PRism Winners 2026

Tier One: Long Term Strategic Programs (7 months or Longer)

Category: Community Relations & Public Service

PRism Award > The Natural World, Unlocked; Breaking Barriers With Multi Sensory Access

  • Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, Blake King
  • Chapter: PRAM Central

Award of Excellence > Celebrate Tupelo 2025

  • Tupelo CVB, Socius Design & Marketing  
  • Chapter: PRAM Northeast

Award of Excellence > Mississippi Beach Monitoring Awareness Campaign

  • Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, Jan Schaefer,  Micheal King
  • Chapter: PRAM Central

Award of Excellence > Will You Be Their Voice?

  • MDRS, Office of Communication 
  • Chapter: PRAM Central

PRism Award > Explore Ridgeland 2025 Integrated Marketing and Communications Campaign

  • Foster Relations, Inc., Explore Ridgeland,  2025 Integrated Marketing and Communications Campaign
  • Chapter: PRAM Northeast

Category: Internal Communications

Award of Excellence > Employee Birthday Card Email

  • Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Jennifer Tinnin   
  • Chapter: PRAM MS Beach

Category: Marketing

PRism Award > From 1 to 100 Million | Mississippi State University

  • Mississippi State University, Office of Public Affairs,  Sarah Triplett, Sarah Kirk, Thomas Broadus
  • Chapter: PRAM Starkville/MSU

Award of Excellence > MGCCC Dance Classes Marketing Campaign

  • Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Aleá Landry   
  • Chapter: PRAM MS Beach

Category: Media Relations

Award of Excellence > Launch of Visit Starkville’s First Long-Term Media Relations Program

  • Foster Relations, Inc., Visit Starkville   
  • Chapter: PRAM Northeast

Category: Public Affairs

Award of Excellence > Strengthen Mississippi Homes: Building Resilience Through Mitigation

  • Mississippi Insurance Department, Beth Reiss,  Strengthen Mississippi Homes Program Staff
  • Chapter: PRAM Central

Category: Reputation, Issues & Brand Management

Certificate of Merit > 2025 Academic Year College Student Recruitment-Orientation Branding

  • Mississippi State University College of Arts & Sciences, Kelli Anthony, Karyn Brown, Hannah Coleman,  Sam Kealhofer, Sarah Nicholas, and Karley Woods
  • Chapter: PRAM Starkville/MSU

Best of Tier

Explore Ridgeland 2025 Integrated Marketing and Communications Campaign

  • Foster Relations, Inc., Explore Ridgeland,  2025 Integrated Marketing and Communications Campaign
  • Chapter: PRAM Northeast

Tier Two: Short Term Strategic Programs (6 months or Less)

Category: Community Relations & Public Service

PRism Award > Expecting Better: UMMC Addresses Mississippi’s Maternal Health Crisis

  • University of Mississippi Medical Center, Office of Communications and Marketing
  • Chapter: PRAM Central

PRism Award > Make Good Choices – P.R.O.M.

  • MDRS, Office of Communication 
  • Chapter: PRAM Central

Certificate of Merit > Powering Connections: Strengthening School Partnerships Through Education & Outreach

  • Dixie Electric Power Association, Communications Department   
  • Chapter: PRAM Pine Belt

Category: Integrated Communications

Award of Excellence > Built Different: the Grit Beneath the Surface

  • The University of Southern Mississippi, Advancement Communications
  • Chapter: PRAM Pine Belt

Category: Internal Communications

PRism Award > Do What is Right for the Warfighter

  • Ingalls Shipbuilding, Integrated Communications & Stakeholder Engagement  
  • Chapter: PRAM Gulf Coast

PRism Award > Natchez Trace – Six-Month Integrated Campaign to Strengthen a National Treasure

  • Foster Relations, Inc., Natchez Trace Compact,  Natchez Trace Integrated Campaign
  • Chapter: PRAM Northeast

PRism Award > What’s Happening Inside All MSDH

  • Martha Grace Gray, Mississippi State Department of Health,   
  • Chapter: PRAM Central

Category: Marketing

PRism Award > Schedule a Visit | Mississippi State University

  • Mississippi State University, Office of Public Affairs 
  • Chapter: PRAM Starkville/MSU

Award of Excellence > Where Classes Become Careers | Mississippi State University

  • Mississippi State University, Office of Public Affairs,  Sarah Kirk, Sarah Triplett
  • Chapter: PRAM Starkville/MSU

Certificate of Merit > Mississippi College School of Business MBA & MACC Campaign

  • Moore Media Group  
  • Chapter: PRAM Central

Category: Reputation, Issues & Brand Management

PRism Award > Baptist Children’s Village and Family Ministries Rebrand

  • Baptist Children’s Village and Family Ministries, Chrystelle Thames,  Emily-Kate Ford
  • Chapter: PRAM Central

PRism Award > Positively the Place Hospitality Training

  • Tupelo CVB, Socius Design & Marketing   
  • Chapter: PRAM Northeast

Category: Special Events

PRism Award > College of Arts & Sciences Cookie Crawl

  • Mississippi State University College of Arts & Sciences, Sam Kealhofer, Karyn Brown, Kelli Anthony,  Sarah Nicholas, and Giselle Thibaudeau (Munn)
  • Chapter: PRAM Starkville/MSU

Award of Excellence > Bulldog Day 2025

  • Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Elizabeth Brown   
  • Chapter: PRAM MS Beach

Category: Potpourri

Award of Excellence > FOX & Friends + Tupelo “Main Street USA” Segment

  • Tupelo CVB, City of Tupelo,  Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association
  • Chapter: PRAM Northeast

Best of Tier Two

Schedule a Visit | Mississippi State University

  • Mississippi State University, Office of Public Affairs   
  • Chapter: PRAM Starkville/MSU

Tier Three: Tactical Materials/Projects

Category: Advertising & Publications

PRism Award > 2023-24 Superintendent’s Annual Report

  • 2023-24 Superintendent’s Annual Report, Mississippi Department of Education,  Office of Communication
  • Chapter: PRAM Central

PRism Award > Extension Matters digital magazine

  • MSU Extension Office of Agricultural Communications, Beth Barron, Leah Bowers, Bonnie Coblentz, Susan,  Collins-Smith, Nathan Gregory, Kevin Hudson, Dominique Lewis
  • Chapter: PRAM Starkville/MSU

PRism Award > MGCCC Viewbook 2025

  • Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Ashlyn Levins   
  • Chapter: PRAM MS Beach

PRism Award > Mississippi Beach Monitoring Awareness Billboard

  • Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, Jan Schaefer,  Micheal King
  • Chapter: PRAM Central

Award of Excellence > Vision Magazine 2025

  • Mississippi State University College of Arts & Sciences, Sarah Nicholas, Karyn Brown, Sam Kealhofer,  Kelli Anthony, and Heather Rowe
  • Chapter: PRAM Starkville/MSU

Certificate of Merit > Designing Impact – Women’s Foundation of Alabama 2024 Impact Report

  • neonFROG, inc., Women’s Foundation of Alabama,  Katelyn Lowe
  • Chapter: PRAM Golden Triangle

Category: Audio & Video

PRism Award > Mississippi Beach Monitoring Awareness Video

  • Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, Jan Schaefer / Micheal King,  CommonHouse Productions / Russell Media
  • Chapter: PRAM Central

PRism Award > MDOT Remembers Hurricane Katrina: 20 Years Later

  • Mississippi Department of Transportation, MDOT Public Affairs,   
  • Chapter: PRAM Central

Award of Excellence > Remembering Hurricane Katrina

  • Ingalls Shipbuilding, Integrated Communications & Stakeholder Engagement   
  • Chapter: PRAM Gulf Coast

Award of Excellence > The Thanksgiving Plate Debate | Mississippi State

  • Mississippi State University, Office of Public Affairs,  Leila Alvarado, Sarah Kirk
  • Chapter: PRAM Starkville/MSU

Certificate of Merit > Bulldog for Life | Mississippi State University

  • Mississippi State University, Office of Public Affairs
  • Chapter: PRAM Starkville/MSU

Category: Collateral Materials

PRism Award > Helping Families Understand Newborn Screening: A Statewide Parent Brochure

  • Martha Grace Gray, Mississippi State Department of Health   
  • Chapter: PRAM Central

Award of Excellence > The Power of First Impressions: The ReviveMD Onboarding Kit

  • neonFROG, inc., ReviveMD,  Katelyn Lowe
  • Chapter: PRAM Golden Triangle

Category: Digital

PRism Award > Beth Israel Congregation Website

  • Sophie McNeil Wolf, APR, Beth Israel Congregation, and Lindsay McMurtray   
  • Chapter: PRAM Central

PRism Award > TeachMS.org Relaunch

  • TeachMS.org Relaunch, Mississippi Department of Education,  Office of Communication
  • Chapter: PRAM Central

Certificate of Merit > From Locked-In to Limitless: NMHS Digital Transformation

  • North Mississippi Health Services, Robin McKinney, APR   
  • Chapter: PRAM Northeast

Category: Graphics

PRism Award > Honoring Legacy, Designing the Future – Financial Concepts Rebrand

  • neonFROG, inc., Financial Concepts,  Katelyn Lowe
  • Chapter: PRAM Golden Triangle

Award of Excellence > Ballew Hall Display Wall

  • Mississippi State University Agriculture & Natural Resources Marketing, Karen Brasher, David Ammon,  Lacey Gordon, Scott Willard
  • Chapter: PRAM Starkville/MSU

Certificate of Merit > All In – The Full Tilt Collision Rebrand

  • neonFROG, inc., Full Tilt Collision,  Katelyn Lowe
  • Chapter: PRAM Golden Triangle

Certificate of Merit > Baptist Children’s Village and Family Ministries New Look

  • Baptist Children’s Village and Family Ministries, Chrystelle Thames,  Emily-Kate Ford
  • Chapter: PRAM Central

Category: Media Relations

Award of Excellence > MSU ‘cooking up’ new blueberry, sweet potato ice cream flavors

  • Mississippi State University Agriculture & Natural Resources Marketing, Meg Henderson, David Ammon,  Karen Brasher, Mary Kathryn Kight
  • Chapter: PRAM Starkville/MSU

Category: Research & Measurement

PRism Award > Jackson Academy Communication Surveys

  • Jackson Academy, Patti Wade Magee, APR,  Jonathan Blackwell
  • Chapter: PRAM Central

PRism Award > Natchez Trace Compact’s Comprehensive Visitor & Marketing Intelligence Study

  • Foster Relations, Inc., Natchez Trace Compact
  • Chapter: PRAM Northeast

Category: Social Media Management

PRism Award > Clicks to Community: Columbus Lowndes Chamber of Commerce Social Media

  • neonFROG, inc., Columbus-Lowndes Chamber of Commerce 2025,  Olivia Williams
  • Chapter: PRAM Golden Triangle

Award of Excellence > Azalea Hall Room Transformation | Mississippi State University

  • Mississippi State University, Office of Public Affairs,  Sarah Kirk, Sarah Triplett
  • Chapter: PRAM Starkville/MSU

Award of Excellence > Baptist Children’s Village and Family Ministries “30 Days of Thanks”

  • Baptist Children’s Village and Family Ministries, Emily-Kate Ford,  Chrystelle Thames
  • Chapter: PRAM Central

Award of Excellence > Everyone is Somebody’s Baby | Mississippi State University

  • Mississippi State University, Office of Public Affairs,  Sarah Triplett, Sarah Kirk
  • Chapter: PRAM Starkville/MSU

Award of Excellence > Moms on Move In Day | Mississippi State University

  • Mississippi State University, Office of Public Affairs,  Sarah Triplett, Sarah Kirk
  • Chapter: PRAM Starkville/MSU

Award of Excellence > No Tradition Rings Louder | Mississippi State

  • Mississippi State University, Office of Public Affairs,  Sarah Triplett, Sarah Kirk
  • Chapter: PRAM Starkville/MSU

Category: Writing

PRism Award > Mississippi HBCU Bands Feature Story

  • Mississippi Folklife, Dominique Lewis   
  • Chapter: PRAM Starkville/MSU

Award of Excellence > “Officially a Space Cowboy:” Make-A-Wish Child Launches MSU Rocket

  • Mississippi State University, Office of Public Affairs,  Mary Pollitz
  • Chapter: PRAM Starkville/MSU

Award of Excellence > MSU Remembers Legacy of Apollo 13 Legend, Alumnus Ed Smylie

  • Mississippi State University, Office of Public Affairs, Mary Pollitz
  • Chapter: PRAM Starkville/MSU

Certificate of Merit > Former patients now nurses at Children’s of Mississippi

  • University of Mississippi Medical Center, Office of Communications and Marketing,  Annie Oeth
  • Chapter: PRAM Central

Certificate of Merit > MSU celebrates 60th anniversary of Holmes’ admission

  • Mississippi State University, Office of Public Affairs, Mary Pollitz
  • Chapter: PRAM Starkville/MSU

Category: Potpourri

Award of Excellence > Tupelo Hardware Company Pop-Up Visitors Center

  • Tupelo CVB, Socius Design & Marketing, Tupelo Hardware Company
  • Chapter: PRAM Northeast

Best of Tier

Mississippi Beach Monitoring Awareness Video

  • Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, Jan Schaefer / Micheal King, CommonHouse Productions / Russell Media
  • Chapter: PRAM Central

Best of Show

Explore Ridgeland 2025 Integrated Marketing and Communications Campaign

  • Foster Relations, Inc., Explore Ridgeland,  2025 Integrated Marketing and Communications Campaign
  • Chapter: PRAM Northeast

Student Awards

Category: Audio & Video

Student PRism > Sturgis Stories: Echoes of a Southern Town

  • MSU Department of Communication, Media & Theatre, Caroline Flint 
  • Chapter: PRAM Starkville/MSU

Student Certificate of Merit > Delta Roots, Doe’s Legacy

  • MSU Department of Communication, Media & Theatre, Caroline Flint,   
  • Chapter: PRAM Starkville/MSU

Category: Campaigns

Student Award of Excellence > Center for Cyber Education at Mississippi State University

  • MSU Center for Cyber Education, MSU Public Relations & Integrated Student Media Agency,  Mary Grace Black, Margaret Lyon, Kathryn Miller
  • Chapter: PRAM Starkville/MSU

Student Award of Excellence > Fund The Nations

  • Fund The Nations, MSU Public Relations & Integrated Student Media Agency,  Katie Bee, Emma Easterling, Chloe Martin
  • Chapter: PRAM Starkville/MSU

Student Certificate of Merit > Mississippi Communication Association

  • Mississippi Communication Association, MSU Public Relations & Integrated Student Media Agency,  Parker Acosta, Abby Zupa, Maggie Heath
  • Chapter: PRAM Starkville/MSU

Student Certificate of Merit > MSU Athlete Engineering

  • Mississippi State Athlete Engineering, MSU Public Relations & Integrated Student Media Agency,  Acosta, Ferguson, White, Yeatman
  • Chapter: PRAM Starkville/MSU

Student Certificate of Merit > MSU College of Arts & Sciences

  • MSU College of Arts & Sciences, MSU Public Relations & Integrated Student Media Agency,  Wilkinson, Fulkerson, Murphy, Weems
  • Chapter: PRAM Starkville/MSU

Student Certificate of Merit > MSU Department of Chemistry

  • MSU Department of Chemistry, MSU Public Relations & Integrated Student Media Agency,  Ava Ferguson, Ainsley Weems, Kaitlyn Yeatman
  • Chapter: PRAM Starkville/MSU

Student Certificate of Merit > Visit Eupora

  • Visit Eupora, MSU Public Relations & Integrated Student Media Agency,  Kathryn Miller, Sophie Hoard, Bren Bolden
  • Chapter: PRAM Starkville/MSU

Category: PR Plans & Proposals

Student Award of Excellence > Manna House Ministries

  • MSU Department of Communication, Media & Theatre, Acosta, Flint, Haab, Heath   
  • Chapter: PRAM Starkville/MSU

Student Certificate of Merit > Beyond The Bases: Strategic PR Plan

  • Mississippi State University, Batter Up Branding   
  • Chapter: PRAM Starkville/MSU

Category: Social Media Management

Student Award of Excellence > Take 30 News

  • Take 30 News, Caroline Flint,  Take 30 News Team
  • Chapter: PRAM Starkville/MSU

Student Certificate of Merit > Event-Driven Social Media for Visit Starkville

  • CKF Communications, Visit Starkville,  Caroline Flint
  • Chapter: PRAM Starkville/MSU

Student Best of Show

Sturgis Stories: Echoes of a Southern Town

  • MSU Department of Communication, Media & Theatre, Caroline Flint 
  • Chapter: PRAM Starkville/MSU