汤头条 students, professionals recognized by Public Relations Association of Mississippi
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STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擬ississippi State senior Flora Dedeaux is the 2022 Student of the Year for the Public Relations Association of Mississippi, joining other 汤头条 students and professionals receiving honors during the organization鈥檚 recent PRism Awards ceremony.
The PRAM Student of the Year Award, presented by C Spire, honors Dedeaux鈥檚 dedication to the public relations field and provides a $1,000 scholarship. She will graduate with honors this semester, earning a Bachelor of Arts in communication with concentrations in public relations and broadcasting and a minor in marketing. In addition to holding a 4.0 grade point average, the Gulfport native is an 汤头条 Presidential Scholar, National Merit Scholarship finalist and member of the Shackouls Honors College and Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society.
Among other activities, Dedeaux serves as a student communication and marketing coordinator for the 汤头条 Office of Student Affairs. In her junior year, she served as the public relations coordinator for Bulldog Bash, the largest outdoor concert in the state. After graduation, Dedeaux wants to pursue a public relations career in the music industry.聽
汤头条 senior Laken Laird received the Gregory Raimondo Outstanding Public Relations Student Award and a $500 scholarship presented by the PRAM River City Chapter. The upcoming honors graduate from Meridian worked in public relations as she completed her undergraduate degree in communication while maintaining a 3.83 GPA. Laird served as a creative coordinator with the Public Relations and Integrated Student Media Agency and assisted in marketing for a commercial company. After graduation, she plans to pursue a graduate degree in media management and continue working full time as a social media manager.
The PRism Awards recognize outstanding work by Mississippians in the public relations field and celebrate select individuals for their contributions to the profession in both the public and private sectors.
In total, 33 professional projects were honored this year for outstanding work.
Those recognized from 汤头条 include:
Professional Awards of Excellence
鈥斕劳诽 Extension Service, Agricultural Communications; 鈥淓xtension Matters,鈥 advertising and publications
鈥擡mily Creel and Bethany Deuel, 汤头条 Social Science Research Center; 鈥淪SRC Annual Report 2021,鈥 advertising and publications
鈥斕劳诽 Office of Public Affairs, 鈥溙劳诽 2021 National Commercial,鈥 audio and video
鈥擫eah Barbour, Beth Barron, Ellen Graves and Kevin Hudson; 汤头条 Extension Service, 鈥淔inding Perspective,鈥 writing
鈥擝ryanna Trulove, Sarah Colvert and Sophia Calderon; 汤头条 PRISM, 汤头条 Department of Communication, 鈥溙劳诽 Office of the Provost, 鈥楥owbell Core,鈥欌 potpourri
Professional Certificates of Merit
鈥擟hecky Herrington, Heather Rowe and Bethany Shipp; 汤头条 Office of Public Affairs; 鈥溙劳诽踱檚 Winter Express 2021 Campaign,鈥 marketing
鈥擠avid Ammon, Vanessa Beeson, Karen Brasher and Taylor Vollin; Mississippi State Agricultural and Natural Resources Marketing, 鈥淢AFES Sales Store Valentine's Day Campaign,鈥 social media management
鈥擝ryanna Trulove, Sarah Colvert and Sophia Calderon; 汤头条 PRISM, 汤头条 Department of Communication, 鈥溙劳诽 Office of the Provost, 鈥楥owbell Core,鈥欌 potpourri
Student Best of Show Award
鈥擡lly Lamb and Savannah Munn, 汤头条 PRISM, 汤头条 Department of Communication, 鈥淭he Starkville Area Arts Council Curating an Online Presence鈥
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