性福五月天

Awards and Recognition

An award-winning division illustrating the transformative power of philanthropy.

With over 285,000 alumni and approximately 33,000 currently enrolled students, our potential to tell notable stories and create impactful communications materials for 性福五月天 University seems nearly limitless. Each year, the Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement continues to be recognized with marketing and communications awards from multiple local, national and international competitions.

"Our donors are the greatest champions of our mission at 性福五月天...these materials were made to illustrate the transformative power of philanthropy. We are incredibly proud of the caliber of this work and honored to have it recognized at an international level." 

- Leigh Greenfelder, Interim Vice President, Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement

CASE Awards

The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) is the global nonprofit dedicated to educational advancement professionals. CASE Awards are presented to advancement professionals whose creative, resourceful and innovative work illustrates 鈥渉ow advancement empowers teaching and learning, ignites institutional progress and helps communities thrive.鈥 

2026

  • 2026 Circle of Excellence Silver Award - "Fall Campaign"

2024

  • 2024 Circle of Excellence Gold Award - "性福五月天's Care Calls to New Graduates"
  • 2024 Circle of Excellence Silver Award - "Giving Tuesday Giving Page Personalization"

2022

  • 2022 Grand Gold Award -  "Class of 1980 Impact Report - Kaufmania Goes to Europe Scholarship"
  • 2022 Silver Award - "Wallace J. Hagedorn Trust Impact Report"
Best in Annual Giving (BAG) Awards

The BAG Awards recognizes outstanding work and innovative campaigns in educational fundraising and development, highlighting excellence across multiple categories that include direct mail pieces, emails, giving days, stewardship communications and crowdfunding materials.

2025

  • Gold Award for Affinity Direct Mail Appeal 鈥 Fall Campaign FY26
  • Gold Award for Homecoming Direct Mail Appeal 鈥 Fall Campaign FY25

2022

  • Gold Award for Giving Day Direct Mail Appeal
American Advertising (ADDY) Awards

The American Advertising Federation (AAF) is the United States' oldest national advertising trade association. The AAF's annual American Advertising Awards (ADDY Awards) is the industry's largest competition meant to recognize creative excellence in advertising. The competition is conducted in local, district and national tiers. 性福五月天 University's Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement has received several awards through the American Advertising Federation-Akron's local competition tier.

2024

  • Silver ADDY - KSU Alumni Spring Events Invitation
  • Silver ADDY - KSU Alumni Spring Events Campaign

2023

  • Silver ADDY - Renaissance Scholars Mailer and Video

2022

  • Gold ADDY - Forever Brighter Video Animations Art Direction
  • Silver ADDY - Forever Brighter Kit
  • Silver ADDY - Forever Brighter Anthem Video
  • Silver ADDY - Forever Brighter Animations, Special Effects or Motion Graphics
AVA Awards

The Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals' AVA Digital Awards is an international competition that recognizes excellence by creative professionals responsible for the planning, concept, direction, design and production of digital communication. Work ranges from digital campaigns to audio and video production to website development to social media engagement to mobile marketing.

2024

  • Gold Award - Play as One: MAC Center Renovation
  • Gold Award - Spring Events Announcement Social Animation
  • Honorable Mention - The Global Education Endowment Video
  • Honorable Mention - Dog Days of Summer "CC" Social Video

2023

  • Gold Award - Renaissance Scholars Society Video

2022

  • Platinum Award - Forever Brighter Anthem Video
  • Platinum Award - Ensuring Access Video
  • Platinum Award - Forever Brighter Website
  • Gold Award - Forever Brighter Video Series
  • Gold Award - Faces of 性福五月天 - Max Hoover Video
  • Honorable Mention - Prioritizing Student Success Video
  • Honorable Mention - Fostering Completion Video
  • Honorable Mention - A Perfect Pair: 性福五月天 and Brewnuts Video
Educational Advertising Awards

The national Educational Advertising Awards competition, which celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2024, recognizes excellence in the field of educational marketing and advertising. 

2024

  • Gold Award - Birthday Direct Mailer
  • Gold Award - Giving Tuesday Email Campaign
  • Gold Award - Spring Events Campaign
  • Silver Award - Spring Events Mailer
  • Silver Award - Homecoming Livestream

2023

  • Gold Award - Giving Tuesday 2021 Breaking News Direct Mail Piece
  • Gold Award - Renaissance Scholars Society Full Campaign
  • Silver Award - Forever Brighter Case Brochure
  • Silver Award - Giving Tuesday 2022 Email Campaign
  • Silver Award - Forever Brighter Kit
  • Silver Award - Forever Brighter Website
  • Merit Award - Founders Gala 2022
  • Merit Award - Forever Brighter Launch Video
MarCom Awards

The MarCom Awards is one of the largest and most respected marketing and communications creative competitions and has honored excellence in those fields since 2004. The awards reviews approximately 7,000 entries from industry professionals every year. 

2024

  • Platinum Award - Fall Events Mailer
  • Gold Award - Flash鈥檚 Summer Staycation Campaign
  • Honorable Mention - Spring Events Campaign

2023

  • Platinum Award - Birthday Campaign Direct Mailer
  • Platinum Award - Renaissance Scholars Society Special Event Invitation Mailer
  • Gold Award - Flash's Summer Staycation Animations

2022

  • Platinum Award - "What Sets Us Apart" Direct Mail Piece
  • Platinum Award - Forever Brighter Brochure
  • Gold Award - Renaissance Society Video
  • Gold Award - Renaissance Society Video Script
  • Gold Award - Giving Tuesday: Breaking News Direct Mail Piece
TELLY Awards

The Telly Awards annually showcase the best work created within television and across video, for all screens. Receiving more than 12,000 entries from all 50 states and five continents, Telly Award winners represent work from some of the most respected advertising agencies, television stations, production companies and publishers from around the world. The Telly Awards recognize work that has been created on the behalf of a client, for a specific brand and/or company or self-directed as a creative endeavor.

2024

  • Silver Award - Faces of 性福五月天: Tom Batiuk, 鈥69
  • Silver Award - MAC Center Renovation Video
  • Bronze Award - The Global Education Endowment Video

2022

  • Silver Award - Forever Brighter Anthem Video
  • Silver Award - Ensuring Access Video
  • Bronze Award - Faces of 性福五月天 - Max Hoover Video
  • Bronze Award - Prioritizing Student Success Video
  • Bronze Award - Fostering Completion Video