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UNO Named AMA In-House Marketing Team of the Year

UNO earned top honors and seven individual awards at the 2025 American Marketing Association’s (AMA) Omaha Chapter Pinnacle Awards for standout leadership, strategy, and innovation in marketing.

  • published: 2025/04/25
  • contact: Sam Peshek - Office of Strategic Marketing and Communications
  • email: unonews@unomaha.edu
A snapshot of UNO’s award-winning submissions for the 2025 American Marketing Association Omaha Chapter’s Pinnacle Awards.

A snapshot of the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s award-winning submissions for the 2025 American Marketing Association Omaha Chapter’s Pinnacle Awards. Illustration: UNO Office of Strategic Marketing and Communications.

The University of Nebraska at Omaha’s (UNO) commitment to creativity, strategy, and storytelling in marketing just earned a major recognition.


➡️ What’s new: UNO’s Office of Strategic Marketing and Communications was named In-House Marketing Team of the Year by the Omaha Chapter of the American Marketing Association (AMA) during its 2025 Pinnacle Awards, held April 23.


💡 Why it matters:

The In-House Marketing Team of the Year award – one of the annual event’s top honors – recognizes organizations that demonstrate excellence in leadership, innovation, business impact, and creative achievement.

UNO also took home seven total individual awards, earning bronze, silver and Pinnacle honors in five of seven categories in the Large Business tier.


🎤 What they’re saying:

  • Victoria Kohout, UNO Chief of External Relations: “This award reflects the strength of our entire university community. It honors the students who share their voices, the faculty who lead with purpose, and the staff who support our mission every day. The Office of Strategic Marketing and Communications and the campus community are advancing a bold, unified vision of what it means to be a metropolitan university of distinction.”

  • Sasha Thurin, UNO Executive Director of Strategic Marketing and Communications: “This award belongs to our team, the entire university, and those who show up every day with purpose and pride to serve not only UNO, but our city. At UNO, we are Omaha. Every message we share, every story we tell, is driven by a deep belief in the power of education to transform lives and communities.”


🏆 AMA Accolades: A full list of UNO awards and recognitions from the AMA Pinnacle Awards:

  • Pinnacle: UNO Office of Strategic Marketing and Communications; A Leader in In-House Marketing Excellence – In-House of the Year

  • Pinnacle: UNO Newsletter Redesign; Communications – Large Business

  • Pinnacle: UNO Integrated Marketing Campaign – Large Business

  • Silver: UNO 24-25 Undergraduate Viewbook; Communications – Large Business

  • Silver: UNO State of the University; Public Relations – Large Business

  • Silver: UNO Wild Kingdom Video; Video – Large Business

  • Bronze: UNO Enrollment Days; Promotions – Large Business

  • Bronze: UNO 2024 December Commencement; Public Relations – Large Business


⚡️ What’s next: UNO’s bold “You Are a Maverick” institutional brand advertisement campaign is underway.


About the University of Nebraska at Omaha

Located in one of America’s best cities to live, work and learn, the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) is Nebraska’s premier metropolitan university. With more than 15,000 students enrolled in 200-plus programs of study, UNO is recognized nationally for its online education, graduate education, military friendliness and community engagement efforts. Founded in 1908, UNO has served learners of all backgrounds for more than 100 years and is dedicated to another century of excellence both in the classroom and in the community.

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