Chapter News
ImPRessions is the monthly newsletter of the Mississippi Beach Chapter of PRAM. It contains news about upcoming events and meetings and has a monthly member spotlight. Download the current issue for the latest news or download historical issues to see what our chapter is all about.
PRism Award 2009 Deadline for Submission is February 25th
It’s that time again to show us your PR smarts, styles, and skills!
What are the PRism Awards? The PRism Awards began in 2003 as a way to honor and recognize exemplary work in the field of public relations specifically for professionals within the state of Mississippi. Public relations professionals outside of the Southern Public Relations Federation region (Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana) judge the […]
PRAM-Mississippi Beach Announces Scholarship Winner
BILOXI, Miss., October 23, 2009 - The Mississippi Beach chapter of the Public Relations Association of Mississippi (PRAM) recently awarded a $750 scholarship to a University of Southern Mississippi student majoring in public relations.Amber Peterson, recipient of the chapter’s Thomas V. Fredian Memorial Scholarship, is a student working toward a bachelor’s degree in public relations with minors in marketing and Spanish. Peterson, a Gulfport resident, has […]
Read More...SPRF Honors Aylett with Professional Achievement Award
BILOXI, Miss., October 23, 2009 – The Southern Public Relations Federation (SPRF) presented Public Relations Association of Mississippi-Mississippi Beach Chapter member Kristie Aylett, APR, with its highest honor—the Professional Achievement Award—at an awards luncheon Oct. 6 in Tunica during the annual SPRF conference.
Each member state of SPRF is invited to nominate one […]
PRAM Member Recognized as Senior Practitioner
BILOXI, Miss., October 21, 2009 – The Southern Public Relations Federation (SPRF) recognized Public Relations Association of Mississippi (PRAM)-Mississippi Beach Chapter member Susan Lepoma Perkins, APR, as a Senior Practitioner during its annual conference held Oct. 4-6 in Tunica.
Perkins, a staff officer with the Mississippi Department of […]
PRAM Members Win Public Relations Awards
BILOXI, Miss., October 21, 2009 – The Southern Public Relations Federation (SPRF) recognized outstanding work in the field of public relations during the Lantern Awards ceremony held Oct. 6 in Tunica. The Lantern Awards competition recognizes public relations projects, programs, and productions across the Gulf South that display outstanding strategy, […]
Read More...PRAM Wins Chapter of Distinction Awards
BILOXI, Miss., October 22, 2009 – The Southern Public Relations Federation (SPRF) honored the Public Relations Association of Mississippi (PRAM)-Mississippi Beach Chapter with six Chapter of Distinction Awards at the annual SPRF conference held Oct. 4-6 in Tunica.
Through the Chapter of Distinction Awards, SPRF promotes continuous improvement in the […]
PRAM to Hold Membership Social Wednesday, May 27
Looking for a break from all the work, well the fun is almost here! PRAM Mississippi Beach will hold its annual membership social on Wednesday, May 27 at the Institute for Marine and Mammal Studies’ Center for Marine Education and Research in Gulfport, Miss.
This year’s social will be held from 5:30pm to 7:30pm and […]
Two MS Beach members serve on state PRAM board
The Public Relations Association of Mississippi (PRAM) has installed its 2009 Board of Directors, including two members of the Mississippi Beach chapter.
Serving as president of the association is Pete Smith, director of communications at the Mississippi Department of Education. Other officers are Caron Blanton, APR, vice president of Programs; Kelly Scrivner, vice president of Awards; […]
Lollar Earns Accreditation
April Lollar, communications specialist with Coast Electric Power Association, recently earned the Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) designation. She joins 10 other members of the Mississippi Beach Chapter of the Public Relations Association of Mississippi (PRAM) who are Accredited.
To receive the APR credential, Lollar completed a comprehensive program that included a portfolio presentation before three […]
Barnes, Caldwell Become Accredited
The Universal Accreditation Board (UAB), a consortium of nine professional communication organizations that directs this competency certification program, has announced that Ron Barnes and Mary Anne Caldwell are the two newest Southern Public Relations Federation (SPRF) members to successfully complete the Examination for Accreditation in Public Relations (APR).
In order to complete the accreditation program, which […]