About this Issue — January 2013

Carnegie Mellon Today, a publication of Carnegie Mellon University, serves the interests of alumni, faculty, staff, students, parents and friends. We publish print and Web editions of the magazine several times a year.

Credits
Robbee B. Kosak, Publisher
Marilyn R. Kail, Associate Publisher
Robert Mendelson, Executive Editor
Kosak Design, Creative Direction
Julie Sweeney, Editorial Production Manager
Ken Andreyo, Photography
Tim Kaulen, Photography
Harry Giglio Photography (A'75), Cover Photograph

Art Contributors
Alvernia University
Disney
Getty Images
Jerry Holleran
iStockphoto
Shutterstock Images

Contributors
Keightley Amen
Michelle Bova (DC'07)
Paul Carboni (DC'13)
Danielle Commisso (DC'06)
Lisa Kay Davis (DC'09)
Shannon Deep (CMU'10)
Nickolas Ducassi (A'10)
Sally Ann Flecker
Carey Groner (A'80)
Michelle Hebert
Janet Jay (DC'07)
Aaron Jentzen (DC'12)
Lorelai Laird (DC'01)
Olivia London (DC'13)
Aviva Lubowsky
Olivia O'Connor (A'13)
Bradley A. Porter (DC'08)
Emily Rathbone
Elizabeth Shestak (DC'03)
Melissa Silmore (TPR'85)
Andrew Swensen (Adjunct Faculty)
Emmett Zitelli (HNZ'01)


Current Awards

Communicators Award
Award of Excellence, Cover Design
Award of Distinction, Magazine/Edu. Inst.
Award of Distinction, Overall Design
Award of Distinction, Feature Article
Award of Distinction, Column

Hermes Creative Awards
Platinum Award, Publications/Magazine
Platinum Award, Design/Publication Overall
Platinum Award, Writing/Publication Article
Gold Award, Writing/Publication Overall
Honorable Mention, Design/Publication Cover
Honorable Mention, Writing/Publication Column

IABC Golden Triangle Awards
Award of Excellence, Magazine Award of Excellence, Feature Writing
Award of Honor, Magazine Covers
Award of Honor, Column

MarCom Awards
Platinum Award, Magazine/Edu. Inst.
Platinum Award, Writing/Magazine
Platinum Award, Writing/Feature Article
Gold Award, Design/Magazine
Gold Award, Writing/Column

Mercury Excellence Awards
Silver Award, Feature Article Writing/University

PRSA–East Central District
Award of Excellence, Institutional Relations

PRSA–Pittsburgh
Renaissance Award, External Publications
Award of Merit, Opinion/Editorial

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