Wayne State Magazine
Wayne State magazine is published by the Wayne State University Alumni Association. [1] The quarterly publication consistently has been ranked the No. 1 benefit for alumni association members and has received many local and national awards in recent years.
History and profile
The magazine was founded in 1987 by Marguerite Rigby,[2] former executive director of the Wayne State University Alumni Association. Rigby retired in 2009.[3] The magazine covers a range of topics, including Wayne State University, its alumni, and the Midtown, Detroit community. "Talk of the Town," a feature article highlighting the development of Midtown Detroit and Wayne State's role in it, received several recent awards. It was written by the magazine's editor, Michelle Franzen Martin.[4]
In 2013, the magazine was 76 pages. A digital version also is available.
The magazine received 11 awards in 2005 and 2006. They include a silver OZZIE award, a nationally recognized honor for the magazine's spring 2006 redesign. Other recent awards were given by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education district V; Awards for Publication Excellence; and the International Association of Business Communicators. In 2007, the magazine and other Wayne State University Alumni Association communications were honored with a first-place Teresa Exline Best Practices in Marketing and Communications award from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education district V.[5]
Since 2005 alone, Wayne State magazine has received nearly 25 awards from local and national organizations.[6] The magazine earned four awards alone in 2010 from the Society of Professional Journalists. In 2013, it won seven awards from the Society of Professional Journalists. [7]