Chapel Hill – University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina and its Chapel Hill-based advertising agency, Jennings, were honored with a total of seven Wallie and Golden Tusk Awards in a ceremony held Thursday, November 19. The Wallie Awards and Golden Tusk Awards are given annually at the Carolinas Healthcare Public Relations & Marketing Society (CHPRMS) fall conference and recognize the finest in healthcare advertising and public relations. This year’s conference was held in Asheville, N.C.

All of the awards were in the large hospital category and recognized work produced by Jennings and the internal marketing team at University Health Systems (UHS).  Six of the seven awards were gold.

v Gold Wallie Award – UHS Website

v Gold Wallie Award – UHS Orthopedics Newspaper Advertising Campaign

v Gold Wallie Award – UHS Orthopedics Radio

v Silver Wallie Award – East Carolina Heart Institute Radio

v Gold Wallie Award – UHS Annual Report

v Golden Tusk Award – UHS Patient Education Materials

v Golden Tusk Award – UHS Fundraising

About Jennings

Jennings, founded in 1979, specializes in advertising, public relations and brand development for businesses in healthcare, transportation, financial, telecom, real estate and the arts. Using both consumer anthropology and healthy skepticism, Jennings finds the relevant, relatable connection between a person and a product. For more, see www.jenningsco.com