April 23, 2007          

Awards Recognize Michigan Sea Grant Education Products

Michigan Sea Grant received three awards recently for two of its educational products – an exhibit on lake sturgeon, and its Fins, Tails and Scales poster.

The awards were announced in April 2007 by the Association for Communication Excellence (ACE), and the National Association of Government Communicators (NAGC).

Lake Sturgeon Exhibit
Sea Grant’s educational display featuring a life-size model of a lake sturgeon won a 2007 Gold Award from the Association for Communication Excellence (ACE).

The entry won the top award in the Exhibits category, receiving high marks for creativity, layout and design, production quality, idea effectiveness, and typography. Among the judge’s comments: “It’s clean, professional, and very educational.”

The exhibit is part of the Belle Isle/Detroit River Sturgeon Habitat Restoration, Monitoring and Education Project.  The following people produced the lake sturgeon exhibit:

Jennifer Read – Lead Principal Investigator
Brian Cresman – Lake sturgeon modeler
Elizabeth LaPorte – Communications Director
Joyce Daniels – Editor
Todd Marsee – Graphic Designer
Anuja Mudali – Program Assistant

See: Exhibit

Fins, Tails, and Scales: Learning About Great Lakes Fishes
Michigan Sea Grant’s poster, Fins, Tails, and Scales – Learning About Great Lakes Fishes, won an ACE bronze award. Judge’s comments noted the poster’s “classic design,” and overall attractiveness.

The poster also received a Blue Pencil award from the National Association of Government Communicators.

The following people produced Fins, Tails and Scales:

Emily Damstra – Scientific illustrator
Elizabeth LaPorte – Communications Director
Todd Marsee – Graphic Designer
Joyce Daniels – Editor
Jerry Smith – Ichthyologist

See: Poster

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