APS Wins Awards for Excellence in Marketing and Communications

Rockville, Md. (August 3, 2021)—The American Physiological Society (APS) has been recognized with eight awards for excellence, including two awards of the highest recognition for The Physiologist Magazine. The awards were given by two organizations in the areas of marketing and communications.

AM&P Network EXCEL Awards

The EXCEL Awards recognize excellence and leadership in association media, publishing, marketing and communications. This year, 81 Gold Awards, 84 Silver and 75 Bronze were handed out. APS was among the most decorated membership association for the prestigious awards program. The Society won the following:

• Gold Award — The Physiologist Magazine, for Magazines General Excellence for 10,000 or fewer circulation
• Gold Award — “Gene Screen,” The Physiologist Magazine, MelEdits, for Feature Article for 10,000 or fewer circulation
• Silver Award — I Spy Physiology Blog, “Why COVID-19 Makes It Hard to Breathe,” for Blog, Blog Single Post
• Silver Award — APS Twitter Feed, for Best Social Media Feed
• Silver Award — End-of-Year Fundraising Direct Mail Campaign, for Direct Mail-Campaign
• Silver Award — Membership Brochure, for Brochure
• Bronze Award — APS News Update, for Newsletters General Excellence

Communications Concepts’ APEX Awards

APEX Awards are based on excellence in graphic design, editorial content and the ability to achieve overall communications excellence. APEX Awards of Excellence recognize exceptional entries in each of the individual categories. APS was recognized with the following award:

• Award of Excellence — The Physiologist Magazine, September 2020 issue, for COVID-19 Media-Health & Medical

“Many top-notch associations submit their work to these highly competitive awards,” said APS Chief Community and Learning Officer, Meeghan De Cagna, MSc, CAE. “Our staff and members who create this content make these efforts shine—it truly does take a village and strong leadership.”

The Society would like to recognize its member volunteers and industry partners whose collaboration has been integral to its success:

• Karla Haack, PhD, and Matthew Haack, MD (winning I Spy Physiology Blog post)
• Brad Latham, Latham Creative (design of The Physiologist Magazine)
• Melanie Padgett Powers, MelEdits (managing editor and writer, The Physiologist Magazine)

Physiology is a broad area of scientific inquiry that focuses on how molecules, cells, tissues and organs function in health and disease. The American Physiological Society connects a global, multidisciplinary community of more than 10,000 biomedical scientists and educators as part of its mission to advance scientific discovery, understand life and improve health. The Society drives collaboration and spotlights scientific discoveries through its 16 scholarly journals and programming that support researchers and educators in their work.