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> PRESS RELEASES
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| April 27, 2005 |
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LOGAN TWP, NJ (April 27, 2005)--The Association of Educational Publishers (AEP), the nation's leading professional organization for supplemental educational publishers, today announced the finalists for its 2005 Awards Program. For nearly three decades, the AEP Awards have recognized significant and excellent achievement in supplemental educational products and education marketing. Selected by a panel of peers and industry experts, AEP Award winners earn the right to display the Lamp of Learning logo, a mark of outstanding quality and achievement.
The list of this year's honorees is representative of the size and breadth of the industry, including long-time companies like Scholastic and Highlights, newcomers to education like Gibbs-Smith and netTrekker, non-profits such as the JASON Foundation, and technology vendors like WILL Interactive. A complete list of finalists, sorted according to category, can be found on the web at http://www.edpress.org/awards/winners.htm.
"The significance of the AEP Awards has become twofold," said Charlene Gaynor, Executive Director of AEP. "Not only do they reward publishers with the recognition they deserve, more importantly they help parents and teachers identify the best educational products and publications available."
Honors are given in the following categories:
- The Golden Lamp Awards, honoring the best of the best in four categories - books, instructional materials, periodicals and technology. The Golden Lamp identifies superior use of content, design and fulfillment of a product's educational mission.
- The Distinguished Achievement Awards for excellence in an eclectic and growing product field including educational toys, software, home and classroom materials, books and magazines, Websites, learning devices and more.
- The AOL@SCHOOL Technology Leadership Award, jointly given by AOL and AEP, recognizing originality in the implementation of content, media, design and delivery. The winner is chosen from the technology category entrants in the Distinguished Achievement Awards.
- The Beacon Awards, which recognize outstanding educational marketing by sales and contributing staff who deal with the vital task of bringing a product to consumer awareness. Awards are given for several media, including display advertising, direct mail and integrated marketing campaigns, brochures and catalogs.
- The Gold Beacon Award, granted to the product judged the most innovative and appealing marketing tool from among the winners of The Beacon Award.
All winners will be announced at the annual Awards Banquet and Gala, held at the conclusion of the AEP Educational Publishing Summit, June 6-8, at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington, D.C. Beacon Award winners will be honored separately on the morning of June 8, at the Beacon Breakfast.
About AEP
AEP, a national, nonprofit organization, represents, supports and promotes the publishers of supplemental educational resources, key tools for reading and learning at school and at home. Its membership includes the giants of the supplemental education industry, and spans the gamut from magazines to television channels, books to interactive computer software and CDs. Please visit www.edpress.org for more information.
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