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• ICC's CR staff receives record number of CPRAM awards

  Several Itawamba Community College staff members received awards from the College Public Relations Association of Mississippi, which were presented during a recent virtual conference. The 21 awards were the most in the Community Relations Department’s history.             They include C.J. Adams of Fulton, first place in View Book for “2020 ICC Recruiting Lookbook;” first place in Admissions and Recruitment Piece for “ICC Recruiting Trifold;” first place in Television Spots for “ICC SkillUp Commercial;” third place in Television Spots for “ICC Tomorrow Commercial;” first place in Radio Spot for “SkillUP Radio Commercial;” third place in Radio Spot for “Start on Time, Finish Early:” first place in Public Relations Campaign for “A New Look for a New Decade: A New Identity for ICC;” second place in Public Relations Campaign for “Navigating the Pandemic: The First Six Months;” grand award in the junior division in Electronic Media for “ICC SkillUP commercial;” second place in Advertisements for “ICC Veterans Day Ad;” Lee Adams of Fulton, first place in Single Piece artwork – Sports for “2020 ICC Football Poster;” second place in Single Piece Artwork – Sports ...
• ICC staff members win CPRAM awards

              Several members of Itawamba Community College’s staff received awards at the conclusion of the spring meeting of the College Public Relations Association of Mississippi recently in Ridgeland.             They include C.J. Adams of Fulton, third place, photograph, for “Flair;” Lee Adams of Guntown, second place, television program, for “Live with the Tribe;” first place, radio spots, for “ICC Potential;” first place, television spots, for “Ignite YOUR Potential;” third place, sports media guide, for 2018-19 ICC Sports Guide;” second place, sports photograph, for “Back Handed;” third place, sports photograph, for “Stiff Armed;” second place, single piece of artwork – sports, for Football Schedule Poster; first place, special publications, for “Connection Magazine;” first place, advertisements, for “Above the Bar;” second place, radio programs, for “ICC Football vs. Northeast;” Amy Brown of Fulton, first place, advertisements, for “Above the Bar;” second place, public relations campaign, for “All-American Band Audition Posters;” Dr. Jan Reid-Bunch of Saltillo, first place, television spots, for “Ignite YOUR Potential;” Maggie Caldwell of Mantachie, first place, television spots, for “Ignite YOUR Potential;”  first place ...
• CPRAM awards

              Several members of Itawamba Community College’s staff received awards at the conclusion of the spring meeting of the College Public Relations Association of Mississippi recently in Ridgeland.             They include Lee Adams of Guntown, second place in sports photography for “Pure Joy”; second place in digital art/photo illustration for “Reed Drafted by Rangers;” first place in radio programs for “ICC vs. Northwest Football Game;” Amy Brown of Fulton, first place in digital art/photo illustration for “Residence Hall Handbook;” second place in advertisements for “Above the Bar” print ad series; Maggie Caldwell of Mantachie, grand award for “ICC Rocks;” first place in single piece of artwork – non-sports for “ICC Rocks;” first place in public relations innovation for ICC SnapChat Geofilters; second place in Web advertisements for “Change Your Future” social media ads; Allen Coleman of Tupelo, second place in public relations innovation for “ICC Mobile App;” Adam Gore of Fulton, first place in sports feature story for “Big League Dream Comes True for ICC’s Reed;” second place in public relations innovation for “ICC Mobile App;” first place in radio ...
• ICC's Matthew Butler one of eight PTK members nationwide to receive prestigious scholarship

  Matthew L. Butler of Tupelo, a student at Itawamba Community College, is one of eight Phi Theta Kappa members selected as a 2024 Guistwhite Scholar and will receive a $5,000 scholarship for baccalaureate studies. Butler, who is a biochemistry major, is participating in the Middle College program. He will graduate from both Tupelo High School and ICC in May. His ICC activities include vice president of Scholarship for the Upsilon Sigma Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, Instructional Support team member, 22-23 Monroe County Representative for the Tupelo Student Government Association, STEM Club president, Exam Cram tutor and member of the Humanities Club. His honors include president’s list and recipient of the PTK Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise scholarship in 2023. His civic activities include Time for Tupelo, among other local community service events and tutoring. At Tupelo High School, his activities and honors are Science Olympiad, ACT 30+ Club, Poetry Out Load State Finalist and National Rural and Small-Town Recognition program. He plans to transfer to Mississippi State University this fall to continue working toward his degree in biochemistry with a ...
• ICC's Phi Theta Kappa chapters receive multiple regional awards

  Both the Beta Tau Sigma (Tupelo) and Upsilon Sigma (Fulton) chapters of Phi Theta Kappa at Itawamba Community College received multiple awards at the organization’s Mississippi/Louisiana Regional Conference, Mar. 6-7, at the University of Mississippi. Both chapters were awarded five-star status, for which chapters must fulfill the following stars or milestones within a calendar year: Reach, Network, Engage, Lead and Discover, according to Makaela Salmon, adviser for the Upsilon Sigma chapter. Beta Tau Sigma’s awards included Jenny Bowers, Tupelo Campus adviser, Horizon award; Honors in Action Theme 8 award; 5-Star Chapter award and Allyson Johnson of Nettleton, Golden Key. Bowers said that in the summer, advisers meet with officers and review the themes in the Honors Program Guide. “We make a list of topics that students are interested in and then we vote. Folklore, Fables, and Fairy Tales was selected. It centered around the traditional stories of the Chickasaw, who inhabited our area before us. We gave a presentation in November, and the Chickasaw Heritage Tree that we made is still on display in the Academic and Student Center on the ...
• ICC's Phi Theta Kappa chapters receive multiple awards at district conference

  Both the Beta Tau Sigma (Tupelo) and Upsilon Sigma (Fulton) chapters of Phi Theta Kappa at Itawamba Community College received multiple awards at the organization’s Mississippi/Louisiana Regional Conference, Feb. 29-Mar. 1, at William Carey University. Both chapters were awarded five-star status. Beta Tau Sigma’s awards included Jenny Bowers of Tupelo, Outstanding Adviser; Bowers and Dr. Delena Hukle of Mantachie, Horizon award advisers; Serra-Avery Erwin of Tupelo, Golden Key Award; Most Distinguished Chapter finalist; Top 10 and theme finalist for Honors in Action; and Top 10 College Project. The chapter’s Honors in Action project, which is research-based, was Theme 6, The Soul of Play. It centered around spoken word performances, Bowers said. Members of the chapter read to ICC’s preschool, sponsored a poetry night at a local coffee house as well as a “write it down, let it go” box in the lobby of the Academic and Student Center. “All of the parts of our project reflected the concept that we use words to play, and play can be therapeutic,” Bowers noted. The College Project, which is requested by ICC’s administration, focused ...