PPRS is pleased to recognize Abigail Yarrison as the 2023 winner of its $1,000 scholarship for academic excellence, experience, leadership and character. A rising senior at Immaculata University in East Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania, Yarrison majors in digital communications with a concentration in design as well as minors in graphic arts and art history. During her…
This month at work, I’m serving as a moderator on a professional development panel for our Early Career Professionals group. It’s brought me to a few conclusions: Wow. I’m not only *not* part of the Early Career Professionals, but I’m serving as a moderator?! It’s an honor, even if it’s hard for my millennial spirit…
Nominations for Annual Ernest R. McDowell Award Open Through June 16, 2023 Nominate Your Mentor or Colleague Today! Many of us know, respect and admire someone in the field of public relations due to their talented and faithful service to our profession. Show your appreciation for their hard work by nominating them for the Ernest…
Every April, I find the topic of education lingers in my mind. Maybe it’s reviewing applications for our scholarships. Perhaps it’s because of my years coordinating hundreds of financial literacy classes jam packed into one week at Metro Bank. Whatever it is, each spring brings violets to my yard and education to the brain. I…
Right behind networking, the continuing education aspect of PPRS is often what entices public relations professionals to join. Whether you are a novice or a seasoned public relations practitioner, the monthly programs offered by PPRS provide valuable information for varying experience levels. Like so many of you, I learned the principles and techniques of the…
At last month’s PPRS meeting, I was absolutely delighted by the number of students in attendance.Nearly ten students were in attendance between Messiah University and Shippensburg University! As a former student who attended PPRS meetings, I remember how terrifying it was – REAL professionals? NETWORKING? But once I walked through the doors, I was met…
Welcoming. Insightful. Valuable. These words swirl around my mind when I think of what I want PPRS to be for our membership. I don’t know about you, but I initially came to PPRS for the programming but stayed for the welcoming people. Friendly faces, mentors, and leaders in our field all come together on the…
At this year’s Evening of Honors, awardee Suzanne Graney eloquently shared how PPRS has been an invaluable professional and personal support over her career. The nodding heads around the room when she suggested that she’d gotten at least a master’s degree worth of education from PPRS programming over the years continued as she shared how…
Suzanne Graney, CFRE, executive director of Four Diamonds, has been selected as the recipient of the 2022 Ernest R. McDowell Award. The award recognizes individuals for sustained excellence in the field of public relations, in both the profession and the community. Suzanne is a dynamic non-profit leader who has raised nearly $200 million in one…
When I took over as PPRS president and met with the professional fundraisers administering our Ken Robinson Memorial Scholarship, they counseled that it would take at least 5 years to raise enough seed money to begin distributing a scholarship. Yet at this year’s joint summer social, with Ken’s family in attendance, we were able to…
