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"My Penn State Altoona" TV Spots Receive National Award
The twenty-first Annual Admissions Advertising Awards selected Penn State Altoona as the Bronze Award winner in the category of Television Advertising/Series for colleges with 2,000 to 4,999 students for its series of television commercials entitled "My Penn State Altoona." Shari Routch (director of university relations) teamed with Clark Productions of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, to produce these spots.
The Admissions Advertising Awards is the largest educational advertising awards competition in the country. This year, more than 2,200 entries were received from more than 1,000 colleges, universities, and secondary schools from all 50 states and several foreign countries in a variety of categories.
Judges for the Admissions Advertising Awards consisted of a national panel of admissions' marketers, advertising creative directors, marketing and advertising professionals, and the editorial board of Admissions Marketing Report.
To view the TV commercials, visit: http://www.altoona.psu.edu/now/mypsa.asp