The Volpe Library, Student Affairs and Loan Accounting are among our most awesome offices.

The Volpe Library's spin on "Pirates of the Caribbean" included a buccaneer cutout of Director Winston Walden (far right).

They are the winners of this year’s TTU Pride Days Awesome Office Decorating Contest, taking top prize in the respective categories of large office, small office and door decoration.

“It was a tough competition, and the number of entries doubled from last year," says Tracey LeFevre, Public Affairs writer and a contest organizer and judge. "Nevertheless, the levels of spirit and creativity displayed by all entrants were impressive.”

Loan Accounting won the prize package valued at more than $60 for the door decoration category with a “TTU Pride at Work” theme that incorporated construction images, flashing lights, traffic cones and hard hats.

You couldn't turn a corner in Student Affairs without running into TTU Pride.

The theme of Student Affairs, which won the small office category’s prize package totaling more than $100, was “TTU Pride: Old School,” which incorporated vintage Tech purple and gold items, such as Vice President Marc Burnett’s former basketball jersey, along with contemporary decorations.

The Volpe Library won the large office category’s prize package worth more than $150 with its “Island of Knowledge” theme that incorporated a purple and gold spin on the popular "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie starring Johnny Depp. Employees even donned their own purple and gold pirate gear and turned their information desk into a pirate ship called the Purple Pearl.

Other competing offices included:

* Door category — Career Services (honorable mention), RUC Information Desk, RUC Custodial Services, Athletic Advising, Greek Life and International Student Affairs

* Small office category: Foreign Languages, International Student Affairs, Records and Minority Affairs

* And large office category: Human Resource Services (honorable mention), Fitness Center, Financial Aid and Interdisciplinary Studies and Extended Education.

“Every entry was an award-winner in terms of showing TTU Pride, and every office that competed showed an incredible level of university spirit,” says LeFevre. “I hope those offices are inspired to build on that spirit for next year’s competition.”

Loan Accounting's gearing up for new construction on campus.

Other judges of this year’s competition were Robin Burroughs, cheerleading coach; Karen Lykins, news bureau director in Public Affairs; and Tracy Black, marketing director.

Included in this year’s prize packages were coupons from Chartwell’s, Cracker Barrel, Dairy Queen, Mauricio’s, O’Charley’s, Toot’s, TTU’s own Fitness Center and Photo Services; merchandise from Avon representative JoAnn Carver, Barnes & Noble campus bookstore and Mary Kay representative Jessica Smith; plus handmade jewelry by Denise Colwell, pottery by Laura Clemons and wooden ornaments by John Lucas.

See photos of all the winners on the TTU Pride web site.