Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution takes home four Communicator Awards

Woods Hole, Mass. – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is the recipient of four Communicator Awards. The Communicator Awards recognizes organizations committed to excellence, effectiveness, and innovation across all areas of communication. These awards are judged by leading and forward-thinking professionals from various disciplines of the visual arts dedicated to the evolving nature of traditional and interactive media.

The Award of Excellence, their highest honor, is given to entrants whose ability to communicate positions them as the best in the field. The Award of Distinction is presented to projects that exceed industry standards in quality and achievement.

WHOI’s Ocean: Impossible campaign received two Awards of Excellence in the Campaign-Non-Profit and General-Environmental & Sustainability categories. It also received an Award of Distinction in the Advertising Campaigns-Non-Profit category.

The Ocean: Impossible campaign invites individuals to become members and help support WHOI’s mission by highlighting research in the areas of climate change, vulnerable habitats, and the Ocean Twilight Zone. This spy themed campaign assigned individuals a “mission” to get involved while also highlighting the important technology behind the science.

Hope for Corals in Crisis also received an Award of Distinction in the General-Causes & Awareness category. A collaborative team at WHOI, led by Director and Producer Craig LaPlante, authored and produced this video as a pivotal component of WHOI’s ongoing efforts to spotlight innovative strategies and solutions for the coral reef crisis.

According to Craig LaPlante, WHOI’s Director of Digital Media, “We’re always looking for unique and creative ways to share WHOI’s mission. Our audience uses digital platforms to remain educated and informed and we need to meet them where they’re at. Our use of digital storytelling remains integral to our overall engagement strategy.”

For a complete list of Communication Awards winners, visit:  https://www.communicatorawards.com/winners/winners-gallery/?event=1077

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About Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is a private, non-profit organization on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, dedicated to marine research, engineering, and higher education. Established in 1930, its primary mission is to understand the ocean and its interaction with the Earth as a whole, and to communicate an understanding of the ocean’s role in the changing global environment. WHOI’s pioneering discoveries stem from an ideal combination of science and engineering—one that has made it one of the most trusted and technically advanced leaders in basic and applied ocean research and exploration anywhere. WHOI is known for its multidisciplinary approach, superior ship operations, and unparalleled deep-sea robotics capabilities. We play a leading role in ocean observation and operate the most extensive suite of data-gathering platforms in the world. Top scientists, engineers, and students collaborate on more than 800 concurrent projects worldwide—both above and below the waves—pushing the boundaries of knowledge and possibility. For more information, please visit www.whoi.edu.

About The Communicator Awards

The Communicator Awards is dedicated to recognizing excellence, effectiveness, and innovation across all areas of communication. We are the leading international awards program honoring talent in this highly competitive field. We honor work that transcends craft—work that made a lasting impact, and provides an equal chance of winning to all entrants regardless of company or agency size and project budget. We provide winners and their clients the recognition they deserve, and give communications and creative professionals proof and validation that their work is highly regarded by their peers within the industry.