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MTSU’s marketing and communications team recognized with 35 industry awards for promotion work

Middle Tennessee State University’s Division of Marketing and Communications again gained recognition from several industry and higher education professional organizations with numerous awards for excellence in its promotional work on behalf of the university.

The division captured 35 awards in the most recent rounds of industry recognitions at the national, regional and state levels. Honors included five national Telly Awards for television and video excellence, one national award from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, or CASE, and a litany of regional awards.

Andrew Oppmann, vice president of marketing and communications
Andrew Oppmann

“It’s gratifying to see the diversity of awards we received — from video/multimedia to graphic design, from long-form feature writing and media relations campaigns to photography and social media,” said Andrew Oppmann, MTSU vice president for marketing and communications.

“It’s truly a team effort that shows the depth of talent within our division and the hard work put forth to share our university’s True Blue story to current and prospective students and their families as well as our loyal alumni and supporters are over the world.” 

Here is a list of the Division of Marketing and Communications awards presented in 2022 for efforts for the previous year’s contest period:

Telly Awards (national)

Silver Awards (three)

• “Joys of the Season” episode of MTSU “Out of the Blue” TV program (Television Cultural)

• “MTSU Has More” commercial (Local TV – Schools/Colleges/Universities)

• MTSU’s True Blue Pledge promotional video (Videography/Cinematography) (video thumbnail shown at top right of graphic illustration at top of story)

Bronze Awards (two)

• MTSU’s True Blue Pledge promotional video (Schools/Colleges/Universities)

• “Joys of the Season” episode of MTSU “Out of the Blue” (Television – Show Opening Segment)

CASE Circle of Excellence (national)

Bronze Awards

• MTSU Magazine (Alumni Magazines)

Click the image to view a web-only, flip version of the entire magazine. (Courtesy of MTSU University Publications)
Click the image to view a web-only, flip version of the entire magazine. (Courtesy of MTSU University Publications)

CASE District III Awards (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia) (six)

• Physician Assistant Brochure (Category of Design: Publications) — Micah Loyed

• M&E Magazine (Category of Design: Publications) — Micah Loyed

• MTSU Magazine (Category of Magazines: Alumni/General Interest) — Drew Ruble 

• Beer Label Sticker Game Day Giveaways (Category of Design: Specialty Pieces) — Brian Evans

• Darrell Freeman Profile (Category of Writing: News Feature) — Drew Ruble

• Brittney Spencer Profile (Category of Writing: News Feature) — Drew Ruble (cover at shown at left of graphic illustration at top of story)

Tennessee College Public Relations Association (TCPRA) Awards

Gold Awards (six)

• Jones College of Business Digital Ad (Digital Ad, Series) — Keith Dotson

• Be Ready for that Promotion with a Master’s (Digital Ad, Single) — Keith Dotson

• MTSU Joys of the Season / Out of the Blue: Special Edition — December 2021 (Radio / TV Show or Newscast) — Mark Byrnes, Matthew Hibdon, Jon Jackson, Leah Lyons, Andrew Oppmann and Joe Poe

Middle Tennessee State University Police Officer Katelynn Erskine displays her recently earned certification to serve as a Defensive Tactics Instructor — the first female officer in the department to do so — outside of the campus police department on Feb. 28, 2022. (MTSU photo by J. Intintoli)
Middle Tennessee State University Police Officer Katelynn Erskine displays her recently earned certification to serve as a Defensive Tactics Instructor — the first female officer in the department to do so — outside of the campus police department on Feb. 28, 2022. (MTSU file photo by J. Intintoli)

• MTSU Officer Erskine certified as department’s first female defensive tactics instructor (News Writing) — Stephanie Wagner

• MTSU, McGuire Management Group form True Blue Educational Partnership (Media Relations Campaign) — Randy Weiler (photo from partnership signing shown at bottom right of graphic illustration at top of story)

• MTSU Research (Special Publication) – Drew Ruble, Creative Marketing Solutions

Silver Awards (10)

• Billboard Magazine Advertisement (Print Advertisement, Single) — Keith Dotson

• MTSU True Blue Pledge (Promotional Video) — Joe Poe

• MTSU On the Record: Places in the Heart (Radio / TV Show or Newscast) — Gina Logue

• Professional musicians hit more successful notes in MTSU’s graduate music program (News Writing) — Stephanie Barrette

• Tay Keith sneak peek of new MTSU studios (Social Media Campaign) — Jimmy Hart

• Alumna Thompson Woman on a Mission (Feature Photography) — J. Intintoli

• MTSU Blue Raider Beer Garden Stickers (Specialty Item) — Brian Evans

• Summer Reading Guide Brochure (Publications; Brochure/Flier) — Brittany Stokes

• MTSU International Viewbook (Publication; Specialty Publications) — Micah Loyed, Nancy Broden

• Breaking Ground: Brittney Spencer story (Feature Writing) — Drew Ruble

Bronze Awards (seven)

This Connection Point logo was awarded a bronze award from the Tennessee College Public Relations Society in 2022. (By Brittany Stokes, MTSU Creative Marketing Solutions)

• Retired Three-Star General Tours Brewery Ahead of MTSU’s Salute to Veterans Game (News/Feature Video) — Joe Poe

• Fall Faculty Meeting Speech 2021 (Speech/First Person Writing) — Cathy Sgambati

• MTSU Studios ‘Sneak Peek’ / Tay Keith Return (Special Event, Seven Days or Less) — Gina Fann

• “MTSU On the Record”: Public Health Under Siege (Radio/TV Show or Newscast) — Gina Logue

• Airport New Dawn (Spot Photography) — J. Intintoli

• Connection Point logo (Publications; Logo) — Brittany Stokes

• MTSU International Viewbook (College Viewbook) — Micah Loyed, Nancy Broden

Dr. Kahler Stone, an assistant professor of health and human performance, is a guest on an upcoming "MTSU On the Record" program on WMOT-FM Roots Radio. Stone, an epidemiologist, is co-author of a study that shows many public health workers have been shifted from their regular duties to COVID-related functions because of the urgency of the pandemic. (Medical photos by Karolina Grabowska and Mart Production from Pexels)
Dr. Kahler Stone, an assistant professor of health and human performance, was a guest on the “MTSU On the Record” program on WMOT-FM Roots Radio in fall 2021 where he discussed a study co-authored that shows many public health workers have been shifted from their regular duties to COVID-related functions because of the urgency of the pandemic. Click the image to listen to the program. (Medical photos by Karolina Grabowska and Mart Production from Pexels)
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