Award-Winning Design Services | CEH Design

Under Carolyn’s leadership, CEH Design has earned over 150 awards for work on school magazine and admission materials, annual fund appeals, and capital campaigns, including numerous Circle of Excellence Awards from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education. Most recently, Carolyn’s innovative design for a client’s admission viewbook won their coveted Circle of Excellence Gold Award.

2020

36th Annual Educational Advertising Awards

Gold Award – Lake Tahoe Preparatory School, Logo Design

Gold Award – Lake Tahoe Preparatory School, Website

Gold Award – The Webb School, Acceptance Package, Jump into Webb

The Brilliance Awards

Gold Award – The Webb School, Acceptance Package, Jump into Webb

2019

35th Annual Educational Advertising Awards

Gold Award – Pomfret School, Total Recruitment Package, Be Heard

Merit Award – Pomfret School, Total Recruitment Package, Millbrook Made

The Brilliance Awards

Silver Award – Millbrook School, Enrollment Package, Millbrook Made

Bronze Award – Pomfret School, Enrollment Package, Be Heard

2017

Brilliance Awards

Gold Award – Miss Porter’s School, Enrollment Package, Leaders Learn Here

Bronze Award – Miss Porter’s School, Viewbook, Leaders Learn Here

UCDA Design Competition

Award of Excellence – Miss Porter’s School, Campaign Strategy, Viewbook, Search Brochure, Yield Brochure, Leaders Learn Here

Case Circle of Excellence

Gold Award – Miss Porter’s School, Student Recruitment, Leaders Learn Here

2017 cont.

42nd Annual Connecticut Art Directors Club Awards

Award of Excellence – Miss Porter’s School, Viewbook, Leaders Learn Here

Award of Excellence – Miss Porter’s School, Search Brochure, Here, Girls Matter

Award of Excellence – Miss Porter’s School, Acceptance Package, Open Doors to Your Future

32nd Annual Education Advertising Awards

Gold Award –Miss Porter’s School, Viewbook, Leaders Learn Here

Gold Award – Berkshire School, Acceptance Package, You’re a Bear!

Silver Award – Miss Porter’s School, Search Brochure, Here Girls Matter

Silver Award – Kents Hill School, Recruitment Package, Discover Your Place—Design Your Future

Bronze Award – Pomfret School, Recruitment Package, Where Real Learning Happens

Merit Award – The Gunnery, External Publication, The Gunnery Bulletin

Merit Award – Miss Porter’s School, External Publication, The Bulletin

Merit Award – Holy Cross High School, Viewbook, Educating Hearts & Minds

2016

Brilliance Awards

Bronze Award – Whitby School, Annual Fund Appeal, Mission Possible

Connecticut Art Directors Club

Merit Award – King Low Heywood Thomas, Viewbook, Forward ThinKING

Silver Award – Berkshire School, Acceptance Package, You’re a Bear!

2015

30th Annual Admissions Advertising Award

Merit Award – Miss Porter’s School, Bulletin

Merit Award – Kent School, Admissions Recruitment Package, Connect to Your Future

Merit Award – The Gunnery, Bulletin

Bronze – King Low Heywood Thomas, Viewbook, Forward ThinKING

Gold Award – Mercersburg Academy, Admissions Recruitment Package, Define Yourself Here

Gold Award – Whitby School, Case StatementReimagining Ready

2013

CASE Circle of Excellence

Bronze Award – Miss Porter’s School, Portrait of a Porter’s Girl

Connecticut Art Directors Club

Award of Excellence – Miss Porter’s School, Portrait of a Porter’s Girl

28th Annual Admissions Advertising Award

Gold Award – Miss Porter’s School, Viewbook, Portrait of a Porter’s Girl

Merit Award – Avon Old Farms, Viewbook, Leading Young Men

2012

American Graphic Design Awards

Award of Excellence – Canterbury School, Admissions Package

Award of Excellence – Greenwich Academy, Connections Magazine

Award of Excellence – The Gunnery, Capital Campaign

Award of Excellence – The Gunnery, Admissions Program Brochures

Award of Excellence – Mercersburg Academy, The Mercersburg Plan

Award of Excellence – Mercersburg Academy, Advancement Newsletter, MPACT

Award of Excellence – The Spence School, Annual Fund

Connecticut Art Directors Club

Award of Excellence – Canterbury School, Admissions Recruitment Package

2011

American Graphic Design Awards

Award of Excellence – The Gunnery, Bulletin

Award of Excellence – The Gunnery, Annual Fund

Award of Excellence – Greenwich Country Day School, Planned Giving Society

Award of Excellence – Greenwich Academy, Connections Magazine

Award of Excellence – Miss Porter’s School, Bulletin

Award of Excellence – The Fessenden School, Character & Community, The Campaign for Fessenden’s Endowment

2010

16th Annual Communicator Award

Silver Award of Distinction – Miss Porter’s School, Portrait of a Porter’s Girl

Connecticut Art Directors Club

Award of Excellence – Miss Porter’s School, Admissions Recruitment Package

PRSA Mercury Awards

Gold Award - Brochures – Miss Porter’s School, Portrait of a Porter’s Girl

Silver Award - Magazine – Miss Porter’s School, Bulletin

Silver Award - Brochures – Miss Porter’s School, Scholars, Artists, Athletes and Friends

Silver Award - DirectMail/Direct Response – Miss Porter’s School, Are You Ready

24th Annual Educational Advertising Awards

Bronze Award – Miss Porter’s School, Admissions Recruitment Package

Bronze Award – Miss Porter’s School, Bulletin

2009

PRSA Mercury Awards

Sliver Award - Special Purpose Publications – Miss Porter’s School, Case Statement, It’s How You Think

24th Annual Admissions Advertising Award

Gold Award – Miss Porter’s School, Case Statement, It’s How You Think

Silver Award – Greenwich Academy, Connections Magazine

Silver Award – Canterbury School, Search Piece, Clearly Canterbury

Merit Award – The Gunnery, Yield Brochure, Become

Merit Award – Besant Hill School, Viewbook, Discover Besant Hill and Discover Yourself

2008

Connecticut Art Directors Club

Award of Excellence – Miss Porter’s School, Case Statement, It’s How You Think

American Graphic Design Awards Competition

Award of Excellence – The Gunnery, Bulletin

Award of Excellence – Tabor Academy, Summer Program

Award of Excellence – Greenwich Country Day School, Case Statement<

Award of Excellence – Greenwich Country Day School, Six Admissions Program Brochures

Award of Excellence – Greenwich Country Day School, Viewbook

Award of Excellence – Greenwich Academy, Connections Magazine

Award of Excellence – Miss Porter’s School, Walking in Sarah's Shoes

Award of Excellence – Miss Porter’s School, Case Statement, It's How You Think

Award of Excellence – Greenwich Academy, Viewbook

Award of Excellence – Canterbury School, Admission Package

2007

23rd Annual Admissions Advertising Award

Silver Award – Miss Porter’s School, Walking in Sarah’s Shoes

Bronze Award –Greenwich Academy, Connections Magazine

Bronze Award –Besant Hill School, Search Piece

Merit Award – The Greenwich Country Day School, Viewbook

Merit Award – The Greenwich Country Day School, Capital Campaign Logo and Stationary

Merit Award – Canterbury School, Case Statement

2006

22nd Annual Admissions Advertising Award

Merit Award – The Gunnery, Strategic Plan

Merit Award – The Gunnery, Annual Report

Merit Award – Greenwich Academy, Viewbook

Mohawk Paper

Award of Excellence – The Gunnery, Strategic Plan

2005

21st Annual Admissions Advertising Award

Merit Award – The Gunnery, Viewbook

Merit Award – The Gunnery, Annual Report

Merit Award – Wilbraham& Monson, Viewbook

2004

20th Annual Admissions Advertising Award

Silver Award – Canterbury School, Admission Package

Silver Award – Kent School, Viewbook

Merit Award – Tabor Academy, Viewbook

2003

19th Annual Admissions Advertising Award

Silver Award – St. Timothy's School, Viewbook

Mohawk Paper

Award of Excellence – Stoneleigh-Burnham School, Admissions Brochure

2002

18th Annual Admissions Advertising Award

Gold Award – The Gunnery, Viewbook

Gold Award – The Gunnery, Annual Report/Bulletin

Gold Award – Windward School, Campaign Kick-off Brochure

Silver Award – Windward School, Campaign Newsletter

Silver Award – Greens Farms Academy, Campaign Logo

Bronze Award – Greenwich Country Day School, Admissions Publications

Bronze Award – Greens Farms Academy, Campaign Q&A Brochure

Merit Award – The Gunnery, Case Statement

Merit Award – Greenwich Academy, Arts Calendar

Merit Award – Greenwich Academy, Connections Magazine

Merit Award – Westminster Annual Report / Bulletin

Merit Award – South Kent School, Admissions Publications

2001

17th Annual Admissions Advertising Award

Gold Award – Greenwich Academy, Viewbook

Gold Award – Greenwich Academy, Coordination Poster<

Gold Award – Kent School, Athletic Brochure

Silver Award – Westminster School, Case Statement

Silver Award – Campaign Logo, Windward School

Bronze Award – South Kent School, Search Piece

Merit Award – Cheshire Academy, Admissions Viewbook

Merit Award – Kent School, Arts Brochure

Merit Award – Greens Farms Academy, Annual Report

Merit Award – Portsmouth Abbey, Search Piece

Printing Industry of America Awards

Best of Category – Westminster School, Case Statement

Certificate of Merit – The Gunnery, Viewbook

2000

CASE/District One

Bronze Award – Greenwich Academy, Upper School Admissions Poster

New England Society for Healthcare Communications

Lamplighter Award of Excellence – Ridgefield VNA, Where Healthcare Feels at Home

Lamplighter Award of Excellence – Ridgefield VNA, Senior Care Assurance Program

American Graphic Design Awards Competition

Award of Excellence – The Gunnery, Post Cards

1999

15th Annual Admissions Advertising Award

Gold Award – The Gunnery, Summer School Brochure

Gold Award – Westminster School, Annual Report

Silver Award – The Gunnery, Annual Report/Bulletin

Silver Award – Westminster School, Admissions Viewbook

Silver Award – Kent School, Technology Brochure

Silver Award – Kent School Alumni Lecture Poster & Invitations

Bronze Award – The Gunnery, Admissions Viewbook

Merit Award – Tabor Academy, Admissions Viewbook

American Graphic Design Awards Competition

Award of Excellence – Westminster School, Annual Report/Bulletin

National Association of Independent Schools Annual Conference

Invited to present a session on publications

1998

14th Annual Admissions Advertising Award

Gold Award – Kent School, Admissions Viewbook

Gold Award – Kent School, Search Poster

Gold Award – Kent School, Alumni Lecture Series

Silver Award – Trinity-Pawing, Athletic Piece

Silver Award – Trinity-Pawing, Search Brochure

Bronze Award – Trinity-Pawing, Admissions Viewbook

Merit Award – Canterbury School, Admissions Viewbook

Merit Award – Portsmouth Abbey School, Admissions Viewbook

American Graphic Design Awards Competition

Award of Excellence – Purnell, Program Brochures

Award of Excellence – Brewster Academy, Search Piece

Award of Excellence – Westminster School, Annual Fund Appeals

Award of Excellence – The Gunnery, Planning for the Future

Award of Excellence – Kent School, Summer School Brochure

Award of Excellence – Stoneleigh-Burnham, Viewbook

National Association of Independent Schools Annual Conference

Invited to present a workshop on publications

1997

13th Annual Admissions Advertising Award

Gold Award – Kent School, Summer School Brochure

Gold Award – Brewster Academy, Search Piece

Gold Award – Westminster, Annual Report/Bulletin

Silver Award – Westminster, Calendar

Silver Award – Assumption College, Annual Report

Merit Award – Westminster, Admissions Viewbook

Admissions Marketing Report

Guest Editorial, August Issue

National Association of Independent Schools Annual Conference

Invited to present a session and workshop on publications

1996

12th Annual Admissions Advertising Award

Silver Award – Westminster, Calendar

Silver Award – Westminster, Annual Report/Bulletin

Silver Award – Westminster, Search Piece

American Graphic Design Awards Competition

Award of Excellence – Purnell, Viewbook

Award of Excellence – Self Promotion

Award of Excellence – Advertisement

Award of Excellence – Providence College, Viewbook

Award of Excellence – Stoneleigh-Burnham, Direct Mail

Connecticut Art Director's Club

Award of Merit – Self Promotion

1995

11th Annual Admissions Advertising Award

Merit Award – Summer and Fall Visit, Direct Mail Brochure, Providence College

Merit Award – Just Think., Yield Brochure, Providence College

American Graphic Design Awards Competition

Award of Excellence – Calendars

Award of Excellence – Annual Report

CASE Circle of Excellence in Educational Fund Raising Awards

Tabor Academy

1994

10th Annual Admissions Advertising Award

Merit Award – Travel and Recruitment Brochure

Print Magazine

Calendars, Regional Design Annual 1994

CASE/District One

Honorable Mention – Tabor Academy, Alumni and Parent Relations

American Graphic Design Awards Competition

Award of Excellence – Calendar, 1993

Award of Excellence – Brochures

Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts, Charles A. Stein Awards

Matrix Award – Tabor Academy, Folder Kit

Matrix Award – Colors in Black & White 1994 Calendar

Women in Communications, Fairfield County Chapter, Matrix Awards

Matrix Award – Print/Miscellaneous

Matrix Award – Print/Brochure

Francis W. Hatch Awards for Creative Excellence

Honorable Mention – Direct Mail, Juried Show

Connecticut Art Directors Club

Award of Excellence – Consumer Direct Mail

Mead Paper Top 60 Competition

Award of Excellence – Excellence in the Graphic Arts

1993

CASE/District One

Bronze Award – Tabor Academy, Alumni and Parent Relations

Francis W. Hatch Awards for Creative Excellence

Direct Mail, Juried Show

Potpourri, Juried Show

Self Promotion, Juried Show

Western Massachusetts Advertising Club

First Place Award – Self Promotion

Second Place Award – Miscellaneous

Second Place Award – Consumer Flyers, Inserts

Women in Communications, Fairfield County Chapter, Matrix Awards

Matrix Award – Catalogs

Matrix Award – Announcements/Invitations

Award of Merit – Announcements/Invitations

Award of Merit – Catalogs

Award of Merit – Calendar

Award of Merit – Promotional Brochure

Business/Professional Advertising Association

Three Gold Stars – Calendar 1992

One Gold Star – Posters Tabor Academy

One Gold Star – Computer Graphics/Brochures, Catalogs, Magazines, Westminster School

Connecticut Art Directors Club

Award of Excellence – Announcements/Invitations

1992

The College at New Paltz, State University of New York

Alumni Invitational Art Exhibition – Each year a few alumni are invited to present their work in the College Gallery.

Business/Professional Advertising Association

Three Gold Stars – 1991 Calendar

Connecticut Art Director's Club

Silver Award – Photography 1991 Calendar

Women in Communications, Fairfield County Chapter, Matrix Awards

First Place – Public Relations

First Place – Advertising/Graphic Design

Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts

Silver Award – Self Promotion 1991 Calendar

1991

The Ad Club of Fairfield County, Pinnacle Awards

Pinnacle Award – Sales Promotion/Consumer 1990 Calendar

Award of Excellence – Print Materials/Letterheads-Logos

Award of Excellence – Print Material/Catalogs, Westminster School, Viewbook