The OSU Institute of Technology Office of Marketing & Communications received eight awards at the annual Oklahoma Colleges Public Relations Association Awards ceremony on July 11.
This year’s competition included over 400 entries from 28 OCPRA institutions or branch campuses in 41 categories ranging from print pieces and feature writing to website design.
“I couldn’t be more proud of our Marketing & Communications team and their accomplishments this year,” said Lindsay Lynch, director of Marketing & Communications. “Our purpose is to reach students so they can learn about how unique OSUIT is while stewarding the brand and these awards are confirmation we are producing high-quality work.”
Of the eight OCPRA awards received, three were first-place Grand Awards, two were Excellence Awards and three were honorable mentions.
Grand Awards
Direct Mail Piece, ‘Happy Birthday Postcard’
Kori Smith, Marketing Coordinator
Digitally Enhanced Photo, ‘The Campus Sunrise’
Lindsay Lynch, Director of Marketing & Communications, Kori Smith and Fierce Strategy
+ Creative
Small Brochure, ‘Walking Timeline Brochure’
Lindsay Lynch, Kori Smith and Fierce Strategy + Creative
Excellence Awards
Social Media Campaign, ‘75th Anniversary Throwback Thursday’
Kori Smith and Josh Gammon, Integrated Marketing Specialist
Square Peg, ‘Walking Timeline Wall Graphics’
OSUIT Marketing & Communications and OSUIT Graphic Design Students: Anna Autaubo,
Brooke Braswell, Natalie Downing, Kori Smith, and Jake Wilson
Honorable Mentions
Print Advertising, ‘High School Yearbook’
Lindsay Lynch and Fierce Strategy + Creative
Web Design, ‘Website Interactive Timeline’
Lindsay Lynch and Josh Gammon
Small Brochure, ‘Program Fact Sheet’
Lindsay Lynch, Kori Smith and Fierce Strategy + Creative
The OCPRA Awards recognize the best in contemporary communications from educational institutions -- both public and private -- throughout the State of Oklahoma. This annual competition was created in 1992 by the OCPRA to reward achievement, recognize excellence and encourage a healthy competitive spirit by those who represent higher education to the public. Materials are submitted by individuals who work in public relations, sports information, video, development or alumni affairs at any of the state’s higher education institutions. Entrants are not required to be members of OCPRA.
This year’s awards ceremony accepted entries from projects completed from June 2021 through May 2022. All category entries were judged by a panel of two experts in their respective fields, who are not members of the Oklahoma College & University Public Relations, and scores were combined to calculate the winners.