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Tweet The Arthur W. Page Center’s Legacy Scholars program annually awards grants ranging from $1,000 to $25,000 to scholars and PR professionals for their projects in ethics and public communication.  This year’s recipients and others are featured in a new booklet available online and from the center.  Legacy Scholar projects are described in the 52-page booklet along with [...]

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Sara Merchant, Phyllis MacLemore, Jamienne Noell Scott, Fleishman-Hillard, Ohio Northern University, Southern Methodist University, Oklahoma State University, Ogilvy Public Relations, PRSSA,

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DePaul University PRSSA, Cal State Fullerton PRSSA, PRSA, Code of Ethics,

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Kevin Saghy, Dr. E. Culpepper Clark, Billy Shore, Marilyn Laurie, Harold Burson, Dan Edelman, Al Golin, Bill Heyman, Keith Burton, PRSSA, Chicago Cubs, Burston Marstller, Golin Harris, University of Georgia, Heyman Associates, Insidedge,

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interview questions, Howard Schultz, Starbucks, The Daily Grind,

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Tweet  One of my favorite idiomatic expressions before offering a point of view is “here’s my two cents worth.”  For me, it’s a self-effacing way to offer up ideas and suggestions without sounding overly authoritative. I was told by a regular reader last week that she often wants to add a comment, but is reluctant to do so [...]

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Tweet  Betsy Plank    Today is a sad day for public relations.  Betsy Plank, 86, died peacefully at her Chicago home this morning.  I first met Betsy at a PRSA conference 40 years ago, and she “adopted” me when I moved to Chicago 23 years ago.  We communicated regularly via old-fashioned technology — letters and faxes.  [...]

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Tweet   Brittany Stidham  Lindsey + Asp, the student-run PR agency at the University of Oklahoma, indirectly honored me by naming an award after this blog.  The award is presented to “an aspiring public relations professional who is multi-dimensional and has demonstrated a commitment and desire to teach others.” Recipient of the first Culpwrit Award is Brittany Stidham, [...]

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Tweet  Q.  During your remarks at the Hoosier PRSA meeting, you mentioned expectations of Millennials and how some managers and GenY employees have difficulty bridging the generational gap.  I was just offered an agency internship and would like to know more about how to manage my expectations and those of my supervisors.  A.  You’re already on [...]

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Tweet  My visit to Indianapolis yesterday confirmed why I’m still enjoying the profession of public relations after 35 years. Humbled by the lofty promise of the Hoosier PRSA luncheon program title, ”An Industry Thought Leader Comes Home,” I was peppered with questions by a future leader of the profession, chapter president Jamaison Schuler. It was a homecoming on many levels, [...]

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