Weatherford, OK – The Office of Public Relations & Marketing at Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) received five awards from the Oklahoma College Public Relations Association (OCPRA) during its annual summer conference. The awards recognize a range of creative and strategic projects produced by the team over the past year.
The SWOSU Office of Public Relations & Marketing leads a wide range of projects for the university, including branding, social media strategy, admissions marketing, media production and internal communications. The team is led by Dr. Jonathan Boone Clemmons, Ph.D., APR, Assistant Vice President, and includes Ronith Sharmila, Project Management Specialist; Cinthia Piñón Williams, Digital Communication Specialist; Cody Roper, University Photographer; Kyle Wright, Web & Graphics Designer; and Jesse Kwak, Webmaster.
The awards were announced at the 2025 OCPRA Summer Conference, where higher education professionals from across the state gathered to discuss trends in public relations, marketing and communications. Each year, OCPRA’s awards program highlights work produced by teams from Oklahoma’s colleges and universities, spanning two-year colleges, four-year regional institutions and research universities.
SWOSU earned honors in categories that included recruitment, event promotion, campaign strategy, and digital tools for content planning. The university received two Grand Awards, two Excellence Awards, and one Achievement Award.
Award-winning entries included:
You Belong Here: The 2024 SWOSU Viewbook
Grand Award – Viewbook or Admissions Publication
Contributing individuals: Boone Clemmons, Kyle Wright, Cinthia Piñón Williams, Cody Roper
Lights, Camera, SWOSU: A Premiere Event for The College Tour
Grand Award – Single Event Marketing or Promotion
Contributing individuals: SWOSU PR and Marketing Team
From Emergency to Empowerment: Celebrating Lifesaving Acts at SWOSU
Excellence Award – Institutional or Awareness Campaign
Contributing individuals: SWOSU PR and Marketing Team
From Struggle to Strategy: How SWOSU Developed a Custom GPT to Automate Social Media Planning for Departments
Excellence Award – Shoe String Category
Contributing individuals: Boone Clemmons, Cinthia Piñón Williams, Ronith Sharmila
Big Savings, Bigger Futures: SWOSU’s In-State + $1 Tuition Advantage Poster for High Schools
Achievement Award – Recruitment, Awareness or Informational Poster
Contributing individuals: Boone Clemmons, Kyle Wright, Ronith Sharmila, Cody Roper, Cinthia Piñón Williams
The team’s work plays a central role in how SWOSU communicates with its students, employees, alumni and the broader community. While much of it happens behind the scenes, these projects represent the kind of ongoing collaboration, planning and creative work involved in supporting the university’s mission.
