Awards & Honors
Communication students sweep PRAM Awards, Faculty also win PRism awards

PRAM Award Winners
L to R: John Forde (nominating professor for Young), Reagan Young, Zoie Henson and Kelli Anthony (nominating professor for Henson)

At the April Public Relations Association of Mississippi annual conference, MSU swept most categories, with MSU senior communication and philosophy major Zoie Henson from Philadelphia winning PRAM Student of the Year, and MSU senior communication major Reagan Young from Chelsea, AL, winning PRAM Outstanding PR Student.

 

Other Professional PRAM awards include:

PRAM Professional Winners
L to R: Sam Kealhofer, Karyn Brown, Sarah Nicholas and Kelli Anthony

PRism Award: Improving Donor & Community Relations Through a Targeted Fundraising Campaign 
MSU communication faculty members Kelli Anthony & Karyn Brown 
Professional Tier 1: Long-Term Strategic Programs – Reputation, Issues, & Brand Management

Award of Excellence: MSU's College of Arts & Sciences Vision Podcast 2022 
Anthony & Brown, along with MSU staff members Sam Kealhofer, John Burrow, & Sarah Nicholas 
Professional Tier 3: Tactical Materials/Projects – Audio & Videos 

Award of Excellence: MSU's College of Arts & Sciences Vision Magazine 2023 
Anthony, Brown, Burrow, Kealhofer, & Nicholas 
Professional Tier 3: Tactical Materials/Projects - Advertising & Publications 

Certificate of Merit: MSU College of Arts & Sciences: 2022 Academic Year Branding 
Anthony, Brown, Kealhofer, & Nicholas 
Professional Tier 1: Long-Term Strategic Programs – Reputation, Issues, & Brand Management 

Certificate of Merit: MSU's College of Arts & Sciences Vision TV 2022 
Anthony, Brown, Kealhofer, & Nicholas 
Professional Tier 3: Tactical Materials/Projects – Audio & Videos 

Other Student PRAM awards include:

PRAM Student WinnersAward of Excellence: The Magnolia Independent Film Festival: A Social Bloom at 25 
MSU Department of Communication Students Laken Laird, Josh Riggs & Lydia Palmer 
Student Projects: Social Media Management 

Award of Excellence: The Speaking Center at Mississippi State University: Making it Public 
MSU Department of Communication Students Elly Lamb, Sarah Colvert & Georgia Caparos 
Student Campaigns 

Award of Excellence: Story State—Crooked Letter Tales 
MSU Department of Communication Students Caroline Dewberry, Zoie Henson, Emily Anthony & Hannah Whalum 
Student Projects: Potpourri 

Award of Excellence: Lights, Camera, ACTION! Lighting Up The Magnolia Independent Film Festival 
MSU Department of Communication Students Lucy Trew, Sydni Vandevender & Derrick Lewis II 
Student Projects: Special Events

Certificate of Merit: Improving the Recognition & Reputation of the Department of Communication 
MSU Department of Communication Student Zoie Henson 
Student Projects: Advertising & Publications 

Certificate of Merit: Office of Prestigious External Scholarships: Posting with Prestige 
MSU Department of Communication Students Mary Grace Morris, Ainsley Vendur & Ella Sisk 
Student Campaigns 

Certificate of Merit: Department of Geosciences’ Public Image Out of the Stone Age 
MSU Department of Communication Students Savannah Munn, Emma Dotson & Emerson Borgelt 
Student Campaigns