PETOSKEY鈥擭orth Central was honored with two 2021 Paragon Awards from the National Council for Marketing & Public Relations (NCMPR) at the organization鈥檚 national conference in Denver.

North Central鈥檚 marketing team was awarded in the following categories:

  • Print Newsletter (Gold) for the team鈥檚 work on
  • Excellence in Writing - Long Form (Silver), for the team鈥檚 work on featured in Aspire, Spring/Summer 2021

NCMPR鈥檚 Paragon Awards competition recognizes outstanding achievement in design and communication at community and technical colleges.  It is the only national competition of its kind that honors excellence exclusively among marketing and public relations professionals at two-year colleges.

The 2021 Paragon Awards competition drew 1,719 entries from 232 colleges across the country and was judged by nearly 70 professionals from the marketing and public relations industry.  Entries stretched from coast to coast and from Vancouver, Canada, to Florida.  The full list of winners is available on .

鈥淚t鈥檚 an honor to be recognized by our peers at the national level,鈥� said Carol Laenen, vice president of marketing and strategy.  鈥淲e have a talented marketing team with a great story to tell鈥攁 story that includes the amazing achievements of North Central's students, faculty and alumni.鈥�