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Kathleen S. Kelly

Kathleen S. Kelly , Ph.D., APR, Fellow PRSA

Professor - Department of Public Relations

Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1989
M.A., University of Maryland, 1979
B.S., University of Maryland, 1973

Office: 3056 Weimer
Phone: (352) 392-9359
E-mail:

Research area

Public relations management, fund raising, philanthropy, nonprofit management, communication processes.

Biography

Dr. Kelly is an internationally recognized authority on public relations and fund raising. She is the author of two award-winning books and more than 50 articles, book chapters, monographs, and refereed papers.  Her teaching areas include public relations principles, research, campaign management, fund raising, and philanthropy.  Her research interests focus on organization-public relationships, particularly donor relations. Dr. Kelly has 17 years of professional experience as a fund raiser and public relations practitioner.

Dr. Kelly is the recipient of the three highest awards in public relations teaching and research:  the Outstanding Educator Award (Public Relations Society of American [PRSA], 2004), the Jackson Jackson and Wagner Behavioral Science Prize (PRSA Foundation, 1999), and the Pathfinder Award (Institute for Public Relations, 1995).  Only seven other educators in the nation have achieved this distinction.

Dr. Kelly is a trustee of the Institute for Public Relations and a member of PRSA's College of Fellows.  She also represents PRSA on the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (ACEJMC) and served on the 1999 and 2006 National Commissions on Public Relations Education.  She has been a member of the Arthur W. Page Society since 2003.

Fall 2009 Office Hours
Class Period Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1
7:25a - 8:15a
         
2
8:30a - 9:20a
Research        
3
9:35a - 10:25a
Research        
4
10:40a - 11:30a
Research        
5
11:45a - 12:35p
Research        
6
12:50p - 1:40p
Research Lunch   Lunch  
7
1:55p - 2:45p
Research Office Hours   In Class  
8
3:00p - 3:50p
Research In Class Office Hours In Class  
9
4:05p - 4:55p
Research Office Hours In Class Office Hours  
10
5:10p - 6:00p
Research By Appointment In Class By Appointment  
11
6:15p - 7:05p
    In Class    
E1
7:20p - 8:10p
         
E2
8:25p - 9:15p
         
E3
9:25p - 10:10p
         
Office hours last updated: August 24, 2009

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