November 11, 2026
The Best of District V Awards celebrate the best work in educational advancement throughout the Great Lakes region.
“Your creative and innovative ideas will serve as inspiration for countless others in the months and years ahead,” Jen Smith Wyatt, executive director of stewardship and campaign management at the University of Iowa Center for Advancement and District V awards chair, stated in an email.
“We are proud to have you and your colleagues as CASE members, and even more proud to be able to celebrate your achievements. Your work ensures that our profession continues to innovate and improve our practices.”
Honors for campaign, website, magazine, video
The university’s “Giving Tuesday campaign: Our Trine. Our Future,” campaign, which received a national bronze Circle of Excellence award from CASE earlier this year, was recognized with a Best of District V award in the Marketing Initiatives (10-25 Staff) category.
That campaign was developed by Leah Patterson, digital marketing specialist at Trine.
The trine.edu website earned recognition in the Websites (Institutional) category. Caitlynn Kranz, web content specialist, manages the website at Trine.
Trine magazine was honored in the Alumni/General Interest Magazines, Four-Year Colleges and Universities (Printed Twice a Year) category.
James Tew, assistant vice president for content and communications at Trine, is editor-in-chief for the magazine. Travis Bowersock, executive director of creative services, Steve Faramelli, assistant director of creative services, and Amanda Peet, creative media specialist, design the magazine, with campus photographer Dean Orewiler providing photography.
Nick Duffy, senior director of sports communications, Andrew Frenkel, sports information media specialist, and Brandt Marshall, sports information director, produce sports content for the magazine.
The “NASA Rover” video produced by Colin Meadowcroft, who served as the university’s senior producer and creative specialist through mid-year, was recognized in the Video > News & Research category.
“Trine University is blessed with a talented, dedicated group of marketing and communications professionals who consistently produce excellent, innovative content to promote and support the premier private education and student experience we offer,” said Rachel Troutman, vice president of university marketing and communications. “I’m proud of each and every member of our department. Their commitment to teamwork and the outstanding service they provide to stakeholders across campus are reflected in these well-deserved honors.”
A team of Trine University master of physician assistant studies (MPAS) defeated other physician programs around the state to win the Student Challenge Bowl at the Indiana Association of Physician Assistants (IAPA) conference.
Staff from Education One, Trine University’s charter school authorizer, attended the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, from Oct. 27-29.
Members of the public are invited to join Trine University faculty, staff and students in exploring, discussing and playing board and video games during the annual Art of Games event on Nov. 18.