PRAM: Starkville-MSU Chapter — PRAM: Starkville-MSU Chapter http://www.starkvillepram.org Serving the public relations professionals of Starkville and Mississippi State Univeristy Wed, 09 May 2012 20:20:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 May 2012 meeting http://www.starkvillepram.org/2011/09/fall-reminders/ http://www.starkvillepram.org/2011/09/fall-reminders/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 22:02:40 +0000 PRAM VP Communications http://www.starkvillepram.org/?p=30 Starkville-MSU PRAM will meet Wednesday, May 16 in the boardroom at Harvey’s.

Our speaker this month will be Leilani Salter who will discuss her time here in Starkville thus far and Town & Gown Magazine.

Salter, managing editor of the Starkville Daily News and Town & Gown Magazine, is a 25-year veteran in Mississippi journalism as a writer, editor, photographer, newsroom manager and page designer.
She has served as editor and director of community publications with The Clarion-Ledger and as editor and director of The Madison County Herald, Rankin Ledger, The Clinton News, Northeast Ledger, Hind Ledger and home and parenting magazines. She also served as director of the society publication VIP Jackson Magazine. Salter began her career with The Scott County Times in the advertising department, and later served as a reporter, photographer, page designer and managing editor. Right before coming to Starkville, she served as editor of http://www.MSDigitalDaily.com. Salter was among the Best of Gannett winners in 2003 and a recipient of Gannett’s Chairman’s Award in 2006 and attended American Press Institute.

Please join us. Networking will begin at 11:45.

]]> http://www.starkvillepram.org/2011/09/fall-reminders/feed/ 0 May Meeting http://www.starkvillepram.org/2011/04/aprilmeeting/ http://www.starkvillepram.org/2011/04/aprilmeeting/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:51:49 +0000 PRAM VP Communications http://www.starkvillepram.org/?p=27 Starkville-MSU PRAM will meet Wednesday, May 16 in the boardroom at Harvey’s.

Our speaker this month will be Leilani Salter who will discuss her time here in Starkville thus far and Town & Gown Magazine.

Salter, managing editor of the Starkville Daily News and Town & Gown Magazine, is a 25-year veteran in Mississippi journalism as a writer, editor, photographer, newsroom manager and page designer.
She has served as editor and director of community publications with The Clarion-Ledger and as editor and director of The Madison County Herald, Rankin Ledger, The Clinton News, Northeast Ledger, Hind Ledger and home and parenting magazines. She also served as director of the society publication VIP Jackson Magazine. Salter began her career with The Scott County Times in the advertising department, and later served as a reporter, photographer, page designer and managing editor. Right before coming to Starkville, she served as editor of http://www.MSDigitalDaily.com. Salter was among the Best of Gannett winners in 2003 and a recipient of Gannett’s Chairman’s Award in 2006 and attended American Press Institute.

Please join us. Networking will begin at 11:45.

]]> http://www.starkvillepram.org/2011/04/aprilmeeting/feed/ 0 Award winners from our chapter at the 2011 PRAM Conference http://www.starkvillepram.org/2011/03/award-winners-from-our-chapter-at-the-2011-pram-conference/ http://www.starkvillepram.org/2011/03/award-winners-from-our-chapter-at-the-2011-pram-conference/#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:09:52 +0000 PRAM VP Communications http://www.starkvillepram.org/?p=25

Scott Corey's PRism winning image: “Vardaman Cotton Gin”

The Starkville-MSU Chapter of PRAM received a number of awards at the 2011 PRAM conference including two PRism Awards.

Scott Corey
PRism
Images
“Vardaman Cotton Gin”

Heather Rowe
Lassetter, Susan
PRism
Promo Products
BCoE Football Tailgating T-Shirt

Bonnie Coblentz
Award of Excellence
Writing for Public Relations
“Retired Military Dog Visits CVM For Care”

Heather Rowe
Lassetter, Susan
Award of Excellence
Publications: External Magazine
Momentum Magazine

Phillip Smith – graphic design
Robyn Hearn – editor
Tom Thompson, Kat Lawrence – photography
Award of Excellence
Promotional Brochure or Folder
“MSU Cheese Brochure/Booklet”

Bonnie Coblentz
Certificate of Achievement
Writing for Public Relations: Feature Story
“Auburn Grad Gets MSU Degree After Decades”

Kim Trimm
Certificate of Achievement
Images: Illustration
Anhydrous Ammonia Tractor Illustration

Linda Breazeale
Annette Woods
Certificate of Achievement
Annual Report: Budget Under $5,000
Mississippi State University DAFVM 2009 Annual Report

Scott Corey
Certificate of Achievement
Images: Color Photography
“Oil Spill Assistance”

Blufish Design Studio
Melissa Dixon, Rachel Jenkins, Callender Hughes
Certificate of Achievement
Direct Mail Print
“Belle Grove Postcard”

]]> http://www.starkvillepram.org/2011/03/award-winners-from-our-chapter-at-the-2011-pram-conference/feed/ 0 Advantages of joining PRAM http://www.starkvillepram.org/2010/05/advantages-of-joining-pram/ http://www.starkvillepram.org/2010/05/advantages-of-joining-pram/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 14:41:10 +0000 admin http://www.starkvillepram.org/?p=6 Joining the Starkville/Mississippi State chapter of PRAM has many advantages.

Just a few:

  • As a PRAM member you are automatically a member of the Southern Public Relations Federation (SPRF) — a network of public relations professionals covering Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and the Emerald Coast of Florida.
  • PRAM and SPRF sponsor annual workshops/conferences and other special learning and social occasions.
  • PRAM conducts the annual PRism Awards and SPRF conducts the annual Lantern Awards, recognizing public relations expertise among its members.
  • PRAM sponsors study programs for Accreditation via the Universal Accreditation Board.
  • PRAM fosters greater knowledge of the public relations field
  • PRAM supports the principles and public relations code of ethics.
  • Access to the SPRF directory of members, consisting of approximately 1,200 public relations professionals in the Gulf South.

Download the membership application as a PDF here.

]]> http://www.starkvillepram.org/2010/05/advantages-of-joining-pram/feed/ 0 PRAM 2012 Officers http://www.starkvillepram.org/2010/05/pram-2011-officers/ http://www.starkvillepram.org/2010/05/pram-2011-officers/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 13:29:25 +0000 admin http://www.starkvillepram.org/?p=5 Contact any of our 2012 Officers if you have any questions about joining PRAM.
President: Leighton Spann
leightos@ext.msstate.edu

VP Membership: Asya Cooley
acooley@foundation.msstate.edu

VP Communication: Alicia Barnes
ada48@msstate.edu

VP Programs: Karen Templeton
karent@ext.msstate.edu

Secretary/Treasurer: Darlene Comish
dcomish@och.org

Director: Phillip Smith
psmith@ext.msstate.edu

Director: Danny Gardner
pjandme2@hotmail.com

]]> http://www.starkvillepram.org/2010/05/pram-2011-officers/feed/ 0 About PRAM http://www.starkvillepram.org/2010/05/about-pram/ http://www.starkvillepram.org/2010/05/about-pram/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 13:25:51 +0000 admin http://www.starkvillepram.org/?p=4 The best public relations practitioners in Mississippi are in the Public Relations Association of Mississippi (PRAM). The statewide membership consists of nearly 400 public relations professionals from every sector — advertising and public relations agencies, corporations, non-profit, government, education, industries and others.

PRAM is a source of expertise and inspiration, and a forum for networking with public relations practitioners throughout the state and region.

Members of the Starkville – MSU chapter of PRAM are also members of the Southern Public Relations Federation (SPRF).

We invite you to attend one of our meetings and see for yourself why the best public relations practitioners in Mississippi belong to PRAM.

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