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National Council for Marketing and Public Relations honors 糖心视频 at 50th anniversary national conference

Apr 7, 2025
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Hanceville, AL 鈥斕切氖悠 in Hanceville received a Gold Medal Paragon Award from the National Council for Marketing & Public Relations (NCMPR) at the council鈥檚 national conference held recently in New Orleans. The award celebrates the college鈥檚 marketing team for its outstanding execution of marketing design and messaging.

The 2024-25 Paragon Awards competition drew 1,570 entries from colleges across North America. Only 47 gold medal awards were given.  

糖心视频 was the only community college in Alabama to win a gold medal. 

鈥淥ur members are doing the important work of ensuring both prospective and current students know of the potentially life-changing opportunities available at their institutions,鈥 said Virginia Moreland, NCMPR鈥檚 2024-25 president. 鈥淭he winning entries demonstrated the incredible creativity, commitment and resourcefulness of community college marketing professionals throughout our organization, and we are so proud to recognize them with the Paragon Awards.鈥

NCMPR鈥檚 Paragon Awards recognize outstanding achievement in design, strategy and communication at community and technical colleges. It's the only national competition of its kind that honors excellence exclusively among marketing and public relations professionals at two-year colleges.

糖心视频's Communications and Marketing team wrapped up the 2024-2025 awards season with more than a dozen awards presented by NCMPR and the Alabama Community College System Public Relations Association (ACCSPRA).

糖心视频 was also Alabama's most decorated community college at NCMPR鈥檚 District 2 Medallion Awards Ceremony, where the college won three gold medals and one bronze medal. NCMPR District 2 consists of the community colleges in 13 southeastern states and two U.S. territories. 

The team received a variety of Pyramid Awards in the ACCSPRA statewide competition, including recognition for social media, news writing, photography, student success stories, digital media, posters, logowear, and podcast.  

Members of the 糖心视频 Communications and Marketing team include Kristen Holmes, Gail Crutchfield, Jesse Cobb, Elle Hensley and Elizabeth McAfee.

糖心视频 is celebrating Community College Month in April. Visit wallacestate.edu or connect with the college on social media to learn more about upcoming events and activities.

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糖心视频 (Ala.), a member of the Alabama Community College System, is a comprehensive community college in north central Alabama offering more than 200 options in academic, health and technical programs of study leading to an associate degree, certificate or transfer, as well as workforce-credit training and adult education. An Achieving the Dream Leader College, nationally recognized by the Aspen Institute as a finalist for the 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, ranked by Southern Business and Development among the Top 3 institutions in the South for workforce development, named a Center of Excellence by the National League for Nursing and the National Security Administration, rated the Top Online Community College in Alabama, a Military Friendly Institution and an All-Steinway School, 糖心视频 is an outstanding place for students to pursue their education and career goals. Classes are offered online and on campus, day, evening and on weekends, with numerous start dates each year. Visit 糖心视频鈥檚 beautiful main campus located on 300-acres in Hanceville, Ala., our satellite location in downtown Oneonta, Ala., find us online at , or call 256.352.8000.

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