Dallas PRSA Member Blake D. Lewis III, APR Named to PRSA College of Fellows.DALLAS -- The Public Relations Society of America The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), based in New York City, is the world's largest organization for public relations professionals. The organization has more than 30,000 professional and student members, and is organized into 112 chapters nationwide. (PRSA) today announced that Dallas PRSA member Blake D. Lewis III, APR APR See: Annual Percentage Rate (Accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. in Public Relations) has been named to the PRSA College of Fellows. Twenty-four new members from across the country were elected to the prestigious College of Fellows this year. This will bring the number of members of the College of Fellows to 452 out of the nearly 20,000 members of PRSA. Election to the College, based on lifetime achievement, is a professional honor awarded to senior practitioners and educators. Fellows are called on to continue their service to the profession through the College. "The honor of being designated a Fellow by PRSA is one of the profession's highest awards for individual achievement," said Dallas PRSA President Marilyn Pippin, APR, who is also president at Hopkins & Associates. "It clearly identifies outstanding professionals like Blake who, throughout their career, have significantly advanced the profession with exceptional performance and leadership." Lewis is an accomplished communicator with more than 28 years of experience in business development communications, corporate reputation and issues management, association governance and technology communications in corporate, agency and non-profit settings. Before founding (C) Lewis Public Relations, Lewis worked in a variety of positions for EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. , Edelman Public Relations, and the American Heart Association American Heart Association (AHA), n.pr a national voluntary health agency that has the goal of increasing public and medical awareness of cardiovascular diseases and stroke, and thereby reducing the number of associated deaths and disabilities. . He is the recipient of numerous awards for excellence in public relations. Lewis graduated from Iowa State University of Science and Technology Iowa State University of Science and Technology, at Ames, commonly known as Iowa State University; land-grant with state and federal support; coeducational; chartered 1858, opened 1868 as an agricultural college; called Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic with a Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree in Telecommunicative Arts and a minor in Sociology and Counseling. According to the PRSA Bylaws, to be considered for the College of Fellows a member of PRSA must have practiced or taught public relations for 20 or more years, demonstrated superior capability as a practitioner or educator, exhibited personal and professional qualities that serve as a role model and advanced the state of the profession. Criteria also include being Accredited, having passed rigorous oral and written examinations involving a depth of knowledge in the strategic analysis of public relations issues including program, research, ethics, legal issues, communications and other areas. About Dallas PRSA The Dallas Chapter of PRSA is the 13th largest PRSA chapter in the country, serving more than 380 practitioners of public relations in North Texas. The chapter was founded in 1951, just three years after the 1948 founding of the national society. The chapter provides members with a variety of professional services such as the Communicator's Job Bank, a monthly newsletter, professional development programs, monthly luncheons and college outreach programs. For more information, visit www.prsadallas.com About the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) The Public Relations Society of America (www.prsa.org), based in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , is the world's largest organization for public relations professionals. The Society has more than 28,000 professional and student members. PRSA is organized into 114 Chapters nationwide, 19 Professional Interest Sections along with Affinity Groups, which represent business and industry, counseling firms, independent practitioners, military, government, associations, hospitals, schools, professional services firms and nonprofit organizations. The Public Relations Student Society of America The Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA), based in New York City, is a pre-professional public relations organization. Founded in 1968 by its parent Society, the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), the organization has grown to more than 9,600 members and 285 (PRSSA PRSSA Public Relations Student Society of America ) has 266 Chapters at colleges and universities throughout the United States. |
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