The Marketing, Communications, and Advancement team takes pride in the quality of work it produces. This is evidenced by the numerous regional and national awards received by the office over the years.

To date, the office has garnered 34 awards (listed below) from the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations, an affiliate council of the American Association of Community Colleges and MarCom, an international competition for marketing and communication professionals.

WCJC Director of Marketing, Communications, and Advancement, Zina Carter, was named 2015 Communicator of the Year by the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations for Region IV.

National Awards

National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR)

(NCMPR is an affiliate council of the American Association of Community Colleges).

Award	Category
2003 Paragon Award (bronze)	Video Advertisement/PSA, Series
2002 Paragon Award (bronze)	Student Handbook

District Awards

National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR)

Medallion Awards – District 4 (Division A)
(District 4 serves the states of Arkansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Texas, and Wyoming. District 4 is one of seven divisions comprising NCMPR.)

Award	Category
2016 Medallion Award, Gold	Original Photography, Unmanipulated
2016 Medallion Award, Silver	Electronic Newsletter
2015 Medallion Award, Gold	Wild Card (Generations documentary)
2015 Medallion Award, Gold	Social Media Campaign
2015 Medallion Award, Silver	Digital Annual Report
2015 Medallion Award, Bronze	E-Newsletter
2007 Medallion Award, Gold	Student Handbook
2007 Medallion Award, Gold	Annual Report
2007 Medallion Award, Silver	Brochure (CFTA poster)
2006 Medallion Award, Gold	Student Handbook
2006 Medallion Award, Gold	Viewbook
2006 Medallion Award, Gold	Annual Report
2003 Medallion Award, Bronze	Viewbook
2002 Medallion Award, Bronze	Video Advertisement/PSA, Series
2001 Medallion Award, Silver	Student Handbook
2001 Medallion Award, Bronze	Class Schedule
1994 Medallion Award, Bronze	Best Outdoor Advertising
1993 Medallion Award, Bronze	Best Print Advertisement, Series

National Awards

MarCom Creative Awards, AVA Awards and Hermes Creative Awards

MarCom Awards is an international competition for marketing and communication professionals involved in the concept, writing and design of marketing and communication programs and print, visual and audio materials. Entries come from corporate marketing and communication departments, advertising agencies, PR firms, design shops, production companies and freelancers from around the world. 

AVA Awards is an international competition that recognizes outstanding work by creative professionals involved in the concept, direction, design and production of media that is part of the evolution of digital communication. Work ranges from audio and video production to developing websites that present interactive components such as video, animation, blogs, and podcasts to interactive social media sites- to and other forms of user-generated communication.

Award	Category
2007 MarCom Creative Award, Gold	Brochure/Viewbook
2007 MarCom Creative Award, Gold	Annual Report/Educational Institution
2007 MarCom Creative Award, Gold	Marketing Brochure (Bus & Tech Div)
2007 MarCom Creative Award, Honorable Mention	Marketing Poster (CFTA)
2010 AVA Award, Gold	Video Production, Low Budget
2011 MarCom Creative Award, Gold	Social Media Campaign (Facebook Us)
2011 MarCom Creative Award, Gold	Web Based Training (WCJC Connect)
2013 AVA Award, Gold	Video for Web (Spotlight Programs)
2013 AVA Award, Gold	Digital Marketing Campaign (Spotlight Programs)
2014 MarCom Creative Award, Platinum	Digital Marketing Campaign (The Teacher Effect)
2014 MarCom Creative Award, Platinum	Feature Writing (WCJC EMS Graduate Puts Skills to the Test As Paramedic)
2014 MarCom Creative Award, Gold	Facebook Site
2014 MarCom Creative Award, Gold	News Writing (Leader of the Pack)
2014 MarCom Creative Award, Gold	Annual Report/Educational Institution
2015 Hermes Creative Award, Gold	Digital Marketing Campaign (Generations)
2015 Hermes Creative Award, Platinum	Documentary (Generations)