Institute for Public Relations

GAINESVILLE, FL – Brian Lott, Executive Director of Group Communications for Mubadala, is the newest trustee to join the IPR Board of Trustees. Mubadala is a principal agent established by the Government of Abu Dhabi to diversify their economy. Lott’s addition to the Board will strengthen IPR’s international and research focus. Lott said his role [...]

GAINESVILE, FL -  Jack Felton, former President & CEO of the Institute for Public Relations, passed away this week at the age of 84. The  funeral will be on Saturday, May 11 at 11 a.m. at Palms Presbyterian Church in Jacksonville Beach, Fla. Below is the resolution passed by the IPR Board of Trustees in [...]

GAINESVILLE, FL, – Kate James, chief communications officer for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will headline the Institute for Public Relations (IPR) 52nd Annual Distinguished Lecture & Awards Dinner, November 21 at the Yale Club of New York City.  Addressing “The Business of Changing the World,” James will relate the role of communications to [...]

GAINESVILLE, FL – The Institute for Public Relations (IPR) increased research expenditures by 23 percent in 2012 compared to 2011.  The audited 2012 financials are available at http://www.instituteforpr.org/about/key-facts/financials/ . Total revenue from contributions, registrations and sponsorships topped $751,000, up four percent from 2011.  Net assets at the end of 2012 stood at $374,559, only $6,200 [...]

GAINESVILLE, FL —Björn Edlund will receive the Institute for Public Relations’ (IPR) Alexander Hamilton Medal for contributions to public relations practice and effective use of research, Nov. 21 at the Annual Distinguished Lecture & Awards Dinner in New York City.  Edlund, chairman, Europe, Middle East and Africa for Edelman, will be the first Hamilton Medal [...]

GAINESVILLE, FL- Graduate or doctoral students looking for a summer internship in research and analytics should consider applying for the opportunity to intern with Ketchum through the Ketchum Excellence in Public Relations Research Award. The position will be based in New York City. Winners receive a $7,500 stipend to work at the Ketchum Global Research [...]

GAINESVILLE, FL -  Three things bug Don W. Stacks as a judge of hundreds of public relations awards entries:  confusion about goals and objectives, too little knowledge of the advantages of different data-gathering methods, and the inability to first define and then evaluate success in a campaign.  These points come from the first post on [...]

GAINESVILLE, FL – The 2013 Grunig PRIME Research Fellowship seeks graduate students pursuing a paid working experience and a research grant during the summer of 2013. Applications for this award are now accepted on the Institute for Public Relations web site through February 25.  The Grunig PRIME Research Fellowship encourages graduate students and those in [...]

GAINESVILLE, FL –  Research on neuroscience and public relations, employee communications, social media and measurement standards will be core 2013 directions for the Institute for Public Relations (IPR), led by newly elected officers and Trustees. “These themes emerged from the IPR Trustees Research Symposium earlier this month, which immediately followed the Board meeting where officers [...]

Gainesville, FL – The Institute for Public Relations Measurement Commission has awarded 2012 Jack Felton Golden Ruler Award to a three-member team comprised of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Porter Novelli and PRIME Research.  The case study, Changing Behavior through PR:  Earned Media Boosts Campaign Performance during Medicare Open Enrollment, exemplified excellence in [...]