OU Earns IPMA Management Award

University of Oklahoma Printing Services made quite a splash at the recent In-plant Printing and Mailing Association conference. Not only did the 100-employee in-plant earn the most In-Print awards, it took home IPMA’s prestigious Management Award, created to recognize an outstanding in-plant that excels in efficient management practices that further its parent organization’s objectives.

Providing everything from design through mail, the in-plant has undergone a series of recent upgrades, including a new eight-color press, new computer-to-plate equipment, a new workflow system and a new wide-format printer (all detailed in our April cover story on OU).

To promote its services, the in-plant offers Printing 101 Seminars, where customers learn about file preparation, print project planning, online ordering and more. Sales at the three-shift operation increased by 18 percent last year.

“Receiving the Excellence in Management Award simply validates what I already knew, that I have a great team,” says John Sarantakos, administrator of Printing and Mailing Services.