The Department of Civil Engineering (CivE) and the Department of Materials Science & Engineering (MSE) were recently honoured with two 2013 Hermes Creative Awards from the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals.

CivE was given the Gold Award in the Publications: Newsletter category for its alumni publication The Civilian, while MSE was recognized with a Gold Award in the Publications: Magazine category for the second issue of its alumni magazine,  Impact.

The Civilian is currently managed by Colin Anderson, the department’s Communications and Student Programs Coordinator. “Gold-level recognition affords us a wonderful opportunity to celebrate all the people that contribute to our storytelling projects,” said Anderson.

“U of T Civil Engineering is full of amazing people doing amazing things, and it is important that we take the time to share our successes with the world,” he added.

“It has been a privilege to share these amazing stories of dedication, talent and accomplishments of our students, faculty and alumni with our community,” said Luke Ng (MSE), External Relations & Student Life Officer, who developed and is the editor-in-chief of Impact. “Working under Professor Jun Nogami‘s (MSE, Chair) steadfast leadership is a real treat and I cannot thank my colleagues enough for their efforts in making Impact a collaborative success.”

The Hermes Creative Awards is an international competition for creative professionals involved in the concept, writing and design of traditional materials and programs, and emerging technologies. The international organization consists of several thousand marketing, communication, advertising, public relations, media production, web and free-lance professionals.