Each year, UTIA Marketing and Communications professionals complete more than 1,000 unique projects for institute clients, from Extension publications to videos to major events. In order to hone their respective crafts, some of these projects are submitted each year to be judged by various trade organizations. These organizations include the Association for Communication Excellence (ACE), Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), National Agricultural Alumni Development Association (NAADA), and Tennessee College Public Relations Association (TCPRA). The work submitted by UTIA professionals is judged against work from many peer institutions and other land-grant universities.
2025
- ACE Gold Award in Graphic Design: Cultivate Magazine Summer/Fall 2024 issue
- ACE Gold Award in Publishing Magazines and Periodicals: Land, Life & Science Magazine Spring/Summer 2024 issue
- ACE Gold Award in Script Writing for Audio or Visual Media: Cul2vate
- NAADA First Place in Mixed Media—Long Form Video: UTIA: Our Mission is Possible
- Also a TCPRA Gold Award in Social Media
- TCPRA Gold Award in Special Publications: Real. Life. Solutions. Video Brochure
- TCPRA Silver Award in College/Alumni Magazine, Printed: Land, Life & Science Spring 2025 issue
- TCPRA Silver Award in Print Advertisement, Single: We Grow Real. Life. Solutions.
- TCPRA Silver Award in Print Advertisement, Series: Herbert College of Agriculture Ad Series for Tennessee Home and Farm Magazine.
- ACE Bronze Award in Feature Photo: Eagle-Eyed
- Also a TCPRA Bronze Award in Spot Photography
- ACE Bronze Award in Education and Technology Website Design: Outstanding in Their Field
- TCPRA Bronze Award in Newsletter, Electronic: Common Ground
2024
- NAADA First Place in Events/Programming Division: “Perfectly Aged Partnership: Jack Daniel and UTIA” event honoring the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Tree Improvement Program (TIP)
- NAADA Second Place in Website Division: Outstanding in Their Field
- ACE Gold Award in Marketing and Communications Campaign with Budget Under $1,000: “A Perfectly Aged Partnership: University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture and Jack Daniel Distillery”
- ACE Gold Award in Writing for Social Media: Tree Improvement Program – Jack Daniel Distillery 25 Year Anniversary
- ACE Silver Award in Social Media Videos: How to Collect a Soil Sample
- ACE Silver Award in Websites: Land, Life & Science Magazine: A New Way to Digitally Share Stories
- ACE Silver Award in Writing for Magazines: A County on the Rise
- ACE Silver Award in Script Writing for Audio or Visual Media: Pumpkin Chunkin’ TV News Script
- ACE Silver Award in Speech Writing: UTIA Awards and Promotions
2023
- NAADA Second Place in Website Division: Land, Life & Science Digital Magazine
- ACE Silver Award in Script Writing for Audio or Visual Media: Floating Wetlands
2022
- NAADA First Place in Events/Programming Division for The Morgan Hall Centennial Celebration
- ACE Gold Award in Marketing and Communications Campaign with Budget Under $1,000 for The Morgan Hall Centennial Celebration and Time Capsule Reveal
- ACE Gold Award in Script Writing for Visual Media for Grass Tennis Courts – TV News Script
- ACE Silver Award in Electronic Media/Podcasts for AgCast: Stay Strong Waverly – Podcast
- ACE Silver Award in Marketing and Communications Campaign with Budget Under $1,000 for Bicentennial Heritage Festival
- ACE Silver Award in Writing for Magazines for “As Sweet as a Peach”
- ACE Silver Award in Script Writing for Visual Media for Produce Donations – TV News Story
- ACE Bronze Award in Speech Writing for Morgan Hall Place of Importance
2021
- ACE Silver Award in Writing for Magazines for “The Light on the Hill”
- ACE Bronze Award in Writing for Visual Media for Drive-In Agriculture
- ACE Bronze Award in Podcasting for AgCast: Cooking with Luca
2020
- ACE Gold Award in Podcasting for Call of the Week
- ACE Gold Award in Speechwriting for 2019 Awards and Promotions Luncheon speeches
- ACE Silver Award in Podcasting for AgCast: Behind the Scenes at “Bringing it Home”
- ACE Silver Award in Script Writing for Visual Media for Top Ten Plants
- CASE Silver Award in Special Events for Together We Grow Launch
- CASE Gold Award in Fundraising Website or Microsite for together.tennessee.edu
2019
- CASE Grand Award in Marketing/Branding Video for UTIA: Real Life Solutions for Tennessee, the World and You
- NAADA First Place in Events/Program for Introduction of the new Herbert College of Agriculture
- NAADA First Place in Multimedia and Promotional Materials for Common Ground, the e-newsletter for Tim Cross
- NAADA Second Place in Video for UTIA: Real Life Solutions for Tennessee, the World and You
- ACE Gold Award in Script Writing for Visual Media for Fort Campbell Master Gardeners
- ACE Silver Award in Issues Management for Dealing with Dicamba Drift Response
- ACE Bronze Award in Programs, Podcasts and Spots for Fort Campbell Master Gardeners
2018
- NAADA Second Place in Print Media Division-Recruitment/Solicitation Materials for Our State of Real. Life. Solutions. booklet
