Aw shucks. Middlebury Magazine has just learned that we’ve been honored with awards for design, editorial, and general excellence by the fine (and may we say wise) judges in the 2011 Circle of Excellence Awards, which is sponsored by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education.

Our winning entries:

College and University General Interest Magazines: 30,000 to 74,999 circ. (40 entries)
Bronze, Middlebury Magazine, Winter 2010 and Fall 2010 issues

Excellence in Design: Illustrations (28 entries)
Silver,
“Long Live the Great White Yak,” illustration by Emiliano Ponzi
Silver, “Brain vs. Nature,” illustration by Heads of State

Excellence in Design: Editorial Design (65 entries)
Silver, “Can the Louisiana Coast Be Saved?” art direction by Pamela Fogg, design by Carey Bass ’99

Best Articles of the Year: Higher Education (107 entries)
Silver, “Hollowed Ground,” by Sierra Crane-Murdoch ’10