The Office of Marketing Communications at Coastal Carolina University received three awards at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District III Conference held Feb. 18 to 21 in Atlanta.

Coastal earned awards in the following categories: photography, newsletter publishing improvement and paid advertisements.

A photograph by Rob Wyeth won an award of excellence. The photo is being used in Coastal recruitment and advertisement pieces.

Coastal's faculty/staff newsletter earned a special merit award. Recognized for the award were the editorial staff of Jerry Rashid and Doug Bell, and graphic designer Rob Wyeth.

In the paid advertisements category, Coastal's Florence Awareness Initiative Ad Campaign earned a special merit award. Recognized for the award were the editorial staff of Anne Monk and Doug Bell, and graphic designers Joe Rackley and Rob Wyeth.

CASE is the largest international association of educational institutions, with nearly 2,900 colleges, universities, independent elementary and secondary schools in 44 countries, including the United States, Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom. Representing these institutions are more than 22,000 advancement professionals in the disciplines of alumni relations, communications and fund raising.

CASE District III includes schools from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.