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University of Mississippi eGrove University of Mississippi News 4-21-2015 UM Journalism Students Sweep Public Relations Competition Staff Report Follow this and additional works at: https://egrove.olemiss.edu/umnews Recommended Citation Staff Report, "UM Journalism Students Sweep Public Relations Competition" (2015). University of Mississippi News. 5798. https://egrove.olemiss.edu/umnews/5798 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by eGrove. It has been accepted for inclusion in University of Mississippi News by an authorized administrator of eGrove. For more information, please contact egrove@olemiss.edu. Search this website … SearchUM public relations students who won awards in thePublic Relations Association of Mississippi studentcompetition include (standing, from left) CodyFullinwider, Courtney Richards, Nancy Hogan, Alex Kohl,Bridge Leigh, Mara Joffe, Robin Street, UM lecturer injournalism, Lauren Raphael and Clancy Smith. Kneeling(from left) are Lindsay Langston, Lauren Walker,Sydney Hembree and MarKeicha Dickens. Photo by StanO’DellPictured at the PRAM Prism awards banquet areOxford/Ole Miss chapter members, all UM employees(from left) Danny Blanton, Ryan Whittington, WillHamilton, Erin Parsons Garret and Robin Street.UM Journalism Students Sweep Public RelationsCompetitionFaculty member, graduates and university's professional staff also honoredAPRIL 21, 2015 BY STAFF REPORTOXFORD, Miss. – Public relations students inthe University of Mississippi’s Meek School ofJournalism and New Media won every awardpresented in the recent Public RelationsAssociation of Mississippi student competition,including the prestigious Student Best in Showhonor.In addition, in the professional competition,faculty member Robin Street won the top awardin her category, and Meek School graduatesworking in University Communicationsbrought home four awards. All awards werepresented during the PRAM state conferenceApril 9-10 in Tupelo.“We set two records in this competition,” saidStreet, a lecturer in journalism and public relations. “First, our students were the only universitystudents in the state to be honored. Second, the sheer number of awards we won surpassed allprevious years. That is a real tribute to the preparation they received from all the faculty members at theMeek School.”Journalism student Clancy Smith of Saltillo won both Student Best in Show and the top award in hercategory, called a Prism.“Winning the Prism awards more than reassured me that my classes and projects have helped medevelop the skills I will need for a career in public relations,” Smith said. “I am so grateful for theinstruction I’ve received from all the Meek School faculty members.”The students, all seniors except for two recent graduates, entered public relations campaigns theycreated as a final project in the advanced public relations class taught by Street. Each campaignrequired multimedia journalism skills including writing news articles, creating photos and video, anddeveloping online and social media.Five other students won Prisms in their categories: Nancy Hogan, a journalism major from Atlanta;MarKeicha Dickens, a journalism major from Olive Branch; Mara Joffe, a journalism graduate fromBiloxi; Lauren Raphael, an integrated marketing communications major from Madison; and LindsayLangston, a journalism major from Dallas.A step below the Prism is the ExcellenceAward, followed by the Merit Award. The sevenstudents winning Excellence Awards includedAlex Kohl, an IMC major from Fort Lauderdale,Florida; Cody Fullinwider, an IMC major fromDenver; and Melody Skipper, a marketing andcorporate relations graduate living in San Diego.Also winning Excellence were Sydney Hembree,a double major in journalism and marketing andcorporate relations from Kennesaw, Georgia;Mary Frances Tanner, an English major with ajournalism minor from Mobile, Alabama; BridgeLeigh, an IMC major from Hernando; and Lauren Walker, an IMC major from Madison. Journalism majorCourtney Richards of Austin, Texas, won a Merit Award.Read the story …Read the story …Follow us on socialCampus BriefsCivil Engineering Professor ReceivesMost-Cited Paper AwardOXFORD, Miss. – Peer recognition is arewarding experience for anyone, butUniversity of Mississippi researcher AmirMehrara Molan was elated when an articlehe co-authored recently received the MostCited Paper Award at the102nd Transportation Research Boardmeeting in the nation’s capital. TheInternational Journal of TransportationScience and Technology presented the civilengineeringMore Posts from this CategoryThank You To OurDonorsYoung Alumna Gives Back to Schoolof AccountancyOXFORD, Miss. – Stephanie JenningsTeague, of Chicago, sees her commitmentof $100,000 to the Patterson School ofAccountancy‘s new building at theUniversity of Mississippi as a means ofsaying “thank you.” “It is a way to show asmall token of my appreciation to OleMiss, the faculty and staff, and theaccountingMore Posts from this CategoryOle Miss In the NewsReuters: Keep an Eye on the MoneySupplyU.S. inflation roller coaster prompts freshlook at long-ignored money supply ByMichael S. Derby NEW YORK – Theamount of money sloshing around the U.S.economy shrank last year for the first timeon record, a development that someeconomists believe bolsters the case forU.S. inflation pressures continuing toNews Releases UM COVID-19 Video Gallery University Communications Ole Miss Homepage Ole Miss News BlogFacebookTwitterLin edInEmailCopyLinkSMSPrintFriendlySharFacebookTwitterInstagramLinkedInYouTubeChannelIn the professional categories, University Communications staff members won five awards.A Prism award went to Ryan Whittington, assistant director of public relations for social media strategy,and producer/director Win Graham. An Excellence Award went to PR assistant Will Hamilton andcommunications specialist Dennis Irwin. Merit awards went to communication specialists MichaelNewsom and Edwin Smith. Whittington, Newsom and Smith are all Meek School graduates.“Our staff is a talented and hard-working team that always strives for excellence,” said Danny Blanton,UM director of public relations. “I’m very proud of the work they do and how it helps the universityachieve its mission goals. These awards say a lot about the quality of the materials this groupproduces.”For more information on the Meek School of Journalism and New Media, visithttp://meek.olemiss.edu or email MeekSchool@olemiss.edu.FILED UNDER: APPS-TOP NEWS, FACULTY AND STAFF NEWS, FEATURED NEWS, NEWS RELEASES, SCHOOLOF JOURNALISM & NEW MEDIA, STUDENT NEWSRead the story …abate. The Federal Reserve’sMore Posts from this CategoryRetu rn  to  to p  o f  p a ge Copyright © 2023 · Th e Un iversity  o f  M ississ ip p i

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