Last weekend, Carl Brown traveled to the National Association of Communication Centers' conference, at James Madison University, with three undergraduates and two graduate students. For the first time in NACC history, a single school—GVSU!—swept all three paper competitions. The Bob and Ann Weiss Undergraduate Research Paper, the Huddy-Gunn Graduate Research Paper, and the Ferguson Faculty Research Paper awards were all claimed by the Grand Valley Speech Lab.

• Jeannine Lane and Jane Ulrey won Bob and Ann Weiss Undergraduate Research Paper award.
  
• Skye Gregory-Hatch won the Huddy-Gunn Graduate Research Paper award.
  
• Carl Brown, along with coauthors Ashley Rapp (GVSU undergraduate and winner of the 2018 Seykora Award), Adrienne Wallace, and the directors of the Knowledge Market services won the Ferguson Faculty Research Paper award.
  

Please congratulate Carl, along with his students and collaborators, for these accolades.

The Ad Club and PRSSA won a total of four awards at last week's Student Life Awards, including:

• Advisor Excellence Awards for both Robin Spring and Adrienne Wallace
  
• The Outstanding Vice President Award for Sabrina Antcliff (PRSSA)
  
• The Campus Engagement Award for PRSSA
  

Please be sure to congratulate our colleagues and students on these accomplishments!

GVSU's team for the National Student Advertising Competition, advised by Prof. Robin Spring, placed third in the district-level competition this year, continuing a long-running streak of placing in the largest district in the U.S. This year's client was Ocean Spray Cranberries.

Jeff Kelly Lowenstein (with Daniel Simmons-Ritchie and the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism) won a second place award in the 2018 National Headliner Awards for their series "Defying the Odds" on PennLive. Be sure to congratulate Jeff on this accomplishment!

The NEH announced $18.6 million worth of grants for the coming year. If you're interested in the kinds of projects they are funding, more information is available on the NEH website.

This week, our colleague Tim Penning was accepted as a member of the prestigious Arthur W. Page Society, an organization of the top CCOs and PR pros of the largest organizations in the world.

In considering Tim's nomination, Don Stacks, legendary professor from University of Miami and Page board member, said that the best PR program in Michigan is not at UM or MSU, but Grand Valley—because of what Tim and his colleagues have done over the years to get our students involved and our program known nationally.

Please be sure to congratulate Tim on this honor!

Angie Crouch '88, an Emmy award winning journalist and GVSU broadcasting alumna has been selected to receive the GVSU Alumni Association's Distinguished Alumni Award. The award will be presented at the April commencement ceremony. You can read more at this link.