Holy Cross Magazine has won the 2025 CASE Gold Award for best alumni magazine publishing three or four times per year.
The annual Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Circle of Excellence Awards are the industry standard for higher education advancement services, alumni relations, communications, fundraising and marketing. The 2025 contest drew more than 4,000 entries from 33 countries across a host of communications and marketing categories. HCM was also one of eight national finalists for CASE’s Robert Sibley Magazine of the Year Award, the highest award for excellence in the field.
“From its hand and eye feel (Rolling Stone-size) to its image-first strategy, spot-on, arresting titles, and thoughtful use of resources, Holy Cross Magazine blew us away. The narratives were really well done, the imagery beautiful, and the entry truly refreshing to flip through, thanks to plenty of white space, a strong mix of stories, and truly powerful photography. We got a sense of the place and what was important to it, really feeling the Holy Cross point of view. Said one of us, ‘I get it and I feel it.’”
This is the first time HCM has medaled in the overall magazine category in its 59-year history; the magazine was the only publication in its category to receive a Gold Medal.
“Our incredible team of creative professionals has expertly delivered on a bold new vision for Holy Cross Magazine,” said Jeremy Thompson, vice president for communications and marketing. “Its rich visual storytelling brings our faculty, alumni, and students to life for readers and reflects our community’s deep and abiding commitment to Holy Cross and its Jesuit, Catholic tradition. The recognition from CASE is a welcome affirmation of the team’s fantastic work.”
This is HCM’s second CASE Gold since 2022, when it was honored for its profile of Anthony Fauci, M.D., ’62, Hon. ’87. Previous HCM issues can be read and downloaded via its digital archive.
HCM publishes three times a year; new stories can be read weekly at magazine.holycross.edu.
