Congratulations to our PRAM Central chapter on our 2019 Chapter of Distinction Award wins at #SPRF2019, placing in seven out of eight categories!:

 

In addition, PRAM as a whole took home 44% of the 126 SPRF Lantern Awards, with 55 out of 67 entries winning (82%) and collecting a total of 13 of the 27 Lantern Awards.

 

Starkville led PRAM Chapters with 15 awards. Central had 13, Pine Belt 8, Beach 7, Oxford 5, Northeast 3, Golden Triangle 3 and Gulf Coast 1.

Get in the game by joining us for our Annual October Membership Drive Meeting, as award winning sports writer Rick Cleveland talks about public relations, media and even a little sports!

Rick Cleveland, a native of Hattiesburg and resident of Jackson, has been Mississippi Today's sports columnist since 2016. A graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi with a bachelor's in journalism, Rick has worked for the Monroe (La.) News Star World, Jackson Daily News and Clarion Ledger. He was sports editor of Hattiesburg American, executive director of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. His work as a syndicated columnist and celebrated sports writer has appeared in numerous magazines, periodicals and newspapers.

Rick has been recognized 11 times as Mississippi Sports Writer of the Year. He was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 2016 and into the Hattiesburg Hall of Fame in 2018. He received the Richard Wright Award for Literary Excellence in 2011 and was inducted into the University of Southern Mississippi Communications Hall of Fame in 2018. In 2000, he was honored with the Distinguished Mississippian Award from Mississippi Press Association. He has received numerous state, regional and national awards for his column writing and reporting.

As part of PRAM Central's 2019 goals, we want to participate and support our community.

 

We have selected the  2019 MS BEST Robotics Competition as our fall project for the year!

 

Mississippi BEST is designed to inspire and interest students in engineering, science, technology and marketing through participation in an exciting sports-like technology contest. The BEST competition motivates students by challenging them to build a remote-controlled robot that accomplishes a defined task within a competitive setting. A mentor and a school coach guide student teams through the engineering process.

 

PRAM Central members can participate by helping to judge the PR/Marketing portion of the Competition. 

 

The event is on Friday, October 25 from 4:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at McCain Hall on the Mississippi State University campus: 479-2 Hardy Road, Starkville, MS. 

 

Let's show our support and sign up now!

 

For more information on the 2019 MS BEST Robotics Competition, visit   https://www.msbest.msstate.edu/

Each year, PRAM Central holds an Outstanding Professionals of the Year Awards Ceremony to honor and recognize the exceptional work and professionalism of three (3) of our Chapter members whose accomplishments have made major contributions to the profession. Recipients embody the highest degree of professionalism, serve their communities, are committed to advancing the profession, and have outstanding achievements in the practice of public relations.

 

Members are asked to nominate three of their fellow PRAM Central colleagues for the 2019 Awards to be presented in the categories of:

 

1.  Emerging Practitioner Award (up to 5 years of PR experience)

2.  Practitioner Award (between 5-15 years of PR experience)

3.  Advanced Practitioner Award (more than 15 years of PR experience)

 

Chapter members may nominate one candidate in each of the three above categories. Nominees will then be asked to complete an application detailing their accomplishments. The PRAM Central Awards Committee will evaluate and select the three outstanding professionals from all of the member-submitted nominations based on the following criteria:

The deadline for nomination submissions is  November 1, 2019. The PRAM Central Board of Directors will make presentations to the three winners during the January 2019 meeting.

 

To nominate a fellow member (or yourself) you only have to list the person's name and their place of employment. Please use THIS FORM to nominate your candidates.

Due to rising costs, PRAM Central will be increasing its luncheon fees in 2020. For full details, visit  www.pramcentral.org/2020lunchfee.

Want to know which of your colleagues are members of PRAM Central? Our membership roster is now online, complete with contact information if available. You can download the PDF here.

The end of 2019 is going to be jam-packed. In addition to our October Membership Drive, we are also hosting a workshop and throwing our annual Christmas Social in December. Save the dates!

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23

October Membership Drive

11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m.

@ The Capital Club

Speaker: Rick Cleveland