Public Relations staff honored at banquet: 6/29

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Public Relations staff honored at banquet

MUSC's Office of Public Relations won four awards at the Public Relations Society of America banquet May 28.

Sarah King, DHA, director of public relations, said she was thrilled to hear the news. Trusting a team to handle the diverse challenges that face a public relations department each day has been her great fortune because of the staff that makes the department thrive, she said.

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Public Relations Office of Public Relations staff includes Jeff Watkins, from left, Heather Woolwine, Sharlene Atkins, Dawn Brazell, Kim Draughn, Cindy Abole, Tony Ciuffo and Sarah Bates. Not pictured is Dr. Sarah King, director of public relations.

"It's not just their talent and expertise in the many fields that encompass the discipline, but the hearts and souls of people who sincerely care about doing the best they can do and deeply care for the people they work with every day."

The department won a Silver Wing Award for its 2010-2011 Annual Report in the nonprofit category; a Silver Wing Award of Merit for The Catalyst, MUSC's campus newspaper; and a Silver Wing Award of Merit for Creative Tactics for "The MUSC Safety Dance," a video created to explain the employee mandatory flu policy in a fun way.

Heather Woolwine, media relations director, won the inaugural Lowcountry Jupiter Award. This new award recognizes individual excellence in social media management by connecting communities, serving as conduits of information, setting new trends for social media, and making contributions to the growth of social media in South Carolina.

To see MUSC's annual report, visit www.musc.edu/pr/annual_report.pdf. To see the safety dance video, visit http://tinyurl.com/72fgako. To see The Catalyst online, visit www.musc.edu/catalyst.

Archived issues of The Catalyst may be viewed at http://www.issuu.com/ and search MUSC Catalyst.

Friday, June 29, 2012

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