FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 13, 2005

CONTACT: Lisa Lacher, (515) 271-3119, lisa.lacher@drake.edu

DRAKE UNIVERSITY WINS FIVE CASE AWARDS FOR COMMUNICATIONS

Drake University's offices of Marketing and Communications and Institutional Advancement won five awards at the CASE District VI conference in Kansas City, Mo., this week.

CASE is a professional organization for those in alumni relations, communications and philanthropy. CASE District VI comprises eight states and nearly 200 institutions.

Following are Drake's award-winning projects. Silver denotes second place and bronze third place.

• Publications Improvement -- Drake Blue magazine (silver).
  
• Editorial Design -- "Brews Brothers" alumni spotlight in Drake Blue magazine (silver).
  
• Brochure Copywriting -- Drake Law School/Des Moines image brochure (bronze).
  
• Publications Produced on a Budget -- Life After College invitation, poster and program (bronze).
  
• Institutional Relations Project -- Celebrating the 114th birthday of Verona Johnston, a 1912 Drake graduate who was then the oldest person in the United States (bronze).

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