Dallas/IABC names Jerry Stevenson 2004 Communicator of the Year; Chapter President Also Presents Pegasus Award to Volunteer Members.DALLAS -- Please replace the release with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions. The corrected release reads: DALLAS/IABC NAMES JERRY STEVENSON, 2004 COMMUNICATOR OF THE YEAR; CHAPTER PRESIDENT ALSO PRESENTS PEGASUS AWARD TO VOLUNTEER MEMBERS The Dallas chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) is a leading association for public relations professionals. IABC has about 14,000 members in more than 100 chapters in 70 countries. Its headquarters are located in San Francisco, California, United States. announced Jerry Stevenson, president of Dallas-based Stevenson Consulting, as its 2004 Communicator of the Year during its Oct. 7 annual Bronze Quill Awards gala at the Cavanaugh Flight Museum The Cavanaugh Flight Museum is a aviation museum in Addison, Texas, United States. History External Links
The chapter also honored Stevenson and Roy Miller, vice president of public relations at The TransSynergy Group, with its annual Pegasus Award, for outstanding achievement and voluntarism voluntarism Metaphysical or psychological system that assigns a more predominant role to the will (Latin, voluntas) than to the intellect. Christian philosophers who have been described as voluntarist include St. Augustine, John Duns Scotus, and Blaise Pascal. within the chapter. "Jerry Stevenson is Dallas' Communicator of the Year (COTY Co·ty , René 1882-1962. French politician and the last president (1953-1959) of the Fourth Republic. He was instrumental in recalling Charles de Gaulle to power (1959). ) for a hundred different reasons, but Jerry's greatest strength is his combination of technical knowledge and communication savvy that helps him develop innovative ideas and strategies for his clients that go beyond what a lone techie A technical person. See hacker and programmer. or communicator could ever dream up by themselves," said Pat Chamberlain, Dallas/IABC president and senior corporate communications manager at BeautiControl Inc. The COTY award has a rich history that dates back to 1953 with 54 honorees to date. It honors those communicators who have: --the guts to establish tough objectives for their work --the mettle to meet those objectives with finesse --and the savvy to prove they have done so, to anyone who asks Also unlike other awards, it places a keen emphasis on service to IABC IABC International Association of Business Communicators IABC Indo-Americans for Better Community and the communications profession, as well as the ability to excel at one's work. This year's COTY finalists included --Jerry Stevenson, Stevenson Consulting, Dallas --Carol Barreyre, ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. , communications consultant, Carol Barreyre Communications, McKinney, Texas --Gayle Goodman Lynch, public relations project manager for Centex Corp. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CTX CTX Context (Management; Tandem) CTX Centex Corporation (stock symbol) CTX Centrex CTX Cyclophosphamide CTX Corporate Trade Exchange CTX Cytoxan CTX Cholera Toxin CTX Clinical Trial Exemption ) in Dallas. This year, Chamberlain also handed out the chapter's Pegasus Award, an award solely chosen by the chapter president. Chamberlain recognized two Pegasus winners this year, Jerry Stevenson of Stevenson Consulting, a corporate communications consultancy in Dallas; and Roy Miller, vice president of public relations, The TransSynergy Group, a marketing services and public relations firm in Dallas. "Jerry and Roy are the 'yin' and 'yang' of the chapter," said Chamberlain with a laugh. "Together, they made remarkable strides in promoting the chapter both locally and international along with their team of volunteers. From communications to members, to public relations efforts within the community to an incredibly sophisticated Web site, their efforts will continue to provide value to members and professional communicators around the world for years to come." Dallas/IABC (www.dallasiabc.com) is the professional communicator's choice for practical education, information and professional development. The non-profit association serves 300 members in North Texas representing hundreds of corporations, agencies, entrepreneurs and non-profit organizations. For more information, visit www.dallasiabc.com, or contact Roy Miller at 972-716-4070 x235, or via e-mail at rmiller@transsynergy.com. Editor's Note: Digital Photos Available |
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