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PRSA Presents Swarthmore President Rebecca Chopp With Advocate for Higher Education Award

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST

NEW YORK (Feb. 9, 2012) — The Counselors to Higher Education (CHE) section of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) will present its 2012 Advocate for Higher Education Award to Swarthmore College President Rebecca Chopp at its Counselors to Higher Education Senior Summit on April 25 in Washington.

Chopp also has been bestowed the honor of delivering the summit’s prestigious Pat Jackson Lecture.

PRSA Technology Section Announces Technology Journalism Award Winners

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 09:00:00 EST

Michael V. Copeland, senior writer at Fortune, and Robert K. Ackerman, editor-in-chief of Signal, have won this year’s Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) 2011 Awards for Excellence in Technology Journalism. These annual awards recognize articles that are significant in disclosing, interpreting and reporting technological innovation. This year’s competition was sponsored by Microsoft Corporation, Airfoil PR and Padilla Speer Beardsley.

Frank Ovaitt Honored With 2011 David Ferguson Award

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST

Frank Ovaitt, APR, president and CEO, Institute for Public Relations, was selected as the recipient of the Public Relations Society of America’s (PRSA) 2011 David Ferguson Award, presented at the PRSA Educators Academy reception held during the PRSA 2011 International Conference. The David Ferguson Award recognizes outstanding contributions to public relations education by a practitioner.

Steve Quigley Named PRSA 2011 Outstanding Educator of the Year

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST

Steve Quigley, APR, was awarded the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) 2011 Outstanding Educator of the Year Award during the Monday luncheon at the PRSA 2011 International Conference. This award honors a PRSA member who has made a significant contribution to the advancement of public relations education through college or university teaching.

PRSA Announces 2011 College of Fellows Inductees

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST

The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) has elected nine PRSA members to the prestigious PRSA College of Fellows. The 2011 Fellows candidates will be inducted Oct. 15, at a ceremony at the PRSA 2011 International Conference in Orlando, Fla.

“Welcoming the 2011 inductees into the College of Fellows brings a great sense of pride and honor to all of us in public relations,” said Rosanna Fiske, APR, PRSA chair and CEO. “The COF honors the most respected and dedicated professionals who have selflessly given so much to advance the public relations profession, and this group is no different.”

PRSA Announces Open Call for Entries for Technology Journalism Awards

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST

The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) announced today an open call for entries for the PRSA Technology Section's Awards for Excellence in Technology Journalism. The awards recognize articles that are significant in disclosing, interpreting and reporting technological innovation.

The awards recognize technology articles published between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2010. One award is presented to an individual for excellence in technology journalism in a general or business media source. A second award is presented to an individual for excellence in technology journalism in a trade, technical, industrial or professional publication serving a technology industry or audience.

Canadian Communicator Takes Top Prize in PRSA Health Academy/Quinnipiac University Competition

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST

Detailing how effective community engagement provides health care institutions with better information about a population’s values and needs, Heather Pullen, MCM, APR, has won the 2011 PRSA Health Academy/Quinnipiac University Paper Competition. Pullen, a public relations manager at Hamilton Health Sciences in Hamilton, Ontario, submitted the winning paper, “Keeping it Real: A Canadian How-to Guide on the Development of Community Engagement Programs.” Her winning entry explains why better community engagement also protects the public interest by encouraging public debate and accountability.  