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The American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) announced that it received two APEX Awards of Excellence in two categories from Communications Concepts, an organization that advises publishing and marketing professionals on best practices to improve their publications and communications programs. 

APEX is the Annual Awards for Publication Excellence Competition. It is open to communicators in corporate, nonprofit, and independent settings. APEX 2022 is the 34th annual APEX, which began in 1988. The APEX Awards are based on excellence in graphic design, editorial content, and the ability to achieve overall communications excellence. Of more than 1200 entries in APEX 2022, a total of 100 Grand Awards were presented in 14 major categories.

Neal J. Couture, CAE, Jill Ross, and Cara Markland won an Award of Excellence for “An Existential Crisis for NDT” in the Editorial and Advocacy Writing category. The article appeared in the December 2021 issue of Materials Evaluation. Debbie Segor, CAE, and Haley Cowans also won an Award of Excellence for Chat NDT with ASNT in the Electronic Media – Apps and Podcasts category.

“We are thrilled to be recognized by APEX,” said ASNT Executive Director Neal J. Couture, CAE. “I am extremely proud of our entire team for the work they create. These awards are a testament to their hard work and dedication to promoting the nondestructive testing industry.”

About ASNT

Serving more than 22 000 members and certificate holders worldwide, ASNT, based in Columbus, Ohio, is the largest technical society for NDT professionals. ASNT certification and standards programs, publications, conferences, education, membership, and professional development programs are the foundation for expanding awareness of advancements in NDT. Governed by a volunteer group of officers and directors, ASNT is organized by councils representing interests relating to certification, engineering, research, education, and section operations.

The American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) announced that it was recognized at the 42nd Annual EXCEL Awards—the largest and most prestigious program recognizing excellence and leadership in association media, publishing, marketing, and communication. Each year, the EXCEL Awards recognize the journalistic efforts and publishing produced by associations and industry. The awards competition, which is open to nonprofit and for-profit associations, presented 220 awards across 83 categories.

ASNT took home the Silver in the Onsite Convention Daily category for ASNT Daily, led by Director of Publications Jill Ross, with contributors Cara Markland, Haley Cowans, and Cynthia (Cindi) Leeman, and designed by Synthia Jester. ASNT also won Silver in the Brochure category for the ASNT One Sheets, written by Debbie Segor, CAE, and edited by Cara Markland.

“It is an honor to be recognized by our peers in the association publishing field, and we are thrilled to receive these recognitions for the excellent journalistic efforts of our staff,” said ASNT Executive Director Neal J. Couture, CAE. 

About ASNT

Serving more than 22 000 members and certificate holders worldwide, ASNT, based in Columbus, Ohio, is the largest technical society for NDT professionals. ASNT certification and standards programs, publications, conferences, education, membership, and professional development programs are the foundation for expanding awareness of advancements in NDT. Governed by a volunteer group of officers and directors, ASNT is organized by councils representing interests relating to certification, engineering, research, education, and section operations.