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The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) recently announced its Best of District III Honors, spotlighting the strongest advancement work from institutions from nine states in the Southeast. These honors celebrate the projects, teams and ideas that rose to the top among peer institutions in the district, reflecting the creativity, innovation and impact happening closest to home. WKU earned seven Best of District III Honors.

WKU Communications & Marketing won awards in the following categories:

Communications: Storytelling – Hilltopper Journey: Adi Schanie

Communications: Digital Campaign (Student Oriented) – #WKUGrad: Spring 2024 Graduate Feature Campaign

Videos: Student Audience (Short) – POV: It’s Orientation Day at WKU Video

Videos: Student Audience (Short) – Conversations about Consent

WKU Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement won awards in the following categories:

Special Events: In-Person (Single-Day) – Opportunity Fund Campaign Celebration

Leadership: Initiatives – WKU First-Generation Alumni in Residence

Alumni Relations Initiatives (More Than 25 Staff) – Creating Connections & Building Alumni Community

View WKU’s award-winning projects online at the 2025 Best of District III Awards Gallery.

This year, CASE received 829 entries from District III, and WKU is one of 72 institutions from District III to be represented through the Best of District honor.

The Council for Advancement and Support of Education is the global nonprofit association dedicated to educational advancement—alumni relations, communications, development, marketing and advancement services—and championing education to transform lives and society. CASE’s membership includes more than 3,000 colleges, universities and independent elementary and secondary schools in more than 80 countries, making CASE one of the largest nonprofit education associations in the world in terms of institutional membership. CASE serves more than 90,000 advancement professionals at member institutions and has offices in London, U.K.; Mexico City, Mexico; Singapore; and Washington, D.C. The association produces content, publications, conferences, institutes and workshops that support educational leaders and advancement professionals in their work to advance education through serving their institutions. To learn more about CASE visit www.case.org.

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Western Kentucky University prides itself on positioning its students, faculty and staff for long term success. As a student-centered, applied research university, WKU helps students expand on classroom learning by integrating education with real-world applications in the communities we serve. Our hilltop campus is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, which was recently named by Reader’s Digest as one of the nicest towns in America, just an hour’s drive from Nashville, Tennessee.