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TweetA “Who’s Who” in public relations showed up in Chicago Thursday night to salute six role-model mentors at the Plank Center’s second annual “Milestones in Mentoring” gala.  The outstanding mentors receiving recognition at the second annual awards dinner in Chicago Thursday night were:  Legacy: Ann Barkelew, senior counselor and founding general manager of Fleishman Hillard Minneapolis/St. [...]

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Tweet I had the special privilege to introduce a long-time friend and PR legend, Ann Barkelew, at this week’s Plank Center “Milestones in Mentorship Awards” in Chicago.  Following are excerpts from my remarks about this amazing woman: “Mutual friend and former Target CMO Bob Thacker sums it up best when he says: ‘Ann is what every [...]

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Tweet Joe Clarkson If you want to be inspired about the future of the public relations profession, spend some time with active members of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA).   At the annual PRSSA awards dinner last night in Orlando, I met dozens of young people who are destined to become leaders of our [...]

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TweetCongratulations to Thomas R. Martin and Margery Kraus, recipients last night of the prestigious Arthur W. Page Society awards for Distinguished Service and Hall of Fame.  The Page Society is comprised of corporate chief communications officers, major agency CEOs and leading PR academics.   Tom Martin, Executive-in-Residence at the College of Charleston, received the Distinguished Service Award at the Page Society’s [...]

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PR scholarship,

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PR scholarship, Ronald Culp Scholarship for Mentorship, PRSSA scholarship, PRSA Foundation,

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finding a mentor, mentor selection,

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Kevin Saghy, Brandi Boatner, PRSSA, Plank Center, mentors, mentorship

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