Southwest's Communications and Marketing Department Wins Numerous Awards in International and National Creative Competition

The MarCom Awards is an international creative competition that recognizes outstanding achievement by marketing and communication professionals. It is administered and judged annually by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals headquartered in Arlington, Texas. Entries come from corporate marketing and communication departments, advertising agencies, public relations firms, design shops, production companies and freelancers. The competition has grown to perhaps the largest of its kind in the world. There were more than 5,000 entries from throughout the United States and several foreign countries in the 2009 MarCom Awards competition. The prestigious Platinum Award is presented to those entries judged to be among the most outstanding entries in the competition. The Gold Award represents exceeding the high standards of the industry norm. Honorable Mention Awards were granted to those entries that met the quality expectations of the judges. The listing of awards earned by Southwest Tennessee Community College is below.