University of Tennessee President Joe Dipietro, Assistant Vice President for Communications Gina Stafford, Ellie Amador and Erica Jenkins left to right, at the Foundry in Knoxville, Tenn., Thursday, May 12, 2016.
Photos by Adam Bimer

UT System President, Communications and Marketing Honored at PRSA Awards Night

The University of Tennessee was well represented at the annual ceremony, receiving eight awards total, including the Excellence in Mentorship and the Executive of the Year awards.

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University of Tennessee President Joe Dipietro, Assistant Vice President for Communications Gina Stafford, and Spica Communications principal and founder Laura Mansfield, APR, left to right, at the Foundry in Knoxville, Tenn.
Photo by Adam Brimer

DiPietro Named PRSA Executive of the Year

For his support of public relations and elevating its impact at the University of Tennessee, President Joe DiPietro was named Executive of the Year by the Volunteer Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America.

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Ellie Amador and Erica Jenkins left to right, at the Foundry in Knoxville, Tenn., Thursday, May 12, 2016.
Photo by Adam Brimer

UT Office of Communications and Marketing Team Honored with PRSA Awards

The May 12 event celebrated the best of East Tennessee’s public relations community and the UT team received Awards of Excellence, Merit or Quality, notching awards for each of its entries.

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Susan Fancher gestures on a touchscreen tablet in a hospital room
Susan Fancher, simulation director for the College of Nursing, demonstrates how the simulated electronic fetal monitoring app works.
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Fetal Heart Monitor App Helps Train Future Nurses

UT researchers worked to develop an app to create a more realistic experience to instruct future nurses in monitoring babies and their mothers during labor.

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