The Institute for Public Relations, the only independent foundation in the field of public relations dedicated to research, measurement and education, has announced the election of its 2004 officers and trustees.
Elected to the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees for 2004 were new Co-Chair Peter D. Debreceny, vice president, corporate relations, Allstate Insurance Company; and returning Co-Chair W. Ward White, vice president, corporate relations, Northwestern Mutual. Also continuing on the Executive Committee are president and CEO John W. Felton, visiting professor, public relations, University of Florida; and Treasurer Margery Kraus, president and CEO, APCO Worldwide.
Retiring IPR Co-Chair Frank E. Ovaitt, Jr., managing director, Crossover International, will become an Honorary Trustee. He joins Honorary Trustees Don Bates, managing director, marketing and new media, Media Distribution Services; Alan H. Center, retired, APR; and Willard D. Nielsen, corporate vice president, public affairs, Johnson & Johnson.
New to the IPR Board in 2004 are Gary F. Grates, vice president, communications/North America, General Motors Corporation; and Maril MacDonald, CEO, Matha MacDonald LLC.
Continuing as Trustees are Bradley D. Allen, vice president, corporate communications and investor relations, Imation; Nicholas J. Ashooh, senior vice president, corporate communications, American Electric Power; R. Jeep Bryant, managing director and global head of corporate communications, Bank of New York; Thomas L. Buckmaster, vice president, corporate communications and advertising, Honeywell International; Chet W. Burchett, president and CEO, US operations, Burson-Marsteller; Matthew P. Gonring, vice president, global marketing and communications, Rockwell Automation; Alan Kelly, CEO, Applied Communications Group; Dr. Kathleen S. Kelly, professor and chair, public relations, University of Florida; Raymond L. Kotcher, senior partner & CEO, Ketchum; Sandra Macleod, chief executive, Echo Research Limited, London; Kenneth D. Makovsky, president, Makovsky & Company; Thomas R. Martin, senior vice president, corporate relations, ITT Industries; Michael Morley, deputy chairman, Edelman; Andrew S. Polansky, president, North America, Weber Shandwick; Dr. Don W. Stacks, professor, advertising & public relations, University of Miami; Harlan R. Teller, chief client officer and president, worldwide corporate practice, Hill and Knowlton; Louis C. Williams, Jr., chairman and CEO, L.C. Williams & Associates; and Dr. Donald K. Wright, professor, Department of Communication, University of South Alabama.
Mark Weiner, chief executive, Delahaye Medialink, will serve on the Board of Trustees in an ex-officio position.
Mark Weiner Named 2004 Measurement Commission Chair
Mark Weiner, CEO, Delahaye Medialink Worldwide, was elected chair of IPR’s Commission on Measurement and Evaluation for 2004.
Other members of IPR’s Measurement Commission are Forrest W. Anderson, managing director, Context Analytics Corporation; Patricia Bayerlein, senior consultant, Matha MacDonald LLC; Don Bartholomew, managing director, technology practice, GCI Group; Kathryn Collins, director, communications research, General Motors; Donna Q. Coletti, director, worldwide broadband communications, Texas Instruments; John Gilfeather, vice chairman, Roper ASW; Dr. James E. Grunig, professor, Department of Communications, University of Maryland; Linda Hon, associate professor, College of Journalism and Communication, University of Florida; Bruce C. Jeffries-Fox, president, Jeffries-Fox Associates; Fraser Likely, president, Likely Communication Strategies Ltd.; Dr. Walter K. Lindenmann, specialist, PR Research and Measurement; David Michaelson, president, David Michaelson & Company, LLC; Tom Nicholson, consultant; Sunshine Janda Overkamp, chairman, Overkamp Overkamp-Smith; Katherine D. Paine, president and CEO, K.D. Paine & Partners; Lisa Richter, senior vice president/senior partner, director of research, Fleishman-Hillard; Dr. Don W. Stacks, professor, advertising and public relations, University of Miami; and Dr. Donald K. Wright, professor, Department of Communication, University of South Alabama.
Also serving on the Commission are IPR president and CEO John W. Felton and Michelle Hinson, director of development and administration, IPR. Walter G. Barlow, president, Research Strategies, will serve as Emeritus member of the Commission.
The Institute for Public Relations’ mission is to improve the effectiveness of organizations by advancing the professional knowledge and practice of public relations through research and education. IPR assists individuals from all four pillars of the profession: client sector, counseling firms, research firms and educators. The Institute for Public Relations was founded in 1989.
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