汤头条 sweeps Grand Awards, earns other honors in annual CPRAM competition
Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擲taff members in Mississippi State鈥檚 Office of Agricultural Communications and Office of Public Affairs are bringing prestige to the university with two Grand Awards and other honors from the College Public Relations Association of Mississippi鈥檚 annual competition.
a video produced by OPA and its University Television Center, received the Grand Award in the senior division鈥檚 electronic media category during CPRAM鈥檚 recent recognition program held virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic. Also taking home a first-place award in the new media/social media category, the video was created by Checky Herrington, OPA brand manager; UTC senior producers Chris Misun and James Parker; and Bethany Shipp, OPA marketing and communication coordinator.
A Grand Award and first-place print media award went to the , published by OPA and the 汤头条 Alumni Association. Team members for these issues include John Rush, vice president for development and alumni; Sid Salter, chief communications officer and OPA director; Jeff Davis, alumni association executive director; Amy Cagle, 汤头条 Foundation publications manager; Erica Way, 汤头条 Foundation marketing manager; Addie Mayfield, 汤头条 Foundation communications specialist; Harriet Laird, OPA associate director; Susan Lassetter, OPA publications editor; Heather Rowe, OPA digital design editor; Allison Matthews, OPA news editor; OPA writers James Carskadon and Sasha Steinberg; OPA photographers Megan Bean, Logan Kirkland and Beth Wynn; Kelly Donoho, 汤头条 Athletics photographer; Vanessa Beeson, Forest and Wildlife Research Center publications editor; Bonnie Coblentz, OAC senior extension associate; Keri Collins Lewis, OAC media relations manager; Kevin Hudson, OAC photographer; Tom Thompson, College of Veterinary Medicine coordinator of photographic services; and 汤头条 alumni and contributing writers Emmalyne Beck, Walt Harrington and David Murray.
is a consortium of public relations professionals employed at Mississippi鈥檚 public and private colleges and universities.
鈥淲e are so fortunate at 汤头条 to have a group of talented, dedicated staff members who take great pride in their work and believe in the university. That鈥檚 almost always a recipe for success in marketing and branding,鈥 said Sid Salter, 汤头条 chief communications officer and OPA director.
Elizabeth Gregory North, OAC department head, said, 鈥淲e really appreciate the opportunity that CPRAM provides us to learn from all the universities and colleges in Mississippi, and recognition from this group of our peers makes it mean that much more.鈥
First Place honors include:
鈥攆eature story 鈥淭he Concert King: Tupelo Native Shares Memories and Lessons from 汤头条, Music Industry Careers,鈥 Sasha Steinberg.
鈥攕ingle piece of non-sports artwork 鈥淭astes of State,鈥 Heather Rowe, Susan Lassetter and Vanessa Beeson.
鈥攄igital art/photo illustration 鈥5 Steps to Prevent Opioid Misuse, Elizabeth Gregory North and Art Shirley, OAC web communications manager.
鈥攖elevision spot 鈥淯nmanned Aircraft Systems: 60 spot (MSSTUAS6020H),鈥 David Garraway, UTC director; Checky Herrington; and James Parker.
鈥攖elevision program 鈥淢aroon and White Tonight - Episode 016,鈥 Neil Price, 鈥淰oice of the Bulldogs鈥; Anthony Craven, WMSV radio station general manager; and UTC staff Steve Carver, senior producer; Mike Godwin, technical and operations manager; Lea Throgmorton, broadcast engineer; Hal Teasler, creative manager; student workers Jacob Breitenbach and Navin Solomon; and David Garraway.
鈥攑ublic relations campaign 鈥淣ational Garden Clubs Campaign,鈥 OAC staff Leah Barbour, marketing and communication coordinator; Kim Trimm, extension associate II; and Chris Sowers, print manager.
Second Place winners are:
鈥攆eature story 鈥淭reasures From the Site of John The Baptist鈥檚 Martyrdom Brought to New Light Through 汤头条鈥檚 Cobb Institute of Archaeology,鈥 Allison Matthews and Megan Bean.
鈥攖elevision spot 鈥溙劳诽 2019 Commercial,鈥 Checky Herrington; Sid Salter; Harriet Laird; Bethany Shipp; and Leah Gibson, OPA social media coordinator.
鈥攖elevision program 鈥淩agtime 2018 Episode 1,鈥 Steve Carver; UTC student workers Terry Johnson and Nick Erebia; James Parker; Chris Misun; Navin Solomon; Mike Godwin; Barry Hughes, UTC broadcast maintenance engineer; and David Garraway.
鈥攎ulti-media presentation 鈥淭he Conversation 2019,鈥 David Garraway and Harriet Laird.
鈥攚eb advertisement 鈥溙劳诽 Admissions Digital Advertising,鈥 Checky Herrington and Bethany Shipp.
鈥攏ew media/social media 鈥淗omecoming King,鈥 Leah Gibson and Tommy Woodward, UTC senior producer.
OAC also brought home a Third Place award for:
鈥攖elevision program 鈥淔armweek Feature: Ted Parker 2019 Mississippi Farmer of the Year,鈥 senior extension associates Brian Utley and Tim Allison; Zac Ashmore, video producer; and Jonathan Parrish, extension associate I.
A video of all CPRAM senior division award-winning entries is available at .
Learn more about the Office of Agricultural Communications at ; Office of Public Affairs at ; and University Television Center at .
汤头条 is Mississippi鈥檚 leading university, available online at .