Eastern Oklahoma State College Marketing and Communications Department members Jacob Sitton (left), Emma Beck and Tracie Teague pose with their awards earned in the 2025 Oklahoma College Public Relations Association Annual Awards Competition.
WILBURTON, Oklahoma – The Eastern Oklahoma State College Marketing and Communications Department recently earned four distinct awards at the Oklahoma College Public Relations Association Summer Conference, held July 13-15 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Catoosa. These accolades recognize the department’s exceptional contributions to higher education marketing and communications.
The department’s magazine, Trailblazer, received the Grand Award in the Publication (Small Team) category and an Achievement Award for Most Improved Design. Additionally, the team was presented with an Excellence Award in the Promotional or Feature Photo (Small Team) category for “Song from the Heart,” an evocative photograph of EOSC student Melanie Richard participating in the Eastern’s Got Talent event during Homecoming Week 2024. Trailblazer also garnered an Honorable Mention in the Magazine (Print or Digital) category.
“I am so proud of and thankful for this team,” said Jacob Sitton, EOSC Director of Marketing and Communications. “We had to overcome a lot of hurdles this past year, including building a magazine from scratch. Everything we do in this department is truly a team effort. None of us could have accomplished any of this on our own.”
The OCPRA Awards Competition is an annual event to honor outstanding achievements in communications among Oklahoma’s public and private higher education institutions. It aims to recognize excellence and foster healthy competition among professionals in public relations, sports information, video, development and alumni affairs throughout the state. Many categories allow colleges of all sizes, from small community colleges to large research universities, to compete against one another.
The EOSC Marketing and Communications Department is comprised of Sitton, Marketing Coordinator Tracie Teague, and Administrative Assistant Emma Beck. OCPRA is a professional organization dedicated to advancing public relations and marketing endeavors within Oklahoma’s colleges and universities.
To view the award-winning work, visit https://ocpra.org/pastawards and click on “2025 Winners Gallery.”
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