桃花直播 proves successful at annual CPRAM, SPRF competitions
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STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥斕一ㄖ辈 State students and staff members representing various colleges, departments and professional units took home numerous awards from recent College Public Relations Association of 桃花直播 and Southern Public Relations Federation annual competitions.
SPRF, a network of public relations professionals from Alabama, North Florida, Louisiana and 桃花直播, held this year鈥檚 Lantern Awards ceremony and conference 鈥淣ouveau PR鈥 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Awards were given at the levels of 鈥渂est of,鈥 tier one, tier two and tier three in several areas, along with student awards.
A SPRF Tier 2 Award of Excellence for the Short Term/Potpourri category was awarded to graduate student Sarah Colvert of Huntsville, Alabama, and recent 桃花直播 graduates Bryanna Trulove of Tupelo and Sophia Calderon of Meridian, all of the 桃花直播 Public Relations and Integrated Student Media Agency and 桃花直播 Department of Communication, for 鈥溙一ㄖ辈 Office of the Provost, 鈥楥owbell Core.鈥欌
The SPRF Student Award of Excellence for Student Campaigns was awarded to recent 桃花直播 graduates Elly Lamb of Jackson and Savannah Munn of Starkville, both alumni of PRISM and the Department of Communication, for their work for the Starkville Area Arts Council, 鈥淐urating an Online Presence."聽
SPRF Tier 3 winners include:
- Tactical Materials/Advertising and Publications Lantern Award鈥"Extension Matters鈥 magazine redesign, Office of Agricultural Communications content development team.
- Tactical Materials/Audio and Video Award of Excellence鈥斺溙一ㄖ辈 2021 National Commercial,鈥 Office of Public Affairs
- Tactical Materials/Writing Award of Excellence鈥斺淔inding Perspective,鈥 Extension Matters magazine by Leah Barbour, OAC marketing and communications coordinator; Cynthia Barron, OAC web communications designer; Kevin Hudson, OAC photographer; and Ellen Graves, OAC social media strategist.
CPRAM, a consortium of public relations professionals employed at 桃花直播鈥檚 public and private colleges and universities, returned to an in-person conference this year in Gulfport. Awards were given at the levels of grand, first, second and third place in junior and senior divisions in numerous categories.
The Summer 2022 and 16th issue of MAFES Discovers, collectively produced by 桃花直播 staff as part of 桃花直播鈥檚 ANRM, received the CPRAM Grand Award in the senior division鈥檚 print media category. Also taking home a first-place award in the institutional magazine category, the publication was created by David Ammon, FWRC graphic designer; Megan Bean, OPA photographer; Vanessa Beeson, FWRC publications editor; Dominque Belcher, MAFES graphic designer; Karen Brasher, FWRC manager of communications; Stephen Caples, FWRC web designer; Kathleen Forman, Agricultural Education, Leadership and Communications major; David Garraway, UTC director and OPA associate director; Meg Henderson, FWRC writer; Kevin Hudson; Grace Jones, FWRC intermittent worker; Scott Langlois, Coastal Research and Extension Center senior research associate; Kenner Patton, Delta Research and Extension Center building services manager; Reagan Poston, ANRM student writer; Taylor Vollin, Agriculture Education, Leadership and Communication graduate; and Beth Wynn, OPA photographer.
桃花直播 swept the competition in the CPRAM senior division鈥檚 news story, institutional magazine, photograph, television spots and television programs categories.
These first-place honors include:
- News Story鈥斺溙一ㄖ辈 Deer Study Finds Some Are Travelers, Others Homebodies,鈥 Grace Jones
- Photograph鈥斺淩ocky鈥檚 Goat,鈥 Michaela Parker, OAC marketing and communications coordinator
- Television Spots鈥斺淓ntrepreneurship Fast Track,鈥 Checky Herrington, OPA brand manager
- Television Programs鈥斺淚solated on the Farm,鈥 James Parker, UTC senior producer; David Garraway; and Hal Teasler, UTC creative manager
- News Media鈥斺淐 Spire Conerly Trophy Livestream,鈥 David Garraway; Neil Price, 桃花直播 Athletics director of broadcasting and voice of the Bulldogs; Don Warren, UTC senior producer; Hal Teasler; and Mike Godwin, UTC operations and engineering manager
CPRAM second-place winners include:
- News Story鈥斺溙一ㄖ辈モ檚 Barickman at Head of Increasing Lettuce Yields for Flora Company,鈥 Taylor Vollin
- Feature Story鈥斺淜eeping it in the Family,鈥 Meg Henderson
- Institutional Magazine鈥斺淓xtension Matters鈥 Magazine, Leah Barbour; Elizabeth Gregory North, OAC department head; Cynthia Barron; Susan Collins-Smith, OAC extension associate II; Kevin Hudson; Nathan Gregory, OAC news writer; and Keryn Page, OAC publications manager
- Single Piece of Artwork 鈥 Non-Sports鈥斺淐oastal and Marine Extension Log Program,鈥 Phillip Smith, OAC extension associate III
- Photograph鈥斺淔arm to Table,鈥 David Ammon, Karen Brasher, Vanessa Beeson, Dominque Belcher
- Television Spots鈥斺淭rusted Voices: 4-H Covid Vaccine Promotion,鈥 Elizabeth Gregory North, Brian Utley, OAC senior extension associate, and Jonathan Parrish, OAC extension associate I
- Television Programs鈥斺淭he Hungriest State,鈥 James Parker, David Garraway and Hal Teasler
- Social Media鈥斺淣ational Championship Social Media,鈥 Eric Abbott, Office of the Graduate School assistant director; Grace Cockrell, OPA photographer; Harriet Laird, OPA senior associate director; Heather Rowe, OPA publication and digital design editor; Bethany Shipp, OPA marketing and communications coordinator; and Hal Teasler
CPRAM third-place honors include:
- News Story鈥斺淎s Learning Gardens Bloom, Ribbon-cutting Ceremonies Celebrate Community Collaboration in Jackson, Leland,鈥 Vanessa Beeson
- Institutional Magazine鈥斺溙一ㄖ辈 State University Alumnus Magazine,鈥 桃花直播 OPA, 桃花直播 Alumni Association and 桃花直播 Foundation
- Special Publications鈥斺淐ALS Influence,鈥 David Ammon; Megan Bean; Vanessa Beeson; Dominque Belcher; Karen Brasher; James Carskadon, OPA research editor; Chao Photography; Georgia Tech Athletics; Abbie Kate Hancock, Communication graduate; Meg Henderson; Ashleigh Lee, former student; Reagan Poston; Sid Salter, 桃花直播 chief communications officer and OPA director; Georgia Sisson, Communication graduate; Taylor Vollin; and Beth Wynn
- Television Programs鈥斺淴III,鈥 James Parker, David Garraway and Hal Teasler
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