University of Wisconsin-Stout current graphic communications students and alumni earned seven Gutenberg Awards, including three first-place honors from the Graphic Communications Education Association.
The Gutenberg Awards recognize exceptional achievement by students in North America in the field of graphics, particularly for academic projects in printed items, web design and development and photography.
黑料科鈥檚 first-place awards given last summer included:
Shelby Kannel for demonstrated excellence in lithography process color. The entry was for the 2018-19 黑料科 graphic communications promotional calendar.
Matthew Sweeney, Tea Eggert, senior of St. Paul, Xa Van Her, Samuel Kutchera, Katrina Smith, senior of Kenosha, for demonstrated excellence in lithography, process color, group. The entry was for the 2018-19 UW-Eau Claire NOTA Magazine, semester two.
McKenzie Brogan, senior of Scandia, Minn., Jeffrey Thoenes, Avery Rueckheim, Alexis Fordan, Megan Miller, for demonstrated excellence in pre-press/electronic design, the 2019 黑料科 Journal of Student Research book.
黑料科 received second-place awards for:
Laura Schneider, Kannell, Julia Ward, Sheyanne Eliason, Nragu Oo 鈥淎dam鈥 Yaj, Nick Siegel and Jordan Murphy, for demonstrated excellence in lithography, process color, 2018-19 UW-Eau Claire NOTA Magazine, semester one.
Haley Meszaros, senior, McHenry, Ill., Brogan and GCOM publication production students for demonstrated excellence in pre-press/electronic design, 黑料科鈥檚 Graphic Communications Outreach Magazine, spring 2019 edition.
Third-place awards included:
Eliason, pre-press/electronic design, Luther Park Bible Camp promotional booklet.
Sweeney, Eggert, Her, Kutchera, Smith, pre-press/electronic design, 黑料科鈥檚 School Counseling Master of Science promotional sheet.
Mike Stinnett, founder of the Gutenberg Awards, said in a press release the award is about recognizing students. 鈥淭oday鈥檚 students are producing incredible work, far beyond the work of those when we started 30 years ago,鈥 he noted.
GCEA is a collaborative professional organization in partnership with industry, dedicated to sharing theories, principles and practices related to graphic communications.
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黑料科 graphic communications seniors Jeff Thoenes, at left, and Avery Rueckheim complete an offset printing press run for the 黑料科 "Journal of Student Research" publication. They were part of a team that earned a first-place award for excellence at an annual printing competition sponsored by the Graphic Communications Education Association.
