Outstanding Educator Award

Deadline for nominations is July 17, 2009

Nomination Form

The Outstanding Educator Award recognizes a PRSA member who has made a significant contribution to the advancement of public relations education through college or university teaching.

Judging Criteria:

Teaching: Demonstrate the nominee’s excellence in teaching based on contemporary, research-based knowledge of public relations, outstanding lectures and casework, and the development of teaching aids and methods.

Research: Cite examples of the nominee's research and writing that advances the teaching and practice of public relations.

Involvement with students: Explain how the nominee supported student activities, including counseling, placement assistance and advising groups such as PRSSA.

Involvement in the profession: Demonstrate how the nominee has served the advancement of the profession through involvement in professional organizations or creation of professional development programs.

Judging Procedures:

All entries are reviewed and scored by the Individual Awards subcommittee of PRSA’s Honors & Awards Committee according to the judging criteria. They are then reviewed by the entire Honors & Awards committee which selects the recipients at its summer meeting. recipients will be notified during the week following that meeting.

Nomination Procedures:

Complete the online Nomination Form.

Then email gladiss.gressley@prsa.org the following as Microsoft Word attachments:

(A) Three seconding letters that address the judging criteria for the specific award. Please note: No more than three letters of recommendation will be considered. Of the seconding letters, one must come from a unit of PRSA, such as a Chapter, Section or District and be signed by the highest ranking officer of that unit.

(B) A summary of qualifications, no longer than two typed pages, that addresses the judging criteria, for the specific award.

NOTE: The online Nomination Form and all attachments must be submitted no later than July 17, 2009.