News Archive | Department of Communication

Two PRISM client projects win awards at 2022 PRAM Conference

Two MSU Public Relations & Integrated Student Media Agency client projects won awards at the 2022 PRism Awards Banquet as part of PRAM’s 2022 Conference in Gulfport, Miss. PRISM students won an Award of Excellence and a Best of Show award.

Apr 12, 2022

MSU Communication students win annual prestigious awards at PRAM conference

For the fifth year in a row, an MSU Department of Communication public relations concentration student has won the honor of Public Relations Association of Mississippi Student of the Year. Flora Dedeaux, a communication major double concentrating in public relations and broadcast & digital journalism, from Gulfport, Miss., received the 2022 PRAM Student of the Year.

Apr 12, 2022

Mississippi State University takes “MAB Student Broadcaster of the Year” in both Radio and Television

Mississippi State University receives top honors at this year’s Mississippi Association of Broadcasters 2nd Annual Excellence in Broadcasting Awards Ceremony, held April 2nd in downtown Jackson.

Apr 04, 2022

Dr. Terry Likes wins broadcast awards

The Broadcast Education Association and Mississippi Association of Broadcasters awards have been announced and an MSU faculty member won two honors.

Apr 04, 2022

Foster wins ‘Radio Broadcast’ category at Society of Professional Journalists conference

Ethan Foster was named winner of the “Radio Broadcast” category at the Society of Professional Journalists Region 12 conference on April 1-2. Foster’s submission will move on to the national competition, where it will be judged against the best in college media.

Apr 04, 2022

Blankenship wins top award at Southeast Journalism Conference

Hannah Blankenship, a senior Communication and Spanish major, was named College Journalist of the Year at the 2022 SEJC awards ceremony on March 25. It is the top overall award at the conference, and highly sought after by student journalists from more than 25 member universities.

Apr 04, 2022

The Reflector website receives ‘finalist’ honor at national competition

The website of the Reflector, Mississippi State’s student newspaper, was named a finalist in the “Website” category, receiving an Honorable Mention award at the 2022 National Electronic Media Association convention.

Apr 04, 2022

Reflector takes ‘General Excellence’ at MPA for second straight year

For the second year in a row, the Reflector won the top award at the O.C. McDavid Journalism Summit, held March 24 in Jackson. The Reflector beat the University of Southern Mississippi’s Student Printz and the University of Mississippi’s Daily Mississippian to earn first place in “General Excellence.”

Mar 25, 2022

2022 Story State winners announced

Congratulations to the 2022 Story State Winners: Hannah Blankenship, Emma Dotson, Heather Harrison, Aniya Scott, and Matthew Jamison.

Mar 02, 2022

Dr. Pete Smith receives inaugural humanities fellowship

Associate professor, Dr. Pete Smith, is a recipient of the first humanities fellowship awards from the Institute for the Humanities, receiving $1,000 and one course release this spring to allow dedicated time for humanities-related research.

Feb 07, 2022

Theatre MSU students and faculty nominated for ACTF awards

Students and faculty in Mississippi State University’s Department of Communication are nominated for nine awards for the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival.

Dec 15, 2021

College of Arts and Sciences alumnae wins national award, credits MSU’s Dept of Communication for solid foundation

Anisa Sullivan Jimenez, a 2002 graduate of Mississippi State University, is the recipient of a National School Public Relations Association Front-Runner Award, one of four presented annually. Jimenez is the recipient for the Southeastern region.

Nov 30, 2021

MSU’s Knight honored nationally as Lambda Sigma outstanding advisor

A veteran Mississippi State communication instructor is being nationally recognized by Lambda Sigma Honor Society with its Outstanding Advisor award.

Nov 08, 2021

MSU communication graduates, faculty win big at public relations conference

Recent graduates from Mississippi State University’s Department of Communication received four top awards at the Southern Public Relations Federation Conference in Panama City Beach this month.

Nov 01, 2021

Theatre MSU students nominated for Kennedy Center festival, faculty receive ‘recognition of excellence’

Students in Mississippi State’s Theatre MSU—the Department of Communication’s production division recently named a 2021 School of Excellence Award in Higher Education from the Mississippi for Arts Education—now are nominees to the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) to be held virtually this February.

Nov 01, 2021