransylvania\u201d magazine and a \u201cTransylvania Treasures\u201d postcard packet received first place awards, while \u201cTransylvania Treasures,\u201d a publication that highlights items in the university\u2019s Special Collections and Moosnick Medical and Science Museum, received second place. PRSA is the world\u2019s largest organization for public relations professionals. This is the second award for \u201cTransylvania Treasures\u201d postcards this year. In January, they received an award of special merit in a competition sponsored by District III of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. These awards were chosen from more than 700 entries submitted by colleges in nine states in the southeast U.S. The unique postcard package replicates the front covers of the first five issues of \u201cTransylvania Treasures\u201d and was mailed with the summer 2009 issue. They are the work of Transylvania publications director Martha Baker of Paris and Carin Lovell of By Design, Lexington. \u00a0 \u201cTransylvania\u201d magazine is produced three times a year by the university\u2019s publications staff, which included Baker, writer\/editor William Bowden, graphic designer Barbara Grinnell and editorial assistant Lori-Lyn Hurley, all of Lexington. \u201cThese awards confirm that our publications compare favorably to work produced by business, industry, professional associations, nonprofit organizations, government agencies and consulting firms,\u201d said Sarah Emmons, Transylvania public relations director. \u201cI\u2019m very proud of them.\u201d Transylvania, founded in 1780, is the nation\u2019s sixteenth oldest institution of higher<\/p>\n