UT has a rich sports tradition, but athletes and coaches aren’t the only ones winning awards.  Various UT programs gathered a total of 28 awards at the Volunteer Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America’s annual awards dinner on April 10.

The Office of Communications and Marketing led the way with 23 awards, while the Institute of Agriculture won three, and the UT system won two.

"We have a great staff," Vice Chancellor for Communications Tom Milligan said in a UT press release. "It's important that we measure our work against the very best in our city and region.”

The office also won Awards of Excellence in both the internal relations and electronic newsletters categories for its Tennessee Today publication.

Lorna Norwood, director of marketing and communications for the Institute of Agriculture, won PRSA's Harvey I. Cobert Award, for “individual contributions to the growth of the public relations profession in East Tennessee,” according to the statement.

 “It's very gratifying to be supporting University of Tennessee and have our good work recognized by our peers," said Milligan.