Local Pride: Skagit Valley College in Mount Vernon Wins National Marketing Awards

Skagit Valley College in Mount Vernon, Washington, received two 2023 Paragon Awards from the National Council for Marketing & Public Relations (NCMPR). The awards were given at a conference in Seattle, Washington. The college's marketing team was acknowledged for their Communications Success Story and Quick-Turn Video.

The Communications Success Story award recognized the team's work on a story about a 3D printed prosthetic hand made by the college's manufacturing club for a 6-year-old boy. The Quick-Turn Video award was for a video of the annual Mount Vernon Downtown Association’s holiday parade.

The 2023 Paragon Awards received 1,531 entries from 210 colleges. The entries were judged by 65 marketing and public relations professionals. The Paragon Awards exclusively recognize excellence in design, strategy, and communication at community and technical colleges.

Marisa Pierce, the executive director of strategic marketing and communications at Skagit Valley College, thanked the NCMPR for the recognition. She credited the success to the college's marketing team's effort and dedication.

The NCMPR, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is a professional development organization for community college communicators. It has over 1,600 members from nearly 600 colleges in the United States and Canada. It exclusively represents marketing and public relations professionals at community and technical colleges and is a large affiliate of the American Association of Community Colleges.

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