Ian T.A. Hawkins, ABC, Named Fellow."I an is exactly the kind of person for whom the Fellow award exists," says Norm Leaper, 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. , former president of IABC IABC International Association of Business Communicators IABC Indo-Americans for Better Community and principal, The Leaper Co., San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . "He is the quintessential communicator, leader, thinker, organizer and roll-up-the-sleeves doer. His international communication involvement has gone far beyond his native Britain -- from Brussels to Capetown, from Slovenia to New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded . The man has made major contributions to our profession and the association." Hawkins has more than 40 years of communication experience. He spent 10 years in mainstream journalism before moving into the field of business communication. He started as feature editor for the Electrical Times. He spent 10 years with British Petroleum as manager of internal communication. He later became publications manager for BP Oil, and later served as managing director of Broadstrood Press, a producer of internal communication for its clients. In 1980, Hawkins established his own consulting company Noun 1. consulting company - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting firm business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a , concentrating on print media for internal communication. Hawkins has won numerous awards in recognition of his outstanding work. These include three IABC awards of excellence from the Europe/Africa region. He also has won two Gold Quill quill: see pen. awards. In addition, he has won several BATE bate 1 tr.v. bat·ed, bat·ing, bates 1. To lessen the force or intensity of; moderate: "To his dying day he bated his breath a little when he told the story" (British Association of Industrial Editors) awards. He has spoken at IABC's international conferences, served on the program committee for the 1998 New Orleans international conference and participated in accreditation roundtables at several other international conferences. Because of his recognized expertise in the field of communication and its importance to an organization, Hawkins was invited to become a visiting senior tutor to the UK Industrial Society. He also is recognized as an outstanding speaker, and has authored numerous articles on various aspects of the communication profession. The Fellow designation is the highest honor IABC bestows on a member. |
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