糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Communications and Marketing Team Wins National and Statewide Honors for Excellence in Communications
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock鈥檚 Communications and Marketing team has earned significant recognition at both the 2025 National Federation of Press Women (NFPW) National Communications Contest and the 2025 Arkansas PRSA Prism Awards, underscoring the team鈥檚 excellence in communications, public relations, and design.
The national awards were announced Sept. 13 at the NFPW Conference in Golden, Colorado, where more than 250 professional communicators were honored. The contest drew nearly 2,000 entries from 44 states, the District of Columbia, and Spain. Only first-place winners at the state level were eligible to compete at nationals.
糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 Communications and Marketing staff earned a dozen national awards across a wide range of categories:
Angelita Faller, news director
1st Place 鈥� News or Feature Releases (Multiple Releases) for 鈥淐onversations with Solar Eclipse Experts鈥�
2nd Place 鈥� News or Feature Release (Single Release) for 鈥溙切腣log传媒 Little Rock Receives $5 Million to Combat Drug Use Among Arkansas Youth鈥�
2nd Place 鈥� Media Pitch for 鈥淪preading Innovation Brick by Brick鈥�
Dr. Carrie Phillips, chief communications and marketing officer, and Angelita Faller
Honorable Mention 鈥� Newsletter/Other Publication for the 鈥溙切腣log传媒 Little Rock Alumni Association Newsletter鈥�
Rian Newman, a former editorial assistant and May 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock graduate
Honorable Mention 鈥� Writing, Features (Education/Collegiate) for 鈥淢erriman Achieves Long Awaited Bachelor鈥檚 Degree in Nursing鈥�
Carrie Phillips and Muriel Schrepfer, senior graphic designer
1st Place 鈥� Integrated Communications Campaign for 鈥溙切腣log传媒 Little Rock Eclipse Event鈥�
Muriel Schrepfer
1st Place 鈥� Advertising Poster, Billboard, or Banner for 鈥�2024-25 Combined Home Basketball Poster鈥�
2nd Place 鈥� Brochure (Nonprofit/Education) for 鈥淎dmissions Social Piece鈥�
2nd Place 鈥� Advertising Campaign for 鈥淭rojan Guarantee Ad Campaign鈥�
Muriel Schrepfer and Klansee Tozer, senior graphic designer
3rd Place 鈥� Book Design for 鈥溙切腣log传媒 Little Rock Brand Style Guide鈥�
Charla Tozer, a former graphic design assistant and May 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock graduate
1st Place 鈥� Graphics/Illustrations (Education/Collegiate) for 鈥溙切腣log传媒 Little Rock Downtown Sticker Sheet鈥�
1st Place 鈥� Advertisement (Education/Collegiate) for 鈥淗oliday Art Sale Graphic鈥�
Schrepfer, who received a total of five national awards, said she was proud to see the team鈥檚 work recognized at both the state and national level.
鈥淚t鈥檚 especially meaningful to be honored alongside such talented colleagues whose creativity and collaboration inspire me every day,鈥� Schrepfer said. 鈥淓ach project was a chance to be creative while sharing the story of 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, and it鈥檚 exciting to see those efforts make an impact beyond our campus.”
In addition to Communications and Marketing, Maggie Ryan, reporter and local host of All Things Considered for Little Rock Public Radio, won third place in Radio Interview for 鈥淭hree Weeks in al-Aqsa: A Doctor鈥檚 View of the Gaza Crisis.鈥�
鈥淚鈥檓 honored to receive this award from NFPW,鈥� Ryan said. 鈥淭he graphic, heavy nature of this conversation challenged me as both a reporter and writer, but I learned so much working on this piece.鈥�
The Communications and Marketing team also earned top honors at the 2025 Arkansas PRSA Prism Awards on Sept. 18. The team won a Prism Award in Internal Communications for its campaign, 鈥溙切腣log传媒 Little Rock Builds Buy-in, Page by Page.鈥� The internal campaign successfully introduced the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock community to the university鈥檚 new website.
糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 agency of record, mhp.si, also won a Prism Award in Feature/News Writing for the article, 鈥淲alking Toward Wellness 鈥� 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Champions Mental Health Awareness.鈥�
Dr. Carrie Phillips, chief communications and marketing officer, said the recognition reflects the collaborative and mission-driven work of the team.
鈥淭hese awards show the breadth of our work and the passion we have for sharing the incredible things happening at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock,鈥� Phillips said. 鈥淢ost importantly, this recognition underscores the impact that strategic communications can have in advancing student success and strengthening our university community.鈥�
糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 Communications and Marketing team continues to raise the bar for higher education communications, demonstrating the university鈥檚 commitment to innovation, excellence, and community impact.