GCC Marketing Department Wins National Advertising Awards

Thursday, March 12, 2026
GCC Marketing Team

Glendale Community College (GCC) was among the select colleges and universities that were named winners in the 41st Annual Educational Advertising Awards competition.  GCC won four Gold awards and one Silver award. 

The National Educational Advertising Awards competition is the largest of its kind in the country. Over one-thousand colleges and universities from all fifty states and numerous foreign countries submitted entries. Of the colleges and universities that participated in the competition, many are from very well-known and well-funded institutions, which makes GCC’s accomplishment all the more impressive. 

Judges for the Educational Advertising Awards consisted of a national panel of higher education marketers, advertising creative directors, marketing executives and advertising professionals.

The GCC marketing team includes Stacey Carrillo-Saldana, Tim Farrow, Yvonne McMillan, Jason Sadler and Leonore Welling, and is led by John Heckenlaible. The team earned the following awards:

 

Gold 

Special Promotions Campaign The Great Glendale Get-together

Total Public Relations Campaign GCC's 60th Anniversary PR Campaign

Newspaper Advertising - Series Find Your Future/Success/Path

Total Advertising Campaign Find Your Future/Success/Path

 

Silver

Outdoor/Billboard         Find Your Future/Success

 

“What a testament to the hard work and creativity of the GCC marketing team. Congratulations to the entire department. GCC is truly proud of you and deeply grateful for all that you do every day for our students and community,” stated Dr. Tiffany Hernandez, President of Glendale Community College.