Tierra Grande Magazine Among World's Best

By David S. Jones, Senior Editor, Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
May 2, 2016/Release No. 13-0516

COLLEGE STATION, Tex. (Real Estate Center) – Tierra Grande magazine, the flagship periodical for the Real Estate Center in Mays Business School at Texas A&M University, has been named one of the top business publications in the world for 2016.

The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) has announced winners in its annual Gold Quill Awards program. The global competition is acknowledged as one of the most prestigious award programs in the industry.

More than 650 entries came from Australia, Canada, Denmark, Hong Kong, India, Israel, New Zealand, Philippines, Russia, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Tierra Grande was one of only ten U.S. winners among 28 award recipients in the publications category.

“The work sample is executed to the highest professional standards,” said one of the international judges. “Sharing research findings is not the easiest of communications objectives. The work displays a high level of creativity and innovation and succeeds admirably in connecting visually with a specialized target audience.

“The total package displays integrated design and discipline, and it is obvious that while none of the editorial staff and production team work on the project full time, a high level of professionalism is involved.”

Awards will be presented at the IABC Excellence Gala as part of the world conference in New Orleans in June.

“The Gold Quill Awards are unique in the industry because they recognize work that makes a significant contribution to business or organizational outcomes,” said Monika Lancucki, chair of the IABC Awards Committee. “Also, unlike many other awards programs, evaluators review each entry against IABC’s standard of excellence rather than against other entries. This encourages the pursuit of excellence rather than competition.”
 
This is not the first time Tierra Grande has been a Gold Quill Award winner. It also won in 1979 and 1980.

Funded primarily by Texas real estate licensee fees, the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University was created by the state legislature to meet the needs of many audiences, including the real estate industry, instructors, researchers and the general public. The Center is part of Mays Business School at Texas A&M University.
 
Real Estate Center
Gary Maler, 979-845-9691 (director)
Dr. James Gaines, 979-845-2079 (chief economist/residential)
Dr. Ali Anari, 979-845-2094 (econometrics)
Attorney Judon Fambrough, 979-845-2007 (legal issues)
Dr. Charles Gilliland, 979-845-2080 (rural land)
Dr. Harold Hunt, 979-847-9021 (commercial)
Dr. Luis Torres, 979-845-7972 (econometrics)
 
For information on the Real Estate Center, contact Senior Editor David S. Jones at 979-845-2039 (voice), 979-845-0460 (fax) or d-jones@tamu.edu. Or contact Associate Editor Bryan Pope, 979-845-2088 (office) or b-pope@tamu.edu.
 
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