TORONTO, Nov. 11 /CNW/ - CNW Group has been honoured for "outstanding and noteworthy contributions" to the Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning.
A Strategic Relationship Award was presented to CNW Nov 9 by Dr Robert A. Gordon, President of Humber.
CNW received the award for nearly 15 years of continuous support of Humber's School of Media Studies and Information Technology, specifically the public relations program.
"CNW Group has provided expert advice on the factors that public relations graduates need to be successful and the trends and new technologies that are emerging in the PR industry. Because of CNW's prominence in the PR industry, our strategic relationship has significantly enhanced Humber's national profile and credibility in the PR field," said Kris Gataveckas, Vice President of Business Development at Humber.
The Strategic Relationship Award, given every three years, was created by Humber in 2002 to recognize select corporate partners who make outstanding and noteworthy contributions to Humber and its mission through collaboration, innovation and leadership.
CNW was one of 29 organizations honoured with Humber's most prestigious award. Receiving similar awards were AstraZeneca Canada Inc., Baxter Corporation (Canada), Baycrest, Bayer Inc., Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP, Christie Lites, City of Brampton, Compass Group Canada, Department of Justice Canada, E.I du Pont Canada Company, The Etobicoke Children's Centre, GlaxoSmithKline Inc., McCarthy Tétrault, MEDEC, National Defence Canada, Oakville Fire Department, Omron Canada Inc., Peel Children's Centre, Purdue Pharma, Roche Canada, Thomson Terminals Limited, Tm Bioscience Corporation, Torys LLP, Town of Orangeville, Unilever Foodsolutions (Canada), Woodbine Entertainment, Yamaha Canada Music Ltd., Youth Without Shelter.
About Humber
Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning is one of Canada's leading postsecondary institutes. Based in Toronto, Humber serves 15,000 full- time and 55,000 part-time learners in over 350 programs including: bachelor's degree, diploma, certificate, apprenticeship and postgraduate programs. In addition, Humber provides customized corporate training to 11,000 employees annually.
About CNW
Operating in offices from coast-to-coast with 24-hour bilingual service, CNW Group is the nation's leader in the electronic dissemination of time- critical news and information. CNW Group applies technology to facilitate the flow of news from Canadian organizations to their stakeholder audiences in the news media, the financial community, within other organizations and to the general public. The company's multi-technology distribution services combine to create successful integrated communications solutions for reaching local, national, and global audiences in the media and financial communities, and other key stakeholders. CNW Group and CNW Telbec in Quebec, offer communication services designed to reach media under the Newsmaker brand. Market-reaching services for IR professionals are offered under the brand name CNX Marketlink - the only suite of investor relations communication solutions endorsed by TSX Group. In partnership with our international affiliates, CNW Group is part of the world's largest communications network.
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