The UF Chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) received national recognition at the organization’s 2015 conference in Atlanta, including Star Chapter Recognition. The College’s Bateman Case Study Competition team received their second place prize at the conference as well.

Individual honors were bestowed on UF Chapter President Josh Ferrari. Ferrari received a National President’s Citation and the Neumeier Family Leadership Award. Ryan Baum, vice president of communications for the chapter, received a Betsy Plank/PRSSA Scholarship.

The CJC PRSSA chapter also was chosen to organize a chapter development session for PRSSA attendees. The session was called “Baby Come Back! Establishing Meaningful Connections with Speakers, Alumni and Friends of the Chapter.”

Five UF CJC seniors — Andrea Cepeda, Nathan King, Elliot Levy, Trisha Tucker and Valeria Yulee — were part of the Bateman Competition team. They created an awareness campaign for the non-profit Home Matters to help educate the public about the serious consequences of poor quality housing and to inform and engage communities on how they can help. The Bateman award was originally announced in August.

PRSSA is the foremost organization for college students interested in public relations and communication with more than 11,000 students and advisers organized into more than 300 chapters in the U.S. and South America. The organization advocates rigorous academic standards for public relations education, adherence to high ethical principles and diversity in the profession.

Posted: November 23, 2015
Category: College News, Student Awards
Tagged as: UF PRSSA