UNH Magazine in a nutshell

Many alumni remember the New Hampshire Alumnus, the university's alumni magazine for 60 years. But the Alumnus was actually not UNH's first magazine. That honor goes to a monthly called the Enaichsee, (a combination of the initials of the college, N.H.C.) founded in 1871. The name was changed in 1894 to The New Hampshire College Monthly, which was published until 1911, when it was replaced with The New Hampshire, now the student newspaper.

The New Hampshire State Alumnus debuted in 1924. The Alumnus ran until 1991, while its companion class notes publication -- aptly named the Alumni Companion -- was published from 1988 until Fall 1998, when it was replaced by the current UNH Magazine.

UNH Magazine is published by the UNH Alumni Association and the Office of the UNH President, with funding from both offices. It is produced by the Alumni Association's communications office.

Published in fall, winter and spring, it is distributed to alumni, parents of current students, faculty and staff members, donors, New Hampshire elected officials and state business leaders. (Subscription information is below.)

The magazine has won the following awards:

• Gold medal, Best Photo, from the national Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) in 2009 for a photo of Hog Island, Maine in the Fall 2008 issue by UNH photographer Lisa Nugent.
  
  
• Silver medal, Best Photo, from the national Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) in 2009 for a photo of of Ally Yost '10 for a story called Propulsion Techniques in the Fall 2008 issue, by UNH photographer Perry Smith.
  
  
• Bronze medal, Best Article, from the national Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) in 2009 for the story "First Lady of Flying Saucers," by J. Dennis Robinson '73 in the Winter 2008 issue.
  
  
• Gold medal, Best Magazine Overall, and Gold medal, Best Writing, from Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District I, which includes New England and eastern Canada, for the Fall 2007, Winter 2008, and Spring 2008 issues.
  
  
• Bronze medal, 2007, "Best Staff Writing," National Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) for five articles written by its co-associate editors, Suki Casanave '86G: "Heart Leaves," "Flying Start," and "Second Act," and Virginia Stuart '75, '80G: "Poetic Justice," and "Minds Over Matter."
  
  
• Bronze medal, Digital Media, Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District I, which includes New England and eastern Canada, for "Passages," a CD of music by UNH professors and students, a companion to the UNH Magazine Winter 2007 article "All Music, All the Time."
  
  
• Bronze medal, "Best Article of the Year," National Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) for "Witness to War" by Suki Casanave '86G, Fall 2006
  
  
• Silver medal, "Best Writing," CASE District I, for issues published in 2006
  
  
• Bronze medal, "Best Article of the Year," National CASE for "The Not-So-Elusive Moose" by Virginia Stuart '75, '80G, Spring 2005
  
  
• Silver medal, "Best Article of the Year," National CASE for "Crustaceans with Attitude" by Virginia Stuart '75, '80G, Spring 2004
  
  
• Gold medal, best magazine, CASE District I, 2004
  
  
• Bronze medal, best periodical staff writing, National CASE, for articles written in 2003 by Suki Casanave '86G and Ginny Stuart '75, '80G.
  
  
• Gold Circle Award certificates, American Society of Association Executives, for feature writing for "Inventing the e-Coast" (Spring 2000) and "See Me, Hear Me: How Can a Campus Isn't Very Diverse Come to Embrace Diversity?" (Spring 2000)
  
  
• Gold medal, best series of advertisements for the Alumni Association's dues program, CASE District I, 2000
  
  
• Gold medal, most improved magazine, National CASE, 1999
  
  

The mission of the UNH Magazine is to "provide a window into the University of New Hampshire, and to tell thought-provoking stories of its people and its mission-related issues of teaching and learning, research, and public service."

UNH Magazine staff

Editor:   Meg Torbert; phone (603) 862-0707

Co-Associate Editors:   Suki Casanave '86G and Virginia Stuart '75, '80G; phone (603) 862-4884

Designer:   Valerie Lester, UNH graphic designer; (603) 862-2632

Class Notes editor:   Elaine Isherwood '79; phone (603) 862-1239

Webmaster:   Christina Arbogast '99; phone (603) 862-2040

UNH Magazine Publication Board of Directors

Todd Balf '86
Alumnus, author

Ted Dey '84
President, UNH Alumni Association

Gregg Sanborn '66, '77G
Executive Director, UNH Alumni Association
Associate Vice President, Advancement/Alumni Relations

Mark Rubinstein
Interim Vice President, University Advancement
Vice President for Student & Academic Services

Mark W. Huddleston
President, University of New Hampshire

Jennifer Murray '76
Vice President, Communications

Sarah Aldag
Executive Director, Editorial and Creative Services

UNH Magazine copyright

UNH Magazine is a copyrighted publication. No article, illustration, photo or image of or from the magazine, either in print or online, may be used without prior authorization.

To request permission, please contact Meg Torbert, editor, at (603) 862-0707, by e-mail at alumni.editor@unh.edu, or by mail at the Elliott Alumni Center, 9 Edgewood Road, Durham, NH 03824.

How to contact us

Letters to the editor, news about alumni, story ideas and just plain feedback are welcome. An online form is available.

Mailing address:

UNH Magazine
Elliott Alumni Center
9 Edgewood Road
Durham, NH 03824

Phone numbers:

General office phone number: (603) 862-2040
FAX number: (603) 862-4126
Editor Meg Torbert: (603) 862-0707

General e-mail address: alumni@unh.edu

How to Receive the Magazine

The magazine is mailed free of charge to alumni and and parents of current students who live in the U.S. It is also mailed to New Hampshire legislators and New Hampshire business leaders. The magazine is distributed on campus to faculty and staff.

Alumni and parents living abroad and non-alumni who would like to receive the magazine may donate to UNH once per year, and the magazine will be mailed to them. Visit the UNH Foundation's secure online gift form or mail a check made out to "UNH Foundation" to:

UNH Foundation
Elliott Alumni Center
9 Edgewood Road
Durham, NH 03824

Thank you for your support of UNH.

Direct questions or comments about the UNH Magazine Online to webmaster Christina Arbogast '99.