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ATA publications were among the most honored at the 18th annual Minnesota Magazine & Publishing Association Excellence Awards ceremony, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014, in Minneapolis, Minn.

The Excellence Awards competition was created to recognize and foster outstanding publishing achievement. Winners were chosen by a panel of judges selected and assigned based on their expertise, experience, and ability to judge entries fairly.

ATA publisher, Steve Schiffman, also took home the Greg Carey Leadership Award, which recognizes outstanding volunteer efforts to support the MMPA.

ATA’s awards included five Gold, two Silver and two Bronze awards. Following is a list of awards and categories:

Gold Awards

Technical Article for an Association/Business/Trade Under 30,000

Geosynthetics – Managing nuclear power generation

Media Kit for all publications under 60,000

ATA

Feature design for Association under 30,000

Specialty Fabrics Review – Supporting Disaster Relief

Overall Design for Association/Education

Specialty Fabrics Review

Overall Excellence

Specialty Fabrics Review

Silver Awards

Directory All Publications Over 60,000

Fabric Architecture – Resource Guide 2014

Single-Topic Issue, Special Section or Special Supplement

Fabric Architecture – Idea Guide 2014

Bronze Awards

Feature Article Association under 30,000

Specialty Fabrics Review – Potable and Portable

Single-Topic Issue, Special Section or Special Supplement

Specialty Fabrics Review – Shade Sales