Texas Tech Globally Acknowledged (Once more) for Excellence in Telling Its Story | July 2026 | Texas Tech Now

The college has acquired 10 nationwide and 10 worldwide awards this 12 months, plus
Videographer of the Year.

There’s no query that Texas Tech University’s fame for excellence is rising. One measure of that truth is the sheer quantity
of instances the groups working to advertise the college have been acknowledged for his or her
distinctive efforts.

Over the final 5 months, Texas Tech’s Marketing & Communications and Advancement groups have acquired 45 awards from trade friends, together with 10 nationwide and 10 worldwide
honors, and Videographer of the Year. Together, these characterize an excellent physique
of storytelling, design, images and video which can be gaining consideration far past
West Texas. 

“We strive to build emotional connections to the Texas Tech brand,” mentioned Matt Dewey,
vp for Marketing & Communications. “That we’re clearly succeeding, even
amongst our greater training friends who don’t have any connection to Texas Tech, reveals us we’re
making a distinction in how Texas Tech is perceived throughout the nation and across the
world. That’s tremendously thrilling.”

In July, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education’s (CASE) worldwide
Circle of Excellence Awards acknowledged the “ON&ON Campaign Boutique Invitation” with
a Gold Award within the invitation design class and the “I Give Because/Because You
Gave” video sequence with a Bronze Award within the video fundraising class.

See the full list of Circle of Excellence Award winners here.

In June, the University Photographers’ Association of America (UPAA) acknowledged a
vast number of Texas Tech’s multimedia work in its Annual Awards. The college
journal Evermore received first place within the General Publications class for “Evermore No. 7” and third
in Publication Cover for “Evermore No. 8.” The “2025-2026 Admissions Guide” acquired
an Honorable Mention in Publications. In the Online Narrative Series class, “Flatland Forever” received second place, “The Great Plains Project” received third and “Heating Up” acquired an Honorable Mention. In the Narrative Series Video/Cine class, “Heartbeat of the Pit” received first place, the “2025 Texas Tech University Anthem” received second place, and “Layers of Legacy” acquired an Honorable Mention. Michael Ortiz was named Videographer of the Year.

In May, Texas Tech acquired six honors within the worldwide forty seventh Annual Telly Awards.
“Flatland Forever: A Texas Tech Story” received a Silver People’s Telly within the Branded Content class, a Silver Telly within the
Educational Institution class, and a Bronze Telly within the Long Form Documentary
class. The “2025 Texas Tech University Anthem” received a Silver Telly within the Educational Institution class. And “Champions of the Range” received a Silver Telly within the Short Form Documentary class and a Bronze Telly in
the Educational Institution class.

See the full list of Telly Award winners here.

In April, “Evermore No. 9” and its cowl have been introduced as Print Merit Winners in
the worldwide Society for Publication Designers’ (SPD) 61st annual competitors.
This marks the third consecutive 12 months SPD’s judges have acknowledged Texas Tech, however
the primary in a Print Category.

See the full list of SPD 61 Merit Winners here.

In February, Marketing & Communications claimed 4 Gold, 9 Silver and 4 Bronze
Awards on the 2026 American Advertising Awards, hosted by AAF Lubbock. Gold winners
have been the “2025 Texas Tech University Anthem,” the “Crime Buster” function from “Evermore
No. 8,” the general design of “Evermore No. 8,” and the “From Here, It’s Possible” webpage. The Advancement group earned two Gold, two Silver and 4 Bronze awards, and the
Gold winners have been additionally chosen for Judges’ Choice awards. The Gold and Judges’ Choice
winners have been the “ON&ON Campaign Boutique Invitation” and the “I Give Because/Because
You Gave” video sequence.