News Release

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February 25, 2005

Boise State UBook Wins Case Gold, Kustra Radio Show Garners Silver in Case Regional Competition

Ubook 2005-2006, Boise State�s newly redesigned viewbook, was awarded the prestigious Gold award in the student publications category and New Horizons in Education, BSU President Bob Kustra�s public affairs radio show, captured a Silver award in the radio programming division in competition sponsored by the Northwest district of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.

In addition, BSU won three Bronze awards in the CASE competition.

Ubook 2005-2006, BSU�s primary publication for recruiting high school students, underwent a complete redesign and rewrite, including a name change, during the spring and summer of 2004.  The project was a collaborative effort among Steele & Associates, a Boise advertising and public relations agency, and BSU�s Office of University Relations and Office of Admissions.

The award winners were Steele & Associate�s Tim Pace, managing partner; Jeremy James, art director; and Michele Coburn, production manager, along with Boise State�s Teresa Church and Bob Evancho, co-editors; Kathleen Craven, writer; and John Kelly and Carrie Quinney, photographers.

In addition to Kustra, the host of BSU Radio-produced New Horizons in Education, the Silver Medal winners were co-producers Janelle Brown, Craven, Evancho, Pat Pyke and Sherry Squires; program director Jim East; and engineer Maureen Clark.

Bronze awards went to Kelly and Quinney for photography in Ubook 2005-2006 and university communications specialist Brown for news release writing.

Boise State associate art professor Bill Carman also earned a Bronze in the design illustration category for his cover of the Fall 2004 issue of FOCUS magazine.

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Contact: Bob Evancho, Boise State communications, (208) 426-1643

The Office of Communications and Marketing - Boise State University
1910 University Drive - Education Building, #726 - Boise Idaho 83725-1030

208-426-1577
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Last reviewed on Thursday, December 22, 2005