ORLANDO, Fla. – The National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators (NACMA) has announced its "Best Of" award winners for the 2018-19 academic year. The Central Washington University athletics department has won a department best five awards.
Initiated in 2003, the NACMA "Best Of" Awards program honors outstanding achievement in marketing and promotions. Awards are presented in 16 categories, with each category divided into three groups based upon school size and conference affiliations to promote fairness.
For the 2018-19 academic year there were nearly 1,000 entries were submitted through the NACMA Community. CWU has been involved each of the last four years, with this year being the best finish in department history with five awards.
The Wildcats pulled in a pair of gold and silver medals, respectively, and one bronze medal. They earned gold medal honors in Event Attendance Promotion and Fan Giveaway Promotion. The Fan Giveaway Promotion category is a People's Choice award.
The two silver medals that CWU received were on the Revenue-Generating Idea category and the Season Tickets Sales Campaigns, which is a Past Presidents Category. Rounding out the awards was a bronze medal in the Revenue-Producing Video category, also a People's Choice selection.
To see the full list of winners, fans can click the link above.