Gardner-Webb, The Magazine 2015, Fall (Volume 50 No. 2)

Gardner-Webb, The Magazine, previously titled The Webb Magazine, focuses on alumni news and campus events from Gardner-Webb College; now Gardner-Webb University. This issue includes several articles about awards and accolades given to students, staff, and Gardner-Webb programs. There is a short article announcing the addition of the Education Hall of Fame. Gardner-Webb\u27s online degrees and classes are praised. Many students are highlighted for their outreach in local and international communities, and several alumni are mentioned for their achievements and contributions to the school and community. Dr. Tom Meaders, a professor at Gardner-Webb is interviewed about his involvement in the Apollo 13 rescue mission. There is a section in the magazine dedicated to honoring those who have passed that impacted Gardner-Webb, and this issue honors several people including Mike Roebuck, Jim Wiles, Hoyt Bailey,Charles Tichenor, and John Brock. This issue won the Collegiate Advertising Awards (CAA) program Gold Award in the category of single magazine publication, an achievement reached by only three other universities in the nation. This marks the second consecutive year Gardner-Webb has won this award for creativity, layout and design, functionality, message effectiveness, production quality, and overall appeal. GWU earned the highest marks for single magazine publication among institutions with 2,000 to 5,000 students. This issue was the Hermes Creative Awards Platinum Winner for print publications: magazine category. The HCA is administered by the Association of Marketing & Communications Professionals (AMCP).https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/gwmagazine/1004/thumbnail.jp