Arkansas State University-Mountain Home's Development Office received a bronze Paragon Award from the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR) for the university's 2009 Annual Fund Drive Hot Air Balloon Extravaganza.  NCMPR's Paragon Awards recognize outstanding achievement in communications at community and technical colleges throughout the United States and Canada.  It is the only national competition of its kind that honors excellence exclusively among marketing and PR professionals at two-year colleges.  This year's competition drew more than 1,700 entries from 260 colleges across the nation.  The 2009 winners were announced at NCMPR's national conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Pictured with the Bronze Paragon Award are (left to right) Carol Gresham, Vice Chancellor for Development at ASUMH and Christy Keirn, Director of Marketing and Public Relations at ASUMH.