Oregon State Big Winner at ACUP+ Awards Ceremony

By Bob Neubauer

On Wednesday, April 6, the Association of College and University Printers (ACUP+) honored the winners of its ACUP Awards competition in a ceremony in Vancouver, Washington. The gala event capped the association's first in-person conference since 2019. The three-day event drew more than 50 higher-ed in-plant managers.

John Wesseling accepts the ACUP Hall of Fame award.

This year's ACUP+ Hall of Fame award went to John Wesseling, former manager of the University of Cincinnati’s in-plant. Moved by the honor, he praised the association and its members for all of the knowledge and friendship they provided in his final years at the university. Yale University’s John Heine was voted the ACUP+ Achiever for all of his service to the organization.

Winners of ACUP+ Impression Awards were:

Collaborative Service: Messiah University
Accelerated Service: A tie between Fayetteville State University and Oregon State University.
Distinctive Service: Fayetteville State University
Impact WOW+ Service: Fayetteville State University

John Heine (right) accepts the ACUP Achiever award.

In the ACUP+ Production Awards portion of the ceremony, it was Oregon State University Printing and Mailing Services' night to shine. The in-plant won seven Platinum and Gold awards for the quality of its printing, in addition to both the Best of Show award for its College of Forestry Biennial Report and the People’s Choice award for its Completing Reser Invite and Sales Book. OSU had four managers on hand to accept the awards.

Other big winners of the night were Iowa State University and Bucknell University with four awards each and Yale University and Oklahoma City Community College with three awards.

The following in-plants won ACUP+ Production Awards:

Offset Production, Multiple Page

Platinum: University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Gold: Iowa State University

Nathan Thole of Iowa State University accepts one of his in-plant's ACUP awards from outgoing president Bob Donahue.

Offset Production, Multiple Piece

Platinum: Iowa State University

Digital Production - Small Shop, Single Page

Platinum: Bucknell University
Gold: Oklahoma City Community College

Digital Production - Small Shop, Multiple Page

Platinum: Kellogg Community College
Gold: Fayetteville State University

Digital Production - Small Shop, Multiple Piece

Platinum: California State University – Sacramento
Gold: Bucknell University

Tom Lydon of Bucknell University accepts one of his in-plant's ACUP awards from outgoing president Bob Donahue.

Digital Production - Large Shop, Single Page

Platinum: Oregon State University
Gold: Yale University

Digital Production - Large Shop, Multiple Page

Platinum: Oregon State University
Gold: Iowa State University

Digital Production - Large Shop, Multiple Piece

Platinum: Oregon State University
Gold: Iowa State University

Laura Lockett of California State University-Sacramento accepts one of her in-plant's ACUP awards from outgoing president Bob Donahue.

Graphic Design

Platinum: Yale University
Gold: Oregon State University

Specialty Printed Products

Platinum: Bucknell University
Gold: Fayetteville State University

Decals/Stickers

Platinum: Oregon State University

Operation/Shop Self-Promotion

Platinum: University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Gold: California State University - Sacramento

Mike Varner of Oregon State University accepts one of his in-plant's ACUP awards from outgoing president Bob Donahue.

Wide-Format, Banners & Displays

Platinum: Oregon State University
Gold: Oklahoma City Community College

Wide-Format, Posters

Platinum: Yale University
Gold: Oklahoma City Community College

Wide-Format, Adhesive Graphics/Wraps

Platinum: Bucknell University
Gold: Oregon State University

Scenes from the 2022 ACUP+ Awards ceremony.

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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.