DETROIT, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The Public Relations Society of America -
Detroit Chapter (PRSA Detroit) held its annual meeting recently at the Detroit
Yacht Club.
The annual meeting -- a mix of chapter business, awards distribution,
dinner and a silent auction -- was an opportunity for nearly 200 of the
industry's professionals to celebrate a year's worth of accomplishments.
The event began at 6 p.m. with a cocktail reception and silent auction to
raise funds for the PRSA Scholarship Fund. The fund provides scholarships to
outstanding students in communications programs at accredited universities
throughout the state. This year's auction successfully raised over $5,000 for
the scholarship fund and has awarded nearly $25,000 in scholarships to 16
students since 1993.
The evening also included the induction of PRSA Detroit Hall of Fame
candidate, J.B. Dixson, APR, Fellow PRSA; presentation of the Robert Hefty
Distinguished Service Award to Peter Shinbach, APR and announcement of the
PRSA Detroit Scholarship Fund winners, Ashley Bell and Brian Winters, both of
Michigan State University.
About J.B. Dixson
J.B. Dixson, APR and Fellow PRSA, is a principal owner of Durocher Dixson
Werba Public and Financial Relations, based in Detroit. Dixson, the winner of
more than 30 local, regional, state and national awards for excellence in
public relations programs, was one of the first women inducted into the PRSA
College of Fellows and has held numerous positions with PRSA, including
sitting on the Board of Ethics for the East Central District and serving on
the executive committee of PRSA's national corporate section. Prior to
founding one of the three predecessor firms of Durocher Dixson Werba, Dixson
was the corporate PR director of Unisys Corporation (formerly Burroughs), a
Fortune 100 company.
About Peter L. Shinbach, APR
Peter L. Shinbach, APR, is the founder of The Birmingham Group, a public
relations and management communications firm. Prior to founding his firm more
than a decade ago, Shinbach spent more than 15 years in corporate, government
and non-profit public relations and employee communications. He is an
accredited member of PRSA, chairing the association's national Communication
Technology Committee twice. He also is a member of the public relations
Counselor Academy.
About PRSA Detroit
PRSA Detroit is the sixth largest chapter of the Public Relations Society
of America, the world's largest professional organization for public relations
practitioners. PRSA Detroit is comprised of more than 550 corporate, agency,
non-profit and government public relations professionals. For more
information about PRSA Detroit, email info@prsadetroit.org .
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http://www.prsadetroit.org
CONTACT:
Hope Brown, +1-248-362-4200,
hbrown@baileypr.com , or Jason Brown, +1-313-887-7216,
brown@airfoilpr.com , both of PRSA Detroit
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