Umatilla Electric Cooperative (UEC) was honored with 4 awards on September 18 at the Northwest Public Power Association’s (NWPPA) Northwest Innovations in Communications (NIC) Conference in Boise, Idaho.
UEC received 4 awards out of 9 total categories judged at the conference, including 1 perfect score.
The awards include:
- First place social media
- First place external newsletter (Ruralite Magazine)
- Third place annual report, and
- Third place photography.
9 marketing and communications professionals from throughout the Northwest volunteered their time to judge each entry.
Earlier in the year, UEC was also honored with 4 national communications awards by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) Spotlight on Excellence Awards including 2 first-place and 2 second-place recognitions.