ACUP Honors In-plants at Awards Ceremony

By Bob Neubauer

On April 10, the Association of College and University Printers (ACUP+) honored the winners of its ACUP Awards competition in a ceremony in New Haven, Conn. The gala event capped the association's three-day educational conference, which drew more than 100 higher-ed in-plant managers.

Steve Dimond of MIT was inducted into the ACUP Hall of Fame. Here he is with his wife Pam.

This year's ACUP Hall of Fame honor went to Steve Dimond, in-plant manager at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Naomi Quiram, from Gustavus Adolphus College, earned the ACUP Achiever award. Best of Show went to the University of North Texas. The People's Choice Award, voted on by conference attendees, was presented to Oregon State University.

Here's a list of all the 2019 ACUP Awards winners:

Impression Awards:

Accelerated Service: Eastern Kentucky University
Collaborative Service: Fayetteville State University
Distinctive Service: Fayetteville State University
Green Service: Arizona State University
Impact WOW+ Service: University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

Production Awards:

Decals/Stickers

Barb Childers and Liz Bowden of the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign show off their in-plant's Impact WOW+ Service award.

First Place: Iowa State University
Honorable Mention: University of South Carolina

Digital: Multi Piece (Small)

First Place: Fayetteville State University
Honorable Mention: Franklin University

Digital: Multi Piece (Large)

First Place: University of North Texas
Honorable Mention: Oregon State University

Digital: Multi Page (Small)

First Place: Highline College
Honorable Mention: Gustavus Adolphus College

Digital: Multi Page (Large)

First Place: University of Maine
Honorable Mention: Oregon State University

Digital: Single Page (Small)

Mike Varner (right) of Oregon State University accepts the People's Choice award from ACUP President Richard Tussey.

First Place: University of New Hampshire
Honorable Mention: Fayetteville State University

Digital: Single Page (Large)

First Place: Oregon State University
Honorable Mention: Arizona State University

Graphic Design

First Place: University of North Texas
Honorable Mention: Pennsylvania State University

Offset: Multi Page (Small)

First Place: University of West Georgia

Offset: Multi Page (Large)

First Place: UT Health - Houston
Honorable Mention: University of Nebraska Lincoln

Offset: Multi Piece

First Place: University of West Georgia

Offset: Single Page (Small)

First Place: Bucknell University
Honorable Mention: University of West Georgia

Offset: Single Page (Large)

First Place: University of Nebraska Lincoln
Honorable Mention: University of Nebraska Lincoln

Operation / Shop Promotion

First Place: University of Nebraska Lincoln
Honorable Mention: Oregon State University

Specialty Printed Products

Laura Lockett from Sacramento State holds up her award for Adhesive Graphics/Wraps.

First Place: Oregon State University
Honorable Mention: Franklin University

Wide Format: Adhesive Graphics/Wraps

First Place: Sacramento State
Honorable Mention: University of Alaska Anchorage

Wide Format: Canvas/Fabric

First Place: Yale University
Honorable Mention: University of Maine

Wide Format: Banners & Displays

First Place: Fayetteville State University
Honorable Mention: Oregon State University

Wide Format: Posters

First Place: Yale University
Honorable Mention: Messiah College

Winners of Honorable Mention awards pose for a photo.

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Bob has served as editor of In-plant Impressions since October of 1994. Prior to that he served for three years as managing editor of Printing Impressions, a commercial printing publication. Mr. Neubauer is very active in the U.S. in-plant industry. He attends all the major in-plant conferences and has visited more than 180 in-plant operations around the world. He has given presentations to numerous in-plant groups in the U.S., Canada and Australia, including the Association of College and University Printers and the In-plant Printing and Mailing Association. He also coordinates the annual In-Print contest, co-sponsored by IPMA and In-plant Impressions.