Professional & Continuing Studies

Certificates of DPA and NFPW awards
The 18 Delaware Press Association awards won by the UD PCS/Graduate College marketing and communications team included six first-place selections, five of which also received national recognition from the National Federation of Press Women.

Articles, publications, ads and artwork recognized by DPA and NFPW

The University of Delaware Division of Professional and Continuing Studies (UD PCS)/Graduate College marketing and communications team has been recognized with 18 awards from the Delaware Press Association (DPA) and five awards from the National Federation of Press Women (NFPW) for its work in 2021.

Based on a point system that took into account the number of entries per category, Adam S. Kamras, communications specialist, and Cindy Dolan, art director, finished second and third, respectively in the overall DPA Communications Contest, which had approximately 120 entrants.

In the statewide DPA competition, Kamras received eight awards for his writing, while Dolan earned five honors for her artwork. In addition, five of the 18 awards in the annual DPA Communications Contest were presented to the whole UD PCS/Graduate College marketing and communications team, led by Steven M. Kendus, director, marketing and communications; and — along with Kamras and Dolan — includes Sherrie Fauvelle, data analyst; Tim Nelson, project coordinator, communications; Eric Tommer, digital media specialist; and Nora Zelluk, communications specialist.

The DPA accolades included six first-place selections that advanced to the annual NFPW National Communications Contest to be judged against winners from other states: the team’s UD Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Spring 2022 Catalog, Kamras’ “India native finds second home at UD,” “Making a positive impact” and “Gov. Carney visits UD’s Governor’s School for Excellence” articles, and Dolan’s Predictive Analytics, Foundations of R illustration and Appoquinimink School District Dual Enrollment spread.

In the national competition, the team placed first in the Catalog, Manual or Handbook category, Dolan placed first in the Graphics category and Page Design, Newsletter/Other Publication category, and Kamras placed third in the Ghost-written article category and received an honorable mention award in the Education category.

National awards

Following is a list of the five awards won by the UD PCS/Graduate College marketing and communications team in the annual National Federation of Press Women National Communications Contest, which received over 2,000 entries:

Marketing and communications team award

Cindy Dolan

Adam S. Kamras

State awards

Following is a list of the 18 awards won by the UD PCS/Graduate College marketing and communications team in the annual Delaware Press Association Communications Contest:

Marketing and communications team awards

Cindy Dolan

Adam S. Kamras

The Delaware Press Association is a network of more than 150 journalists, broadcasters, public relations specialists, graphic designers, photojournalists, educators, authors, poets and freelancers dedicated to the highest standards of excellence in communication and to protecting First Amendment freedoms. The annual DPA Communications Contest is open to all professional communicators in Delaware and encourages and rewards excellence in communication. The contest is judged by out-of-state communications professionals to ensure impartiality and provides communicators opportunities to compete in various categories.

The National Federation of Press Women is a nationwide organization of professional women and men pursuing careers across the communications spectrum. The NFPW Communications Contest encourages and rewards excellence in communications in a wide range of categories. Entries are judged by leaders in their fields of expertise.