--- title: First Contest Winner - AMA Higher Ed Symposium description: NeigerDesign is pleased to announce the first winner in our AMA Higher Ed Symposium Custom Phone Case Competition! image: https://blog.neigerdesign.com/hubfs/first_contest_winner.jpg --- [![NeigerDesign & Strategic Marketing](https://blog.neigerdesign.com/hubfs/NeigerDesign_Marketing-logo_RGB-webNavigation.svg)](https://www.neigerdesign.com/) [Menu](https://blog.neigerdesign.com/first-contest-winner-ama-higher-ed-symposium#tm-dialog-mobile) - [Work](https://www.neigerdesign.com/work) - [Branding](https://www.neigerdesign.com/work/branding?types[0]=1) - [Marketing & Advertising](https://www.neigerdesign.com/work/marketing-advertising?types[0]=1) - [Print](https://www.neigerdesign.com/work/print?types[0]=1) - [Websites](https://www.neigerdesign.com/work/websites?types[0]=1) - [Inbound Marketing](https://www.neigerdesign.com/work/inbound-marketing) - [About](https://www.neigerdesign.com/about) - [Our Process](https://www.neigerdesign.com/index.php/about#nd-process) - [Testimonials](https://www.neigerdesign.com/index.php/about#nd-reviews) - [Our Team](https://www.neigerdesign.com/about/our-team) - [Careers](https://www.neigerdesign.com/about/careers) - [Resources](https://www.neigerdesign.com/resources) - [Studio//Shift](https://www.neigerdesign.com/studio-shift) - [Contact](https://www.neigerdesign.com/contact) [![NeigerDesign & Strategic Marketing](https://blog.neigerdesign.com/hubfs/NeigerDesign_Marketing-logo_RGB-webNavigation.svg)](https://www.neigerdesign.com/) - [Work](https://www.neigerdesign.com/work) [Branding](https://www.neigerdesign.com/work/branding?types[0]=1) [Marketing & Advertising](https://www.neigerdesign.com/work/marketing-advertising?types[0]=1) [Print](https://www.neigerdesign.com/work/print?types[0]=1) [Websites](https://www.neigerdesign.com/work/websites?types[0]=1) [Inbound Marketing](https://www.neigerdesign.com/work/inbound-marketing) - [About](https://www.neigerdesign.com/about) [Our Process](https://www.neigerdesign.com/index.php/about#nd-process) [Testimonials](https://www.neigerdesign.com/index.php/about#nd-reviews) [Our Team](https://www.neigerdesign.com/about/our-team) [Careers](https://www.neigerdesign.com/about/careers) - [Resources](https://www.neigerdesign.com/resources) [![](https://blog.neigerdesign.com/hubfs/_blog-images/2025/Brand-verse%20image.png)](https://blog.neigerdesign.com) #### [The VIBE Trend: Marketing to a Younger Generation](https://blog.neigerdesign.com) [View our blog](https://blog.neigerdesign.com) [![](https://blog.neigerdesign.com/hs-fs/hubfs/_blog-images/2025/5-tips-white-paper.png?width=400&height=225&name=5-tips-white-paper.png)](https://www.neigerdesign.com/resources#white-paper) #### [5 Tips for Getting More Impact Out of Your Annual Report](https://www.neigerdesign.com/resources#white-paper) [View our White Papers](https://www.neigerdesign.com/resources#white-paper) [![](https://blog.neigerdesign.com/hs-fs/hubfs/_blog-images/2025/twb-case-study.png?width=400&height=225&name=twb-case-study.png)](https://www.neigerdesign.com/resources#case-study) #### [Fix the Flow: Building a Unified Marketing Presence](https://www.neigerdesign.com/resources#case-study) [View our Case Studies](https://www.neigerdesign.com/resources#case-study) - [Studio//Shift](https://www.neigerdesign.com/studio-shift) - [Contact](https://www.neigerdesign.com/contact) - [info@neigerdesign.com](mailto:info@neigerdesign.com) - [(847)328-1648](tel:8473281648) - [1515 Sherman Avenue Evanston, IL 60201](https://maps.google.com/?q=1515%20Sherman%20Avenue%20Evanston,%20IL%2060201) [More Contact Options](https://www.neigerdesign.com/contact) # First Contest Winner - AMA Higher Ed Symposium November 15, 2011 at 4:56 PM ![Featured Image](https://blog.neigerdesign.com/hubfs/first_contest_winner.jpg) We're pleased to announce the first winner in our AMA Higher Ed Symposium Custom Phone Case Competition! Congratulations to **Tessa VanPaepeghem** of DePaul University! Tessa is the Marketing and Communications Manager for DePaul's Department of Housing Services. In this role, she manages and oversees the creation and standards for DePaul Housing Services' branding, marketing, and promotional elements. Previously working at the University of Southern California, Tessa's a new Midwesterner. We're pleased to have her in Chicago and excited to create a custom case for her phone! - [#Muse](https://blog.neigerdesign.com/topic/muse) Written by ### [johnshaw](https://blog.neigerdesign.com/author/johnshaw) ## Comments Questions or comments? 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