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Grammy Award-Winning Melissa Etheridge Announced as Featured Speaker for PRSA’s ICON 2024

Stuart Mitchell

PRSA announced Grammy Award-winning rock artist Melissa Etheridge as a featured speaker at ICON 2024, taking place in Anaheim, Calif. October 15-17. Etheridge will participate in a conversation about her career journey and life’s advocacy work.   Etheridge has remained one of America’s favorite female singers for more than two decades. She stormed onto the American rock scene in 1988 with the release of her critically acclaimed self-titled debut album. Etheridge received “Songwriter of the Year” honors at the ASCAP Pop Awards in 1996, and celebrated a career milestone with a…

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PRSA Announces Selection of 11 New Members for College of Fellows

Stuart Mitchell

PRSA announced recently the 11 new members selected to the College of Fellows. Established in 1989, the College of Fellows includes more than 750 professionals and educators who have made a significant impact on the public relations and communications profession.  “This class of Fellows represents the best of the best in communications,” said Joseph Abreu, APR, CPRC, 2024 PRSA Chair. “We are pleased to recognize these 11 members for their incredible body of work over the past several decades and all they’ve done throughout their careers to represent the profession…

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PRSA Announces 2025 Board of Directors Nominations

Stuart Mitchell

PRSA, the nation’s leading professional organization serving the communications community, announced today the nominees for the 2025 Board of Directors who will be presented for election at the Leadership Assembly in Anaheim, Calif., on Monday, Oct. 14. Delegates representing the membership will confirm Officer and Director candidates to serve a term beginning on Jan. 1, 2025. Officers serve a term of one year and Directors serve a two-year term. “This year’s nominees have all served as dedicated PRSA volunteers and distinguished themselves as advocates for PRSA and the profession,” said…

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PRSA and PRMuseum Form Strategic Partnership to Advance PR Profession

Stuart Mitchell

PRSA and The Museum of Public Relations have announced they have reached a formal agreement to jointly create and execute new educational programs and events, and deliver expanded research that will further their common mission of strengthening and advancing the practice of public relations. A centerpiece of the new initiative will be the PRMuseum, which is relocating to PRSA’s New York City headquarters at 120 Wall Street in New York City. The Museum is the world’s only museum dedicated to the PR profession. The two organizations plan to co-create education…

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PRSA Foundation Announces 2024 Class of Fellows Made Possible by the Generosity of Mission North and Five Partner Public Relations Agencies

Stuart Mitchell

The PRSA Foundation announced today the 2024 class of fellows, which was conceived by and funded through Mission North’s cross-industry diversity initiative that aims to empower the next generation of PR professionals. The collaborative effort creates pathways for individuals historically excluded from leadership positions in the public relations industry by offering opportunities to gain valuable work experience while offsetting some of the financial burdens of tuition and other education expenses. Six different PR agencies support the program, which includes a combination of scholarships and stipends awarded through the PRSA Foundation…

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