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MEETINGS
Program topic to be announced.
Time & date: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, April 22
Place: Petroleum Club, Carter-Burgess Plaza, 777 Main St., 39th floor
Parking: $2.50 in parking garage at Seventh and Commerce streets
Cost: members $25, nonmembers $30, students $20 (online add $1)
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It’s All About Giving Back
A presentation from the TCU PRSSA Bateman Case Study competition team and an
overview of the More Life Festival, the chapter’s community service project for the second quarter of the year, will highlight
the April meeting.
Two of the nine students on the Bateman team will present their 10-page entry, an analysis of a
campaign to promote Chevrolet’s Safe Kids Buckle Up program. TCU is competing against teams from across the
nation; General Motors representatives will judge the contest. Teams that make
it through PRSA’s mid-April round advance to final judging May 2. Dr. Amiso George, APR, with TCU’s Schieffer School of Journalism will present the students.
The More Life Festival, May 10-June 7, is a collaboration between the AIDS
Outreach Center, the Fort Worth Opera, Samaritan House Tarrant County, the AIDS
Interfaith Network and more than 20 arts, science and education organizations
to educate the community about the wide-reaching impact of HIV/AIDS. Jake Yarbrough, group director, GCG Advertising, will provide details about the festival and
the chapter’s involvement.
Time & date: 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, April 9
Place: Petroleum Club, Carter-Burgess Plaza, 777 Main St., 39th floor
Parking: $2.50 in parking garage at Seventh and Commerce streets
Cost: members $25, nonmembers $30, students $20
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STRAIGHT STUFF
Professional speaker, radio personality and high-energy author Bryan Dodge will detail “How to Build a Better You” at the American Society of Business Publication Editors meeting Wednesday, May
14, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Southern Recipes Grill, 2715 N. Collins St.,
Arlington. Cost (includes lunch): $20 ASBPE members, $25 nonmembers. RSVP: Tonie Auer, 817-925-2013 or tonieauer@gmail.com. ...
California native and BYU grad Rachel DeFriez, author of the Young Adult Fantasy Fiction series “The Rath Haven Chronicles,” will present “Be Real, Not Real Boring” at the Writers’ Guild of Texas third-Monday meeting at 7 p.m. April 21 at the Richardson Public
Library, 900 Civic Center Drive. More from organizer Carol Woods. ...
The Freedom Forum is calling for applications for the American Indian Journalism Institute, June
1-20 at the Al Neuharth Media Center at the University of South Dakota.
Students receive free room, board and tuition for the college-credit classes.
Those who complete the program receive a travel allowance and $500 stipend if
they enroll full time in college for the fall. Contact Chuck Baldwin, journalist in residence at the Neuharth center, 605-677-5802 or chuck.baldwin@usd.edu. ...
The Texas Section-ASCE Journalism Award honors journalists at all types of media
outlets for outstanding coverage of civil engineers and engineering issues. One
award will be given at the Texas Section fall meeting Oct. 3 in Dallas. The
winning story will advance to the ASCE Society-level Excellence in Journalism
Award contest. Entries must be received by May 5 in the office of Mike Wayts, Freese and Nichols, 1701 N. Market St., Suite 500, LB 51, Dallas 75202-2001.
More at asce.org/pressroom/honors/excel_journalism.cfm or from Wayts at 214-217-2222 or mdw@freese.com.
IABC local update: That’s chapter ex-prez Lori De La Cruz smiling over the compost in a March 5 Star-Telegram story on energy and water conservation classes she’s teaching.
IABC local update II: Roy Miller, president of RGM Communications and a past president of Dallas IABC, will
share personal perspectives in “Getting Practical About PR: Mildly Insane PR Insights, Truths, Tips and Tricks” at the Dallas IABC meeting Tuesday, April 8. Info here.
PRSA local update: If you have up to three years PR experience, the NuPros SIG is the crowd for
you. Teleseminars, networking events and the sensei mentoring program all pair
novices in public relations with established professionals. E-mail Sarah McClellan-Brandt at smbrandt@safehaventc.org or Paul Sturiale, APR, at paul@thepaologroup.org.
PRSA local update II: Crystal Forester, managing editor of the Fort Worth Business Press, will discuss the timeless
symbiotic embrace of PR types and reporters at the Independent Practitioners
SIG meeting Wednesday, April 16, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., in the community room at
Central Market. Meetings are held the third Wednesday of each month. E-mail Nancy Farrar, nancyh829@aol.com. ... Speaking of SIGs, a new special interest group for professionals working
in the nonprofit sector is forming. Interested? Want to attend a planning
meeting? E-mail Nancy O'Malley, who works with the United Way of Metropolitan Tarrant County.
PRSA local update III: The PRSA PINK team will run (more like walk fast) the 5K
in the Komen Tarrant County Race for the Cure on Saturday, April 26. PRSA, SPJ
and IABC members, family, business associates and pals are welcome to sign up — by April 4 — here. A minimum donation of $30 ($35 for the competitive run) is required. Team
shirts will be forthcoming, at a cost of $10-15 per person. More from
ringleader Carol Murray at cmurray@fwmsh.org or 817-255-9408.
PRSA local update IV: The chapter’s new Facebook group has become a great place to learn about chapter happenings
and keep in touch. When he came through town in February, author Geoff Livingston advocated the benefits of gaining PR exposure through relationships built in
social media networks — hey, it’s a parade, so quit leaning on the fire hydrant and hit the street. Log in to
your Facebook account, then paste facebook.com/group.php?gid=23875680024 in
your browser.
PRSA local update V: David Johnson, a 35-year Wall Street veteran and fixture on local and national media, will
share his perspectives on the recent market turmoil at the Dallas PRSA meeting Friday, April 11. Details here.
