September 24, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Josh Till (josh.till@ccc.uab.edu), 205/934-0321

Todd named practitioner of year

BIRMINGHAM – Helen Todd, APR, public relations manager at Southern Living, was named the 2007 Philip R. Forrest Practitioner of the Year at PRCA’s annual state conference, held September 16-18 in Mobile. Prior to joining Southern Living, Helen served as vice president of communications for Regions Financial Corporation and was previously a public relations manager at HealthSouth Corporation.

Helen has more than 16 years of experience in media and public relations experience. She received national accreditation from the Public Relations Society of America in 2000 and in 2005 was named a Senior Practitioner by the Southern Public Relations Federation.

The Philip R. Forrest, Jr. Practitioner of the Year Award is the highest honor bestowed on a member by the PRCA. An outstanding member from each PRCA chapter is nominated by his peers as his or her chapter’s Practitioner of the Year and must prepare an entry detailing their career achievements for judging on the state level. The selection is based on professional activities, community service, career achievement and examples of the nominee’s work.

For more information, visit PRCA (www.prca-b.com).

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