Kenyon College Magazine Is Nation's Best

GAMBIER, Ohio (July 15, 2009)

The Kenyon College Alumni Bulletin has been named the best college magazine in the nation. The Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) recently announced that the Bulletin earned the Robert Sibley Magazine of the Year award for 2009.

The coveted award is given annually to the most exemplary collegiate general-interest, research, or special-interest magazine.

The Bulletin competed against entries from large research institutions and smaller colleges. The judges considered writing, editing, design, print quality, and creative use of resources. The judges said the magazine is "firing on all cylinders."

The Bulletin "plays skillfully on two elements of the small liberal arts college experience shared by the College's alumni-a deep emotional attachment to Kenyon's educational ethos and an abiding sense of place," judges said. They praised feature stories for fulfilling the magazine's stated goal of conveying Kenyon's "beauty, fun, quirkiness, and academic rigor" in addition to Kenyon's reputation as "a small place to think big thoughts."

The Bulletin is edited by Shawn Presley and deputy editors Amy Blumenthal and Dan Laskin. Mark Ellis is the associate editor. The magazine is designed by Aldrich Design of St. Paul, Minn., and Adam Gilson, associate publications director at Kenyon.

CASE is a leading professional organization in the fields of education fundraising, communications, and alumni relations. The 2008 award went to Dartmouth College.