Wildflower Center PR, Media & Marketing Coordinator K. Angel Horne won a University Excellence in Communications Award in the Social Media category for her success reaching, growing and engaging followers on the Wildflower Center’s Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn accounts. The award recognizes outstanding storytellers from communications and marketing departments across The University of Texas at Austin.

Her work was described as follows in the announcement of recipients:

“The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center’s social media followers are truly engaged. The Center holds their attention and enriches its feeds with interpretations of native plants and the natural world while also making sure followers are informed about experiences at the Center and understand how to support it. One judge commented, ‘How can you not fall in love with the pictures of wildflowers and other plants and insects that create an ecosystem.’ Congratulations to the Wildflower Center!”

Wildlfower Center Sr. Graphic Designer Joanna Wojtkowiak, also a member of the Center’s communications department, was named a finalist in the Visual Design category, as well. Learn more about the Wildflower Center’s staff here.

The awards were announced at a ceremony in October 2019. View the full list of recipients here.