| The Public
Relations Council of Alabama (PRCA) is the state's longest
operating and largest group of public relations practitioners. The
organization exists to further the professional and networking
interests of today's public relations and communication
professionals in private, public and nonprofit businesses and
organizations.
History
The Public Relations
Council of Alabama was formed by a group of Birmingham PR
practitioners who saw the need for regular networking with their
peers. Though the date of the first meeting is uncertain,
various accounts put it sometime between 1953 and 1956. Most
do agree, however, that the early meetings were usually held in
various drinking establishments.
The group is more
formally organized now, with approximately 450 members in six Alabama
chapters -- Birmingham,
East Alabama (in Auburn), Mobile, Montgomery, North Alabama (in
Huntsville), and West Alabama (in Tuscaloosa). Along with networking, PRCA offers
career development opportunities, mentors college students and
works to improve the professionalism of public relations practice
through its accreditation program.
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Awards PRCA
Practitioners of the Year from Birmingham
| 1973 |
George
Couch, APR, Birmingham |
| 1975 |
Jim
Reed, Birmingham |
| 1981 |
George
Elliott, APR, Birmingham |
| 1995 |
Jan
Payne, APR, Birmingham |
| 1996 |
Dave
Rickey, APR, Birmingham |
| 1997 |
Karla
S. Conway, APR, Birmingham |
| 2007 |
Helen Todd, APR, Birmingham |
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