Ļć½¶Ö±²„students, professionals recognized by Public Relations Association of Mississippi
Contact: Diane Godwin
STARKVILLE, Miss.āMississippi State senior Flora Dedeaux is the 2022 Student of the Year for the Public Relations Association of Mississippi, joining other Ļć½¶Ö±²„students and professionals receiving honors during the organizationās recent PRism Awards ceremony.
The PRAM Student of the Year Award, presented by C Spire, honors Dedeauxās 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 Ļć½¶Ö±²„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 Ļć½¶Ö±²„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.Ā
Ļć½¶Ö±²„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 Ļć½¶Ö±²„include:
Professional Awards of Excellence
āĻć½¶Ö±²„Extension Service, Agricultural Communications; āExtension Matters,ā advertising and publications
āEmily Creel and Bethany Deuel, Ļć½¶Ö±²„Social Science Research Center; āSSRC Annual Report 2021,ā advertising and publications
āĻć½¶Ö±²„Office of Public Affairs, āĻć½¶Ö±²„ 2021 National Commercial,ā audio and video
āLeah Barbour, Beth Barron, Ellen Graves and Kevin Hudson; Ļć½¶Ö±²„Extension Service, āFinding Perspective,ā writing
āBryanna Trulove, Sarah Colvert and Sophia Calderon; Ļć½¶Ö±²„PRISM, Ļć½¶Ö±²„Department of Communication, āĻć½¶Ö±²„Office of the Provost, āCowbell Core,āā potpourri
Professional Certificates of Merit
āChecky Herrington, Heather Rowe and Bethany Shipp; Ļć½¶Ö±²„Office of Public Affairs; āMSUās Winter Express 2021 Campaign,ā marketing
āDavid Ammon, Vanessa Beeson, Karen Brasher and Taylor Vollin; Mississippi State Agricultural and Natural Resources Marketing, āMAFES Sales Store Valentine's Day Campaign,ā social media management
āBryanna Trulove, Sarah Colvert and Sophia Calderon; Ļć½¶Ö±²„PRISM, Ļć½¶Ö±²„Department of Communication, āĻć½¶Ö±²„Office of the Provost, āCowbell Core,āā potpourri
Student Best of Show Award
āElly Lamb and Savannah Munn, Ļć½¶Ö±²„PRISM, Ļć½¶Ö±²„Department of Communication, āThe Starkville Area Arts Council Curating an Online Presenceā
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