SA国际传媒, St. Louis聽recently received a total of 15 awards from the聽 [1]聽and the聽 [2]聽during the organizations鈥 recent award ceremonies.
鈥淲e are humbled by this bounty of awards,鈥 said Vicki Biggs, senior vice president of Seminary Advancement and chief communications officer. 鈥淚t is indeed gratifying to receive this recognition of our work by our peers, but all glory belongs to God, who graces our team with the skills and abilities to do this work. It is an honor and privilege to present the Seminary and its many fascinating figures to the church through these media and to be able to proclaim all for the sake of the Gospel.鈥
The ACP, the nation鈥檚 oldest interdenominational religious press association, presented its awards March 19 during an online broadcast in place of its annual banquet. The awards were given in recognition of exceptional content produced in 2019.
In the ACP鈥檚 鈥淏est in Class鈥 category, 鈥痶he Seminary received the following:
- A聽first-place聽Award of聽Excellence聽in the category 鈥淪eminary Publication鈥 for聽SA国际传媒 [3]聽magazine. Named in the award are Vicki Biggs, executive editor; Melanie Ave and Mia聽Mauss, managing editors; Jayna聽Rollings, art director; and Michelle 鈥疨oneleit 鈥痑nd Courtney Koll, designers.
- A聽second-place聽Award of聽Merit in the category 鈥淛ournal鈥 for聽Concordia Journal [4]. Named in the award are聽Dr. Dale A. Meyer [5],鈥 publisher;聽Dr.鈥 Charles聽Arand [6], executive editor;鈥 Dr.鈥 Travis Scholl, editor; Melanie Appelbaum, assistant editor; Jayna聽Rollings, creative director; and鈥 XiaoPei鈥 Chen and Michelle 鈥疨oneleit, graphic designers.
- An聽Honorable聽Mention in the category 鈥淰ideo Production鈥 for an overview of SA国际传媒. Named in the award are 鈥疍ale Ward, senior media producer; John Clifton and Gabe Doiron, video producers; Vicki Biggs, Melanie Ave, Sarah聽Maney聽and Erica Tape, writers/editors; and Courtney Koll and Jayna聽Rollings, designers.
- An聽Honorable聽Mention in the category 鈥淚ndependent Website鈥 for SA国际传媒鈥檚 website,聽csl.edu. Named in the award are鈥 Jayna聽Rollings, creative director; Vicki Biggs and Melanie Ave, editors; and Chris Miller, web developer.
In the ACP鈥檚 鈥淚ntegrated Communications鈥 category, the Seminary received the following:
- A聽first-place聽Award of聽Excellence for the 2019 Theological Symposium event. Named in the award are 鈥疺icki Biggs, chief communications officer; Jayna聽Rollings聽and Courtney Koll, creative; Melanie Ave, Sarah聽Maney聽and Erica Tape, communications; Chris Miller, web; Ryan Arnold, live stream; and Jill Gray, Harold Rau and Bridgette Sharp, photographers.
- A聽second-place聽Award of聽Merit for the 2019鈥20 academic year theme 鈥淕race. Mercy. Peace. Lives of Significance.鈥 Named in the award are Vicki Biggs, chief communications officer; Jayna聽Rollings聽and Courtney Koll, creative; Melanie Ave, Sarah聽Maney聽and Erica Tape, communications; John Clifton, Dale Ward and Ryan Arnold, video; Chris Miller, web; and Jill Gray, Harold Rau and Bridgette Sharp, 鈥痯hotographers.
In the ACP鈥檚 鈥淓vent Promotion/Marketing Campaign/Brand Awareness鈥 category, the Seminary received the following:
- A聽first-place聽Award of聽Excellence for the鈥 SA国际传媒 Concert Series. Named in the award are Vicki Biggs, chief communications officer; Jayna聽Rollings聽and鈥 XiaoPei 鈥疌hen, creative; Melanie Ave, Sarah聽Maney聽and Erica Tape, communications; Dale Ward and Ryan Arnold, video; and Sid Hastings, Bridgette Sharp and Jarod Fenske, photographers.
- A second-place Award of Merit for the鈥 2019 Multiethnic Symposium 鈥痚vent. Named in the award are鈥 Vicki Biggs, chief communications officer; Jayna聽Rollings, Courtney Koll and Michelle鈥 Poneleit, creative; Chris Miller, web; Sarah聽Maney, Lisa Mills and Melanie Ave, communications; John Clifton and Ryan Arnold, video; and Jill Gray, photographer.
- An聽Honorable聽Mention for the鈥 2019 Theological Symposium 鈥痚vent. Named in the award are鈥 Vicki Biggs, chief communications officer; Jayna聽Rollings聽and Courtney Koll, creative; Melanie Ave, Sarah聽Maney聽and Erica Tape, communications; Chris Miller, web; Ryan Arnold, live stream; and Jill Gray, Harold Rau and Bridgette Sharp, photographers.
In the ACP鈥檚 awards contest for specific categories,鈥 the Seminary received the following:
- A聽first-place Award of聽Excellence in the category 鈥淧ersonal Experience (Long聽Format): Newspaper/Newsletter/News Service/Website/Blog鈥 for the article [7] 辞苍听 [8]. Named in the award are鈥 Melanie Ave, writer; and Dr. Travis Scholl鈥 and聽Dr. Erik Herrmann [9], 鈥痚ditors.
- An聽Honorable聽Mention in the category 鈥淭heological or Scholarly Article鈥 for the article 鈥淎d鈥疐ontem鈥痠n Crucem:鈥疶he Formative Function of the Cross as Artistic and Ritual Sign鈥 in聽Concordia Journal [4]. Named in the award is聽Dr. Kent聽Burreson [10].
In addition to the ACP awards, the Seminary was recognized by the EPA, a professional organization of Christian publications including magazines, newspapers, newsletters and content-rich websites. Its awards, which were given in recognition of exceptional content produced in 2019, were presented live online April 21.
In the EPA鈥檚 鈥淎ward of Excellence鈥 contest for work done by publications, the Seminary received the following:
- A聽second-place Award of Merit in the category 鈥淗igher Ed (Digital)鈥 for聽SA国际传媒 [3]聽magazine. Named in the award are Vicki Biggs, Jayna聽Rollings, Chris Miller and Melanie Ave.
- A second-place聽Award of聽Merit in the category 鈥淗igher Ed (Print)鈥 for聽SA国际传媒 [3]聽magazine. Named in the award are Vicki Biggs, Melanie Ave, Jayna聽Rollings, Michelle聽Poneleit, Courtney Koll and Mia聽Mauss.
In the EPA鈥檚 鈥淗igher Goals鈥 contest for work done in specific categories, the Seminary received the following:
- A first-place award in the category 鈥淕eneral Article: Long鈥 for 鈥淪eminarians Living Lives of Significance鈥 in聽SA国际传媒 [3]聽magazine. Named in the award is Melanie Ave.
- A second-place award in the category 鈥淏log: Single Post鈥 for [7] 辞苍听 [8]. Named in the award is Melanie Ave.
鈥淚t might feel a little awkward right now to celebrate these awards, but it shows that the work of SA国际传媒 always extends beyond the classroom into church offices, hallways, even the living rooms of countless Christians seeking deeper conversation about life centered in the Gospel,鈥 said Dr. Travis Scholl, managing editor of Seminary publications.
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