The Office of Communications and Marketing won 17 awards, including 10 gold awards, from the Tennessee College Public Relations Association.
Gold awards were received for:
- Crisis Communication for its Laurel Hall Mold response
- Feature Photography for a photo shot at the Student Union opening
- Illustration for “Home, Sweet (Growing) Home” story in Torchbearer magazine
- News Writing for “Grant Rigney is UT’s Eighth Rhodes Scholar.”
- News/Feature Video for “Microbiology Research in Costa Rica”
- Electronic Newsletter for Vol Update
- Podcasts for Science Minute
- Promotional Video for “UT Admissions 2019”
- Special Event, seven days or less for “National First-Generation Student Celebration”
- Video Advertisement/PSA for “To Be A Vol: Institutional PSA”
The office received silver awards for:
- Banners and Outdoor Media category for its wild posting campaign
- College and Alumni Magazine category for Torchbearer
- Newswriting for “Graduating Women Veterans Surprised with Quilts of Valor”
- News/Feature Video for “Cancer Patient Gets Diploma at Hospital While Undergoing Chemotherapy”
- Specialty Item for Hallowed Hill tote bag
The office received bronze awards for: