Final Meeting, June 1

Hello everyone! This Monday is our final meeting of the quarter. It will be in the usual location, Scripps 111 at 6p.m. However, it will be extended until 8 p.m. so we can listen to our great speaker, Dr. Steve Iseman from Ohio Northern University and still have time for awards and a end-of-the-year celebration, complete with PIZZA!

Dr. Steve Iseman, APR, Fellow PRSA is Professor of Communication Arts/Public Relations and Director of the Public Relations Program at Ohio Northern University. He has been the faculty advisor for Ohio Northern’s award winning PRSSA chapter since 1993 and in 2003 helped guide ONU’s public relations program to recognition with PRSA “Certified for Education in Public Relations” (CEPR) status.

Iseman has served on numerous Central Ohio PRSA committees and is a past president of the chapter. In addition he is an ex officio member of the National PRSA Educators Academy Board of Directors, a reviewer for PRSA’s Certification for Education in Public Relations program, the National Faculty Advisor for the Public Relations Students Society of America and a past National Co-Chair of PRSA’s Educational Affairs Committee. Since 2004 he has represented PRSA on the Commission on Public Relations Education and was a contributor to the Commission’s 2006 report, “The Professional Bond.”

In 2004 he was awarded the “Walt Seifert Award for Outstanding Service to PRSA, in 2006 Ohio Magazine recognized him with an “Excellence in Education Award,” in 2007 he was nominated for PRSA’s Outstanding Educator Award and in 2008 he was honored with the “Tom Poling Practitioner of the Year Award.”

Prior to moving to the classroom, Iseman worked in public relations for 20+ years. During the summer of 2007 served as the first “Professor in Residence” for Fahlgren Mortine Public Relations in Columbus. Iseman has traveled extensively to speak on public relations issues and has served as an evaluator and judge for numerous public relations award competitions.

We sincerely hope you are able to attend this meeting as it will be a wonderful way to conclude our amazing year. See you Monday at 6 p.m. in Scripps 111.

As always, if you have any questions, please respond to scripps.prssa@gmail.com. You can also check us out on twitter (twitter.com/ScrippsPRSSA).