Published: Nov. 18, 2022

The Department of Advertising, Public Relations and Design received widespread recognition this year for both its exceptional students and the program itself.

Students at the One ShowThe PRNews Education A-List named the department as one of the best institutions in higher education for public relations and marketing. is a leading information resource and professional development hub for the industry. Each year, it awards national recognition to high-achieving, accredited public relations and marketing programs that continue to evolve alongside the changing field of communication and offer the best career advancement opportunities for their students.

At CMCI, those students took their high-quality training to the next level. This month, 25 APRD students received six of the 13 student awards during The One Club Awards Denver 2022鈥攎aking them among the highest award-winners in the state, according to APRD faculty.

One Club Denver is a nonprofit promoting collaborative, creative culture throughout Colorado. For over 60 years, it has recognized the best work in advertising, interactive design and branded entertainment by industry professionals and agencies.

In the student award category, APRD students earned one gold, two silver and one bronze medal alongside two merit awards.

鈥淲e鈥檙e always proud to see our students recognized for their work and have been pleased to see it happening at local, regional and even international levels,鈥 said Glenn Griffin, an associate professor of advertising.

In this year鈥檚 competition, the gold award-winning took on the issue of misogynistic, racist and homophobic language used by players. The students鈥 campaign advertised a new product focused on creating a safe space for all players.

More honors for APRD

The Colorado chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) honored Professor Dawn Doty and CMCI alumna Nora Thomas. Doty was recognized with the 2022 Swede Johnson Lifetime Achievement and Thomas is the 2022 Joe Fuentes Rookie of the Year.

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The , which won a silver award, advertised a real-life version of the game that would pit students from 100 universities against each other. Another silver award-winning team, advertised a new service that would allow users to earn degrees through the popular audio streaming company.听

The won a bronze medal for its campaign to bring MasterChef meals to viewers鈥 homes.听

The merit award-winning proposed an innovative marketing refresh for the high-end electronics company, Bang & Olufsen. Student David Wagonheim also received a merit award for his project, , an advertisement for the Pour Brothers Community Tavern.

The One Club Awards Denver 2022

Call of Duty 鈥淪afe Spaces鈥: Gold Medal

  • Jacob Pappert
  • Sarina Nichols
  • Lizzie Bowden (StratComm鈥22)
  • Caroline Poole (StratComm鈥22)

Spotify 鈥淪potify University鈥: Silver

  • Aiden Geise
  • Haley Caress (Art Practices, StratComm鈥22)
  • Sarina Nichols
  • Nate Ferguson (StratComm鈥22)
  • Casadee Subart (StratComm鈥22)

Call of Duty 鈥淩eal World Supply Drops鈥: Silver

  • Cammie Burke (StratComm鈥22)
  • Aiden Geise
  • Casadee Subart (StratComm鈥22)
  • Hailey Caress (Art Practices, StratComm鈥22)
  • Sam Pinette

Door Dash/Dash Pass "Dash & Dine": Bronze

  • Katya Bollong
  • Francesca Agostino (StratComm鈥22)
  • Maire McHugh
  • Matt Peters (StratComm鈥22)
  • Roman Treuthart (StratComm鈥22)

Bang & Olufsen "Finely Tuned": Merit

  • Jacob Besser
  • Jamison Fowler
  • McKenzie Jenkins
  • Parker Jones (StratComm鈥22)
  • Tanus Yoder (StratComm鈥22)

Pour Brothers 鈥淢ake Pour Choices鈥: Merit

  • David Wagonheim