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Worth Sharing: University Communications Captures Prestigious Honor

Sean Murphy
The Wildcat Statue sits proudly in Chico State's Wildcat Plaza.
Jason Halley / University Photographer

The Wildcat Statue, designed by Washington-based artist Matthew Gray Parker, the seven-foot-long, 1,500-pound bronze statue is a replication of the native bobcat (Lynx rufus californicus), which the student body declared as the University’s mascot in 1924, seen in Wildcat Plaza on Sunday, April 22, 2018 in Chico, Calif. (Jason Halley/University Photographer/CSU Chico)

The following is a listing of professional achievements by Chico State faculty, staff, and students. Submit your professional achievements to ucomm@csuchico.edu.

Awards and Activities

University Communications received a Grand Gold Award for Article of the Year, one of the most prestigious awards from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). The winning entry, “Restless Dreamers,” was written by Travis Souders, and was one of just eight to be awarded from more than 600 entries.

P. Willey, professor emeritus from the Department of Anthropology, was honored with the Anthropology Section’s “Anthropology Section Service Award” at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences 71st Annual Scientific Meeting last month.

Chico State was ranked No. 48 on Learn.org’s Top Public Universities list.

Sean Murphy
Sean Murphy

Sean Murphy (English, ’97) is the Media Relations Coordinator at Chico State. When he's not writing press releases and pitching story ideas to the media or fielding media inquiries, he's writing about human interest stories, sports, the outdoors and the remarkable students, staff and faculty at Chico State.