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Carson Center dedication events win CASE Award
The Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts multi-day dedication events in November 2019 received a CASE District VI Gold Award.
CASE is the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. Each year their awards recognize the best practices in advancement.
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The Carson Center Dedication won in the Special Events-Multi-Day category. The event was organized by the University of Nebraska Foundation, Chancellor’s Office, Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts and Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts.
The judges noted that it was “a very personalized event for the donor experience.”
The Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts was officially dedicated on Sunday, November 17, 2019, at 1 p.m. with a public ceremony following a weekend of events to celebrate its opening and beginning of its inaugural year. The series of events were designed to recognize and honor the $20 million gift from the Johnny Carson Foundation to create the physical center and establish the Emerging Media Arts (EMA) academic program at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. ■
Carson Center students launch confetti from the stairs of the new facility during the Nov. 17 grand opening celebration. Photo by Justin Mohling.
