Nevada Silver & Blue, the magazine of the University of Nevada, Reno, won four awards, a Gold and three Silvers, in the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Awards of Excellence.

"Nevada Silver & Blue is a valued part of Nevada's long-standing traditions," said John Carothers, vice president of Development and Alumni Relations and executive editor of Nevada Silver & Blue. "We are very pleased to have been recognized by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education."

The magazine received a Gold for its "Family Tree Challenge" department in the Alumni Relations Programs: Programming for Special Constituencies category, and three Silvers for the magazine's Fall 2010 Campus Map Illustration: two in the Excellence in Design category - for both Illustrations and Posters - and one in Individual Institutional Relations and Alumni Relations Publications: Campus Maps.

"We introduced the Family Tree Challenge in 2006 to foster connections between the many alumni whose families have seen generations of Nevada graduates," Carothers said. "The two-page spread is very popular with our alumni-we have a long waiting list. I am grateful for the many people in my division and across campus whose hard work makes Nevada Silver & Blue a success."

The latest issue of Nevada Silver & Blue is available. The Spring 2011 issue will publish in late April.

CASE is a professional association serving educational institutions and the advancement professionals who work on their behalf in alumni relations, communications, development, marketing and allied areas. CASE helps its members build stronger relationships with their alumni and donors, raise funds for campus projects, produce recruitment materials, market their institutions to prospective students, diversify the profession, and foster public support of education.

Nevada Silver & Blue was recognized at an awards luncheon held in conjunction with the CASE District VII Conference on Friday, March 4 in Los Angeles, Calif.