{"id":96945,"date":"2023-01-17T13:01:17","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T18:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/?page_id=96945"},"modified":"2026-07-07T10:04:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T14:04:27","slug":"cfa-magazine-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/news\/cfa-magazine-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"CFA Magazine Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>We&#8217;re proud to say that every year since <em>CFA<\/em> magazine launched, the publication<em>\u00a0<\/em>has been award-winning! Check out our highlights.<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><em>CFA <\/em>magazine has won Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Grand Gold at CASE District Awards<\/li>\n<li><em>CFA <\/em>magazine Spring 2026, Fall 2025, and Fall 2020 issues were awarded the highly-acclaimed Grand Gold at CASE Nationals<\/li>\n<li><em>CFA<\/em> magazine has also received SPD Awards, UCDA Awards, IHAF Awards, and a HATCH Award<\/li>\n<li><em>CFA<\/em> magazine was a finalist for the Robert Sibley Magazine of the Year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Read more about the specific award-winning issues of <em>CFA<\/em> magazine below.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2026\/07\/CFA-Magazine-Fall-2025-and-Spring-2026.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1078\" height=\"719\" class=\"size-full wp-image-131601 aligncenter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2026\/07\/CFA-Magazine-Fall-2025-and-Spring-2026.png 1078w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2026\/07\/CFA-Magazine-Fall-2025-and-Spring-2026-636x424.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2026\/07\/CFA-Magazine-Fall-2025-and-Spring-2026-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2026\/07\/CFA-Magazine-Fall-2025-and-Spring-2026-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2026\/07\/CFA-Magazine-Fall-2025-and-Spring-2026-900x600.png 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2026\/07\/CFA-Magazine-Fall-2025-and-Spring-2026-450x300.png 450w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2026\/07\/CFA-Magazine-Fall-2025-and-Spring-2026-600x400.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1078px) 100vw, 1078px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><em><span>CFA <\/span><\/em><span>All-Time Awards<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span>Judges&#8217; comments have included &#8220;simply stunning&#8221; and &#8220;beautifully executed, with a high level of consistency and design.&#8221; They also noted the strategic use of resources. The layout is innovative and creative, and custom illustrations elevate the reading experience. Comparisons were drawn to a curated art museum piece. This magazine has the quality of a coffee-table book\u2014it is worthy of being displayed and revisited.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span>2026<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5><span>CASE Circle of Excellence <\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>CFA Magazine: Spring 2026, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.case.org\/awards\/circle-excellence\/2026\/cfa-magazine-fall-2025-and-spring-2026\"><em>Design: Periodicals and Magazines <\/em><\/a><strong>(Grand Gold)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span>2025<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5><span>CASE Circle of Excellence <\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>CFA Magazine: Fall 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.case.org\/awards\/circle-excellence\/2026\/cfa-magazine-fall-2025-and-spring-2026\"><em>Design: Periodicals and Magazines <\/em><\/a><strong>(Grand Gold)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span>2024<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5><span>CASE Circle of Excellence <\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>CFA Magazine: Winter 2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.case.org\/awards\/circle-excellence\/2024\/cfa-magazine-summer-2023-and-winter-2024\"><em>Design: Periodicals and Magazines <\/em><\/a><strong>(Gold)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span>2023<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5><span>UCDA Design Awards<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>The UCDA Design Awards recognizes the best of the exceptional design and creative work done by communication professionals to promote educational institutions (secondary, vocational, or higher education) and supports the exchange of ideas and information relating to the unique role of these creatives.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>CFA<\/em> Magazine Winter 2023, <em>Magazine &#8211; Complete Unit <\/em><strong>(Award: Excellence)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>CFA<\/em> Magazine Winter 2023, <span>Magazine &#8211; <em>Editorial Spread-Series of Spreads<\/em> <strong>(<\/strong><\/span><strong>Recognition: Honorable Mention)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul><\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span>CASE Circle of Excellence <\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span><em>CFA<\/em> Magazine: Summer 2023, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.case.org\/awards\/circle-excellence\/2024\/cfa-magazine-summer-2023-and-winter-2024\"><em>Design: Periodicals and Magazines <\/em><\/a><strong>(Gold)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>CFA Magazine: Winter 2023, <em>Design: Periodicals and Magazines <\/em><strong>(Gold)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"xmsolistparagraph\"><span>\u201cThis issue of\u00a0<i>CFA<\/i>\u00a0magazine stands out for its excellent use of typography, photography, and illustration. The work is simply beautiful and it&#8217;s evident that the designer has a great understanding of how to use the grid to create a visually appealing publication. What&#8217;s even more impressive is that each section is distinct, but still feels cohesive and not disjointed from the whole experience. The restrained use of illustration adds a nice touch and enhances the overall design.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span>2022<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5><span>CASE Circle of Excellence <\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span><em>CFA<\/em> Magazine: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.case.org\/awards\/circle-excellence\/2023\/cfa-magazine-design\">Spring 2022<\/a><\/span>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.case.org\/awards\/circle-excellence\/2023\/cfa-magazine-design\"><em>Design: Periodicals and Magazines <\/em><\/a><strong>(Gold)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span><em>CFA<\/em> Magazine: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.case.org\/awards\/robert-sibley-magazine-year-award\">Finalist for Robert Sibley Magazine of the Year<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span>2021<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5><span>CASE Circle of Excellence <\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span><em>CFA<\/em> Magazine<\/span> Spring 2021 and Fall 2021, <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.case.org\/awards\/circle-excellence\/2022\/boston-university-cfa-magazine-spring-2021-and-fall-2021\">Design: Periodicals and Magazines<\/a> <strong>(Gold) <\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><em>CFA<\/em> Magazine Spring 2021 and Fall 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.case.org\/awards\/circle-excellence\/2022\/cfa-magazine-spring-2021-and-fall-2021\">Magazines: Alumni\/General Interest, Targeted Audience<\/a><strong> (Gold) <\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span>CASE Circle of Excellence &#8211; Best of District 1 <\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Boston University <em>CFA<\/em> Magazine Spring 2021 and Fall 2021, Design, Magazines &amp; Periodicals, 6 winners (3 from BU) <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><em>CFA<\/em> Magazine; Spring 2021 and Fall 2021, Magazines, Alumni\/General Interest: Any Institution Type (Targeted Audience, 4 winners)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span><strong>University &amp; College Designers Association (UCDA)<\/strong> Awards <\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span><em>CFA<\/em> Magazine Fall 2021, Cover Design \u2013 Magazine (Silver)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><em>CFA<\/em> Magazine Fall 2021, Magazine \u2013 Editorial Spreads, series of spreads (Silver)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span>SPD Awards <\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><em>CFA<\/em> Magazine<span> \u201cPainting with Purpose\u201d, Feature: Profile, Non-Celebrity Story (Merit) <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span>IHAF Awards <\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Gold: <\/span><span><em>CFA<\/em> Magazine for publications B2C<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span>Case District 1<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span><em>CFA<\/em> Magazine, Magazines (print): Alumni\/General Interest 2x per year (Grand Gold)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<h3><span>2020<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5><span>Case District 1<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span><em>CFA<\/em> Magazine, Magazines (print): Alumni\/General Interest 2x per year (Grand Gold)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><em>CFA<\/em> Magazine, Spring 2020 issue Design (print): Periodicals and Magazines (Gold)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span>CASE Nationals <\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.case.org\/awards\/circle-excellence\/2021\/cfa-magazine-fall-2020-issue\"><em>CFA<\/em> Magazine, Fall 2020<\/a>, Design: Magazines &amp; Periodicals (Grand Gold)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span>UCDA Awards<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span><em>CFA<\/em> Fall 2020, Magazine, Complete Unit (Excellence)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span>IHAF Awards<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span><em>CFA<\/em> Magazine Fall 2020, Publications B2C (Gold)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span>2019<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5><span>HATCH<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span><em>CFA<\/em> Magazine, Business Communications: Corporate Communications (Merit)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span>IHAF\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span><em>CFA<\/em> Magazine, Publications B2C (Gold)<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span>Case District 1<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><em><span>CFA <\/span><\/em>Magazine<span> (Fall 2018 &amp; Spring 2019), Magazines, Circulation under 50K (Bronze)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span>SPD Awards<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><em><span>CFA<\/span><\/em> Magazine<span> Spring 2019 \u201cSaving the Classical Ecosystem\u201d, Story \u2013 Illustration (Honorable Mention)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span>UCDA Awards<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><em><span>CFA <\/span><\/em>Magazine<span> (Fall 2019), Magazine &#8211; Complete Unit (Award of Excellence)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span>2018<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5><span>Case District 1<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><em><span>CFA <\/span><\/em>Magazine<span> (Fall 2018 &amp; Spring 2019), Magazines, Circulation under 50K (Bronze)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span>2014 <\/span>(<em>Esprit<\/em>)<\/h3>\n<h5><span>Case District I<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span>CFA <em>Esprit<\/em>, Print: Publication Package (Gold)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re proud to say that every year since CFA magazine launched, the publication\u00a0has been award-winning! Check out our highlights. CFA magazine has won Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Grand Gold at CASE District Awards CFA magazine Spring 2026, Fall 2025, and Fall 2020 issues were awarded the highly-acclaimed Grand Gold at CASE Nationals CFA magazine has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14125,"featured_media":0,"parent":91813,"menu_order":11,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"bu-publication":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/96945"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14125"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96945"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/96945\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":131639,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/96945\/revisions\/131639"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/91813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"bu-publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-publication?post=96945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}