Flagler College wins two Florida Public Relations Association Golden Image Awards

August 31, 2011

Flagler College's Public Relations Student Society of America chapter and Flagler College Magazine both recently won in the Florida Public Relations Association Golden Image Awards. One of the awards recognized the school's 2011 Communication Week in a category for student public relations campaigns.

"We are extremely excited to win an Award of Distinction in the statewide Golden Image competition for the third consecutive year," said Assistant Professor of Communication Rosemary Tutt, APR, CPRC. "My congratulations goes to our PRSSA chapter who not only hosted an outstanding event, but took the reins to fulfill all the requirements for award submission."

Flagler College students Kayla Ward and Kayla Sullivan spearheaded the 2011 Communication Week award submission and attended the FPRA Awards Banquet on Aug. 9, 2011 to receive the award. Communication Week brings in speakers from the field of communication to classes and special talks.

"It was a really great networking opportunity for us to be around all of those public relations professionals," said Ward. "Kayla and I worked really hard to put together our application, so it is a real honor to have been able to accept it on behalf of the rest of PRSSA and Professor Tutt."

This is the third time PRSSA has won on the statewide level. They have also won several awards on the regional level.

Flagler College Magazine, the school's biannual alumni publication with a circulation of 20,500, also took an award of distinction in the magazine category. The magazine was the only publication in the state awarded in that category.

"A big part of the judging for these awards isn't just the look and the content, but also what your mission and goals are, and how well you accomplish them," said Brian Thompson, director of public information and the magazine's editor. "So it's rewarding that the judges feel we're not just an attractive publication, but that we're also achieving what we set out to do."

This is the first time the magazine has won on the statewide level.

The Golden Image Awards competition is conducted annually in Florida and its mission is to advance the development of public relations professionalism. It singles out exceptional public relations programs.

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Flagler College wins two Florida Public Relations Association Golden Image Awards

August 31, 2011

Flagler College's Public Relations Student Society of America chapter and Flagler College Magazine both recently won in the Florida Public Relations Association Golden Image Awards. One of the awards recognized the school's 2011 Communication Week in a category for student public relations campaigns.

"We are extremely excited to win an Award of Distinction in the statewide Golden Image competition for the third consecutive year," said Assistant Professor of Communication Rosemary Tutt, APR, CPRC. "My congratulations goes to our PRSSA chapter who not only hosted an outstanding event, but took the reins to fulfill all the requirements for award submission."

Flagler College students Kayla Ward and Kayla Sullivan spearheaded the 2011 Communication Week award submission and attended the FPRA Awards Banquet on Aug. 9, 2011 to receive the award. Communication Week brings in speakers from the field of communication to classes and special talks.

"It was a really great networking opportunity for us to be around all of those public relations professionals," said Ward. "Kayla and I worked really hard to put together our application, so it is a real honor to have been able to accept it on behalf of the rest of PRSSA and Professor Tutt."

This is the third time PRSSA has won on the statewide level. They have also won several awards on the regional level.

Flagler College Magazine, the school's biannual alumni publication with a circulation of 20,500, also took an award of distinction in the magazine category. The magazine was the only publication in the state awarded in that category.

"A big part of the judging for these awards isn't just the look and the content, but also what your mission and goals are, and how well you accomplish them," said Brian Thompson, director of public information and the magazine's editor. "So it's rewarding that the judges feel we're not just an attractive publication, but that we're also achieving what we set out to do."

This is the first time the magazine has won on the statewide level.

The Golden Image Awards competition is conducted annually in Florida and its mission is to advance the development of public relations professionalism. It singles out exceptional public relations programs.

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Becker College Welcomes 30-Year Industry Veteran To Head Alumni Relations And The Becker Fund

Published on Tuesday, November 13th, 2012

Becker College announced today that Charles E. Roddy recently joined the Office of Institutional Advancement as director of alumni relations and The Becker Fund. As director, Roddy will engage the college’s growing alumnae/i population and develop fundraising initiatives focused on advancing the mission of the college.

“We are pleased to have Charlie join Becker College for the purpose of focusing on and serving our ever-growing alumni population,” said Dean Hickey, vice president of institutional advancement. “Charlie brings a wealth of experience to this position and an enthusiasm to actively engage with our alumnae/i.”

A native of Worcester, Mass., Roddy brings with him more than 30 years of experience in non-profit management. For more than 25 years, he managed start-up, expansion, and enhancement efforts of alumnae/i programs ranging in size from 10,000 to 200,000. These have included the UCLA School of Medicine, the University of San Francisco (USF), and Old Dominion University (ODU). The hallmark of his approach has been an avid commitment to research methodology in program design while employing a collaborative approach to all his efforts.

In addition, Roddy has served in development roles at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, as a director of individual giving; interim director of development at The Worcester Historical Museum, and most recently director of development at the Peter Michael Foundation of Sausalito, Calif.

Throughout his career, Roddy and his teams have been recognized extensively for their work, garnering nine awards from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), including a Heavy Hitter Award and the CASE Award of Excellence for their work with the ODU alumnae/i relations program, several Student Alumni Program Awards at both USF and ODU while also earning recognition for survey work by both the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC )and the Jesuit Advancement Administrators( JAA).

Roddy earned a bachelor of arts in psychology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and a master’s degree in education administration and policy studies from UCLA.

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