2024 Annual Awards Competition

The 2024 Awards Competition is now open and we’ve added new categories! Visit ocpra.awardsplatform.com to submit your entries. A Step-by-Step guideline is located on the right column if you need additional assistance.

About This Competition

The Oklahoma College Public Relations Association Awards Competition recognizes the best in contemporary communications from educational institutions -- both public and private -- throughout the State of Oklahoma.  This annual competition was created in 1992 by the OCPRA to reward achievement, recognize excellence and encourage a healthy competitive spirit by those who represent higher education to the public.  Materials are submitted by individuals who work in public relations, sports information, video, development or alumni affairs at any of the state’s higher education institutions. Entrants are not required to be members of OCPRA.

Contest Information

ELIGIBILITY - Any project produced or implemented by an Oklahoma institution of higher education, whether public or private. Entries from June 2023 through May 2024 will be accepted. A single project can be entered in more than one category.

JUDGING - Entries will be judged by panels of experts in their respective fields who are not OCPRA members. Each category will have two judges and their scores will be combined to calculate a winner,

AWARDS - The judges will select, at their discretion, winners of the Grand, Excellence and Achievement Awards in each category. Awards will not necessarily be given in each category. In some cases, judges will grant Honorable Mention Awards. The names of the institution responsible for the winning entry and up to two individual names will appear on the awards. Additional awards can be ordered for $50 each.

USE OF ENTRY FEE - After the awards competition expenses have been paid (awards, online submission platform), the income from the entry fees supports the work of the OCPRA.

DEADLINE - 12:00 p.m. noon, Thursday, May 30, 2024.

PAYMENT - The fee per entry is $35 for members and $45 for non-members. There are two options for payment.

  • You may pay by credit card through the OCPRA AwardsForce platform as you submit your contest entries.

  • Or with a Purchase Order. Mail payment to:

                OCPRA AWARDS
                Keith Mitchell
                Cameron University
                2800 West Gore Blvd
                Lawton, OK 73505

Your purchase order may be submitted to kmitchell@cameron.edu.

Additional Awards

After the Awards Banquet, you may order additional awards for members of your team.

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Additional Awards
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Step-by-Step Process

1. Visit ocpra.awardsplatform.com and register a new account. OCPRA recommends you create one account or use a departmental email address for all entries within your department or division.

2. Review the contest information and scroll to the bottom to select “Start entry.”

3. Select the “Category” and “Sub Category” for your entry and enter an “Entry Name.”

4. Click “Save + next” to enter the Criteria details for this entry. Special note: please include all requested information in the “Criteria” area of the entry form. Judges will use this information during their assessment of the entry. An entry that does not meet the entry guidelines will be disqualified.

5. Add your attachments to your entry. A maximum of 10 pieces can be uploaded with each entry.

6. Add your institution name and contributing individuals as it should appear on your award. There is a maximum of four individual names, a department or contributing agency.

7. Once you have completed your entry, select “Submit entry” at the bottom of the page. You may also save your progress and return to the form at a later time to complete it. Entries are not considered officially submitted until their status is displayed as “Submitted.” You can return to your entry to make any necessary changes up until the deadline of May 24, 2024 at 11:59 p.m.

8. After each entry submission, you will be directed to your shopping cart. If you have additional entries to submit, click “Add more entries to cart” before selecting “Proceed to payment.”

9. There are two options for payment. You can download an invoice to be paid by purchase order/check or you can pay by credit card using PayPal. Please follow the instructions on this page to submit your payment.

Questions?
Award Co-Chairs:
Amy Ford (580) 559-5725 or aford@ecok.edu
Trish McBeath (918) 855-1402 or trish.mcbeath@connorsstate.edu