Professional Recognition

The PRSA Tar Heel Chapter awards four honors at the annual Spinks Banquet, held in January. The nominations form for the current year (along with criteria for each award) will be posted here in October, nominations will be collected during the month of November and the Judging Committee will select the winners in December.

PREVIOUS HONOREES

2007

  • Donnie Turlington, Bouvier Kelly- Leadership Award
  • Jessica Knight, APR, The Woodbine Agency - Outstanding Public Relations Award
  • Prof. John Guiniven, APR, Fellow PRSA, Elon University - Spink Awards
  • John Swofford, Commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Conference - Effective Communicator Award

2006

  • Eric Fletcher, APR, High Point Regional Health System - Leadership Award
  • Ann Curry Bryan, APR, and Jo Heather Christenbury Dodson, APR, Syngenta - Outstanding Public Relations Award
  • John Spinks - Founder Award
  • Dr. Nido Qubein - Communications Legend Award

2005

  • The Public Relations Department of High Point Regional Health System - Tar Heel Effective Communicator Award
  • Kevin Elwood and Greensboro Department of Transportation - Outstanding Public Relations Award
  • Jo Heather Christenbury Dodson, APR, of Syngenta Crop Protection - Leadership Award

2004

  • Martha Kaley, Creator, "Friends You Can Count On: An Earlier Breast Cancer Test" - Tar Heel Effective Communicator Award
  • Jessica L. Knight, APR, Director of Public Relations, Senn Dunn - Outstanding Public Relations Award
  • Kris Kriofske, Director, Garage, Inc. - Leadership Award

2003

  • Johnnetta Cole, Ph.D., president, Bennett College - Tar Heel Effective Communicator Award 
  • Jo Heather Christenbury Dodson, APR - Spinks Award
  • Ken Gordon, APR  - Leadership Award
  • Steve Powell - Outstanding PR Award
 
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