PRLab case study: The Algonquin Club of Boston
Tag: Public Relations
Sandra Frazier on BU’s prep for professional Public Relations
Alumna Sandra Frazier (COM’01), evaluates the public relations courses she took at BU and explains how they helped prepare her for her career. Frazier is CEO of Tandem Public Relations in Louisville, Kentucky.
The Trials of a Ball Girl
Haley King (COM’16): Red Sox gig scores her a World Series ring With the crack of a bat, former Red Sox outfielder Daniel Nava sent a line drive screaming down the Fenway Park right field line. While the grounds crew ducked for cover, Haley King instinctively extended her arm and snagged the ball in her… Read More
PR senior shares her story in Commencement address
Taryana Gilbeau (’14), a senior public relations major, was selected from 56 entries to deliver the student Commencement address in front of an estimated 20,000 guests at Boston University’s 141st Commencement on May 18, 2014. The first in her family to attend college, Gilbeau told the audience, “I wasn’t supposed to be here.” Thanks to… Read More
COM grad honored by PRSA
Edward Parham (’94) of Clifton Park, N.Y., director of public relations at Rueckert Advertising and Public Relations, Inc., was recognized last night with the 2013 Outstanding Practitioner Award from the Public Relations Society of America’s (PRSA) Capital Region Chapter. Handed out at the PRSA’s Empire Awards gala held at The Hilton Albany, the annual honor… Read More
COM highlights from AEJMC conference
Key faculty from Boston University’s College of Communication (COM) joined communication specialists from universities around the nation at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication’s (AEJMC) annual conference in Chicago, August 9 -12. COM also announced its new Division of Emerging Media at a reception for colleagues, faculty, and friends on Thursday, August… Read More
Ivellisse Morales wins PR award
Boston University’s College of Communication has named Ivellisse Morales (’12) of Ansonia, Conn., as the 2012 recipient of the Gerald Powers Public Relations Award, given to a graduating senior who has done outstanding work in the field of public relations. The $2,500 annual award, granted each spring at the discretion of the dean and a… Read More
COM announces 2012 Blue Chip winners
The annual COM Blue Chip award is given to College of Communication seniors who are leaders at Boston University, the College of Communication or in the community. These students also have demonstrated talents in their area of interest, are involved in professional activities and have excelled academically. This year, the winners include a Redstone winner,… Read More
COM alumna inspires ABC drama ‘Scandal’
She’s helped Monica Lewinsky, Michael Vick and BP get beyond life-altering scandals. Now, COM graduate Judy Smith (CGS ’78, COM ’80) is the inspiration for ABC’s “Scandal,” a soapy drama helmed by “Grey’s Anatomy” showrunner Shonda Rhimes and starring Kerry Washington as a crisis management director. From The Washington Post: Her crisis management and communications… Read More
Stephen Quigley named Outstanding Educator
Prof. Stephen Quigley, APR, was awarded the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) 2011 Outstanding Educator of the Year Award during the Monday Luncheon at the PRSA 2011 International Conference. This award honors a PRSA member who has made a significant contribution to the advancement of public relations education through college or university teaching. “I’m… Read More