College wins state-wide PR awards

The college’s Institutional Relations department won six state-wide awards at the College Public Relations Association of Mississippi conference in Natchez on May 26. The department’s public relations and marketing work competed against the other 14 community and junior colleges in the state.

The department won first-place awards in two categories: Public Relations Campaign for "Picture This..." and in Creative Partnerships for the college's volunteer work with the United Way of Jackson and George Counties in 2003. This is the second time the “Picture This...” campaign has been honored this year. In March, the campaign received a Paragon Award from the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations.

The department won several second-place awards for feature writing, web site design and photography. The two-day conference also included seminars on the changing world of digital photography, website marketing and improving the work-place environment.

The college’s Institutional Relations department was represented by Ken Flanagan, public information specialist, (left) and Keith Lee (right), webmaster.