GROWMARK Corporate and Government Relations and Marketing Communications team members took home several awards from the Cooperative Communicators Association (CCA) during a ceremony held last week in Indianapolis, Indiana. Professional communicators representing cooperatives from across the United States and Canada submitted 703 entries in the (CCA) Excellence in Communications Awards recognizing the best in writing, photography, programs and projects, and publications.

Publications and Media Relations Specialist Cassie Becker and Cooperative Affairs and Communications Specialist Karen Jones both received several awards in multiple categories.

Becker won first place in the Photography category for the portrait, “When the calf stands tall.” With Julie Fontana, senior graphic designer, Becker also received second place honors in the Employee Publication category for the SOURCE Magazine and in the Improved Publication category for the SOURCE Magazine.

Jones received first place in the One-time Publication category for the “Pocket Guide to the GROWMARK System.” She also took home second place in the Documentary Video category for “Properties of Anhydrous Ammonia” and in the Cooperative Education category for the “Pocket Guide to the GROWMARK System.”

GROWMARK corporate strategic development manager Cliff Dolbeare placed third in the Social Media category for “FS: A “Trusted Advisor” … even on Social Media” and the GROWMARK Marketing Communications team received an honorable mention in the Cooperative Education category for the “FS Interactive Coloring Book.”

Let’s give them a big round of applause! Well done, GROWMARK peeps!