PRAM

March 2007 Newsletter

The PRAM Mississippi Beach chapter has awarded scholarships to public relations students at the Gulf Coast campus of the University of South Mississippi since 2001. A second scholarship for students at other universities was established in 2006 to expand the chapter’s support of public relations education on the coast. The USM scholarship is given in memory of Thomas V. Fredian, a founding member, senior practitioner and chapter president who died in 1999.

2008 Scholarship Application Information:
Do you know a promising PR student who deserves some financial aid from PRAM?
Among the qualifications, applicants must be a resident of Harrison or Hancock County, be entering their junior or senior year of college, and have declared PR or a related field as their major course of study. In addition to the application form, they also need to submit a transcript, letters of reference, resume and an essay about why they’ve chosen to study public relations. A recipient will be chosen by the board’s scholarship committee prior to the fall semester.
Download the application materials here — Scholarship Application

Latest Recipients
Carmelita Hanshaw, recipient of the chapter’s $1,000 Thomas V. Fredian Memorial Scholarship, is a graduate student pursuing her master’s degree in public relations at the University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Coast campus. Jace Ponder, recipient of a $500 scholarship, is a student at the University of Mississippi working toward a bachelor’s degree in journalism.

Past Recipients

It’s going to be a great 2008 for the Mississippi Beach chapter of PRAM.  We’re celebrating our 15th Anniversary and we’re hoping to make it a truly special year.
In December, board members from 2007 and 2008 met for a three-hour strategic planning meeting. We came up with a long list of ideas – big and small — related to membership, professional development, communications, and giving back to the community and the profession. Some are now being implemented while others will take time to develop more fully.
Please join us at our monthly meetings, our new Lunch ‘n Learn teleseminars or any of our other activities. You’re always welcome.

Yours in PRAM,

Kristie Aylett, APR
President, 2008
PRAM, Mississippi Beach

Nov. 21, 2008 — 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Lunch ‘n Learn teleseminar

Tulane University, Biloxi

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