Oregon State Big Winner at ACUP+ Awards Ceremony
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
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.
