Northern Oklahoma College Printing Services received five awards at the Oklahoma Collegiate Public Relations Association’s annual awards contest and conference, held recently at the Artesian Hotel in Sulphur, Oklahoma.NOCGraphicDesignerPaige Larson received three awards in the Poster Design Category. She received an Achievement Award for her Social Science TShirt Design. She also received Honorable Mention recognition for her “Student Art Exhibit Poster” and “Little Women, the Musical” poster.NOC photographer/videographer John Pickard received an Achievement Award for a Recruiting Video Featurette, and Honorable Mention for the Video Feature, “Scholarship and Financial Aid.”“Congratulations to Paige Larson, John Pickard and the entire NOC Printing Services team,” said Sheri Snyder, Vice President for Development and Community Relations. “We are truly blessed with some amazing and talented employees. It is nice to receive external validation on the high quality of work they continue to produce.”The OCPRA awards competition recognizes the best in professional communicators from educational institutions, both public and private, throughout the state of Oklahoma.This annual competition is designed to reward achievement, recognize excellence and encourage a healthy competitive spirit by those who represent higher education to the public. Materials are submitted by individuals who work in public relations, sports information, video, development, digital media and printing at any of the state’s higher education institutions.