PRSAHouston.org http://www.prsahouston.org/en/rss PRSAHouston.org http://www.prsahouston.org/tresources/en/images/icons/tendenci34x15.gif http://www.prsahouston.org Copyright 2010 PRSAHouston.org Tendenci Association Software by Schipul - The Web Marketing Company en-us noemail@prsahouston.org Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:43:18 GMT Release http://www.prsahouston.org/en/rel/23/ Contact: Laura Frnka Pierpont Communications for Imperial Sugar (713) 627-2223 ext. 1110 lfrnka@piercom.com Imperial Sugar CEO to Receive Executive Communication Award John Sheptor Recognized For His Response to Port Wentworth Industrial Accident SUGAR LAND, Texas - JUNE 23, 2009-- Imperial Sugar Company (NASDAQ:IPSU) today announced that John Sheptor, president and CEO, has been named CEO Communicator of the Year by the Houston chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). The award, now in its fourth year, recognizes a Houston-area CEO who demonstrates leadership in communication whether in a crisis or in day-to-day operations. PRSA Houston is honoring Sheptor for the outstanding crisis communications he exhibited in February 2008 in response to an industrial accident at the company's refinery in Port Wentworth, Georgia. The accident occurred just eight days after Sheptor took over the role as CEO. It is evident that Mr. Sheptor demonstrated open,... http://www.prsahouston.org/en/rel/23/ noemail@prsahouston.org Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:00:00 GMT Release http://www.prsahouston.org/en/rel/19/ Public Relations Foundation of Houston Announces New Trustees for 2008 HOUSTON (March 13, 2008) – Susan Schmaeling, APR, has been named president of the Public Relations Foundation of Houston (PRFH) board of trustees for 2008. The PRFH board of trustees are: · Henry de La Garza, de La Garza Public Relations · Catherine Burch Graham, APR,LifeGift Organ Donation Center · Susannah Moore Griffin, Sterling Bank · Julie B. Fix, APR, Fix & Associates, Inc. · Suzanne Lammers, Stewart Title · Terri Larson, Fleishman-Hillard · Ariana Montelongo, LifeGift Organ Donation Center · Eydie Pengelly, APR, Eydie Pengelly Marketing Communications · Scott Scheffler, Marathon Oil Corp. · Susan Schmaeling, APR, Susan Schmaeling Public Relations and Marketing · Patricia Tinsley, Direct Energy · Lisa Walsh, LyondellBasell Formed in 2001 by the Houston Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), the Foundation supports educational excellence by... http://www.prsahouston.org/en/rel/19/ noemail@prsahouston.org Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:00:00 GMT Release http://www.prsahouston.org/en/rel/15/ The Houston Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) is taking online technology to the next level by offering a podcast of its annual PR Day luncheon on its Web site at http://www.prsahouston.org/en/art/?207. This full-day professional development conference is organized annually to provide fresh direction and advice to public relations professionals, as well as offer networking with fellow professionals and one-on-one time with working media. This year's event on Sept. 14, 2005, was themed Breaking New Ground: PR Tools for Changing Times. Speakers presented new tools and theories that will break new ground in the PR field. In line with this theme is the first-ever offering of podcasts on www.prsahouston.org. Podcasting is a form of Really Simple Syndication (RSS) that allows site visitors to obtain audio content, typically mp3 files, from a Web site so they may transfer the file to an audio player, such as Apple's iPod, to listen at a later date. The files... http://www.prsahouston.org/en/rel/15/ noemail@prsahouston.org Fri, 16 Sep 2005 15:00:00 GMT Release http://www.prsahouston.org/en/rel/10/ Interest Project Encourages Girl Scouts ages 11-17 to Learn About the Public Relations Profession (Houston, June 16, 2005) - The Houston Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) is helping local Girl Scouts in the San Jacinto and South Texas Councils earn the Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) Interest Project Award in Public Relations. PRSA Houston is one of the nation's largest and most active chapters of PRSA that encourages professional growth through participation in educational programs and leadership roles and promotes the highest standards of professional competence and ethics. The Public Relations Girl Scout Award Project is sponsored by PRSA Houston's New Professionals Group, which supports public relations practitioners who are in the first five years of their careers. To earn the GSUSA Public Relations Interest Project Award, Girl Scouts are required to complete activities entitled Skill Builders where they create press kits to publicize themselves,... http://www.prsahouston.org/en/rel/10/ noemail@prsahouston.org Thu, 16 Jun 2005 10:00:00 GMT Release http://www.prsahouston.org/en/rel/9/ Time Warner, a sponsor of the Feb. 2 luncheon with Rich Galen, is also offering a Grand Prize Drawing for one year of DIGIPiC 4000 + MOVIES PLUS + SPORTS EXTRA Ø OVER 280 CHANNELS OF CABLE TV o Basic o Standard o Digital Basic o Digital Value o Digital Premiums o Digital Sports o Movies Plus o Sports Extra o i CONTROL Premium Option o Digital Music (46 channels) o HDTV Programming § HDTV Plus § Premium HDTV Ø Digital or HDTV Converter For customers without cable service, Time Warner will provide one standard installation (one cable outlet on an exterior wall). Winners must reside in the Houston Division service area. http://www.prsahouston.org/en/rel/9/ noemail@prsahouston.org Sat, 08 Jan 2005 23:00:00 GMT Release http://www.prsahouston.org/en/rel/5/ <P><FONT color=#666666>Caption 1: Houston Mayor Bill White told the 150 PR pros who attended the July PRSA luncheon that he intends to fix Houston's problems before conducting a major public relations campaign. The mayor cited the May article in Fortune Magazine, which mentioned Houston as among the few cities addressing the pension issue for city employees, as an example of how the White administration is using public relations to change Houston's image nationally and achieve its electoral objectives on bond issues.</FONT></P> <P><FONT color=#666666>Caption 2: Mayor Bill White chats with PRSA President Dan Keeney, APR, prior to speaking to PRSA Houston's July luncheon. He also answered a smattering of questions at the Hilton Americas Hotel event that attracted a few members of the media in addition to public relations practitioners.</FONT></P> http://www.prsahouston.org/en/rel/5/ noemail@prsahouston.org Mon, 26 Jul 2004 23:00:00 GMT