Grateful scholarship recipients (advisers, too) turned out in force at Fort
Worth SPJ’s 8th annual First Amendment Awards and Scholarship Dinner in April. A page of
pictures will be posted to the FW SPJ site.
Dr. Paul Ruggiere, top, director of the Survey Research Center at the University of North Texas,
conducted a workshop for PRSSA members from Abilene Christian, TCU and UTA on
April 13, prior to the monthly Greater Fort Worth PRSA meeting. He emphasized
the importance and applicability of research in the public relations process.
At the meeting, the chapter awarded scholarships to Amanda McVey, left (with chapter PRSSA liaison Kevin Williams), from ACU; Malcolm Lewis from
UTA; and Shannon Listorti, TCU.
UTA; and Shannon Listorti, TCU.
Susan Schoolfield, APR; Carol Murray, APR; Sandra Brodnicki, APR; Gigi
Westerman, APR; Phil Beckman; Karen Giles; Chris Smith; Edna Ruano; Bill
Lawrence, APR, Fellow PRSA; and Laura Van Hoosier, APR, from left, mixed it up in April at a Blue Mesa gathering for accredited PRSA members and
those members considering taking the path to accreditation.
PRSA local update III: Standing reminders. Have something to say? Be a speaker at a North Texas PRSSA
chapter meeting. E- Kevin Williams at kw757@yahoo.com. ... The DFW Communicators Job Bank lists full-time, part-time and internship positions in PR, media affairs,
advertising/sales, event planning, graphic design, marketing, and corporate and
employee communications throughout North Texas. Employers who are members of
the participating organizations may post a job listing for $50; the cost for
nonmembers is $75. Nonprofits get a 50 percent discount. Each posting runs
three weeks. Greater Fort Worth PRSA receives a portion of the proceeds when a
member marks his or her membership status on the submission form. More from
Jerrod Resweber at jresweber@webershandwick.com. ... Stay on top of emerging trends and industry news, extend your network
while increasing your knowledge, and keep learning and stay competitive. Any
practitioner with at least two years in the field is eligible for membership in
the world’s leading organization for PR professionals. Those with fewer than two years
experience or who recently graduated from college and were active in PRSSA may
join as an associate member. More from chapter president-elect Allyson Cross at cross@gcgadvertising.com.
PRSA local update IV: Taylor Cole, APR, director of public relations and social media with hotels.com, will share
how the company has crossed continental boundaries with innovative tactics at
the Dallas PRSA meeting Thursday, May 12. Register here.
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PEOPLE & PLACES
Texas Wesleyan Rambler faculty liaison/student media director Kay Colley has been selected for the 2011 Scripps Howard Academic Leadership Academy at the
Manship School of Mass Communication at LSU this summer. The academy brings
together mass communication professionals, scholars and seasoned administrators
to share strategies and insights. Several past participants now hold leadership
positions, including founding dean of the School of Communication at Loyola
University Chicago and dean at Boston University’s College of Communication. ...
The TCU Daily Skiff, TCU News Now, dailyskiff.com and 11 student journalists who
produce them received 18 SPJ Mark of Excellence awards April 9 at the Region 8
Spring Conference held at the University of Oklahoma in Norman. Skiff photo
editor Matt Coffelt and columnist Christina Aldridge and News Now reporters Maddie Foxx and Kim Little took first place in the MOE contest, which received nearly 4,000 entries for
content produced in 2010, and advance to the national round of judging. Other
TCU winners were Chris Blake, Kayla Mezzell, Katie Love, Courtney Jay, Julie Susman, Caroline Hardwick and Chance Welch. The Daily Skiff was awarded third place in the best daily newspaper category,
News Now was third in best television newscast, and dailyskiff.com was third in
best web site. ... Also at the Region 8 meet, The Collegian at Tarrant County
College took first in two-year non-daily newspaper and first in two-year
website. TCC students Shelly Williams, Joshua Knopp, Marley Malenfant, Nate Woeber, Casey Holder, Mackenzie Ashton and Jim Birmingham won 11 individual awards — two second place and nine first place. ... The Rambler at Texas Wesleyan won
third place in best non-daily newspaper. Jonathan Resendez and Barry Grubbs received second-place awards. ... The Shorthorn at UTA was second in best daily
newspaper. ...
The Texas Wesleyan Rambler received first place in overall excellence at the
Texas Intercollegiate Press Association’s 2011 convention March 31. Individual winners were Eliana Mijangos, Blake Sonuga, Jonathan Resendez, Angie Ruiz, Erica Estrada, Josh Grace and Meisa Keivani. Resendez and Shauna Banks earned honorable mention in on-site competition. TIPA includes community
colleges and universities from across Texas; more than 500 students attended
the conference in downtown Fort Worth. ...
Fort Worth managed technology service provider Consuro and its sister company,
Enterhost, have hired Perception to be its agency of record. Consuro provides
Windows-based IT services to clients in Fort Worth-Dallas, San Antonio and
throughout West Texas. Enterhost provides web hosting to thousands of clients
across the U.S. and globally. A Microsoft Gold Certified partner, Enterhost
operates a 20,000-square-foot data center below street level in downtown Fort
Worth. ...
Vétoquinol USA, a pharmaceutical company focused on bringing to market medicine
and supplements for companion animals, hired the Balcom Agency as its agency of
record. Headquartered in Fort Worth, Vétoquinol USA is dedicated exclusively to animal health, specializing in
pharmaceutical, nutritional and dermatological products for dogs and cats.
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