Harford Community College’s Office of Communications Receives Two NCMPR Paragon Awards

The National Council for Marketing & Public Relations (NCMPR) recently announced that Harford Community College’s Office of Communications was the winner of two 2022 NCMPR Paragon Awards. 

Award winners were announced at the NCMPR national conference that was recently held in Orlando, Florida. Harford team members who were recognized for excellence in their creative work were Justin Bendis, Manager for Creative Services; and Cynthia Courtney, Assistant Director for Marketing.

Harford’s Communications team received a gold Paragon Award for the Career & Workforce flyer series and a bronze Paragon Award for the College's Open House Invitation. Judges made the following comments about their designs, "Eye catching and appealing. The message is clear. The images are positive and definitely will draw prospective students to the college."

NCMPR’s prestigious Paragon Awards recognize outstanding achievement in design and communication at community and technical colleges. This national competition is the only one of its kind to honor excellence exclusively among marketing and public relations professionals at two-year colleges.

Winning entries from large and small colleges across the country and Canada demonstrated creativity and originality that set them apart in this year’s competition.

Pictured: Cynthia Courtney, Assistant Director for Marketing, and Justin Bendis, Manager for Creative Services, were named NCMPR Paragon Award winners.