U of M's 'Minnesota' magazine wins 5 MMPA awards

MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (11/16/2011) —The University of Minnesota Alumni Association’s Minnesota magazine won five awards, including a silver award for overall excellence, at the 15th annual Minnesota Magazine & Publishing Association (MMPA) Publishing Excellence Awards event Nov. 3.

Minnesota was also recognized for four articles published in 2010-2011:

• Gold award for Best Feature Article, for “Who’s Minding the Animals?” by Greg Breining;
• Gold award for Best Profile Article, for “A Doctor and a Gentleman” by Jay Weiner;
• Gold award for Best Column, for first person essays “Campus Fugit” by Jeff Johnson and “A Clean Break” by Mary Winstead;
• Silver award for Best Profile Article, for “The Accidental Memoirist” by Bill Swanson.

The MMPA is an organization of publishing members, associates or vendors, freelancers, educational institutions and sponsors.

“Minnesota provides a meaningful way for alumni to connect to the University of Minnesota through its wide range of thoughtful features, profiles and commentary,” said Phil Esten, president and chief executive officer of the Alumni Association. “We are proud that Minnesota continues to be recognized among our peers.”

Minnesota magazine is a quarterly publication mailed to members of the Alumni Association. The University of Minnesota Alumni Association is a nearly 60,000-member organization dedicated to engaging the University of Minnesota’s global community to support and advance the University’s excellence. , visit www.MinnesotaAlumni.org.

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