Chapter Accomplishments

        Member of the Month

October - Melissa Hackett

Melissa has continually surpassed expectations this semester with her involvement in the Chapter. A communication and public relations junior from Traverse City, Melissa worked hard on the development of the PR ApPRentice proposal, has volunteered for numerous events and most recently was selected for the 2009 Bateman team! Melissa is interested in entertainment public relations but her dream job is to be an agent like Ari Gold in the show Entourage.

Congratulations Melissa and keep up the great work!

September - Ragina Smith

Ragina, a communication and public relations junior from Detroit, has attended every general meeting so far and has volunteered for several of our events. She’s a great example of someone that is making the most of her PRSSA membership and all that our organization has to offer. Ragina aspires to work in entertainment public relations or travel and tourism.

        Bateman Team
                Congratulations team and good luck!

                Philip Bator
                Melissa Hackett
                Liz Catalano
                Lindsay Bacigalupo

                    Director: Monica Fineis
                Faculty Advisor: Russ White, University Relations
                Professional Advisor: Amber Shinn, CureMichigan
                Client: Consumers Banking Association--Hit the Books Running, College Bound Aid

        PR Apprentice Team
                Congratulations team!

                Dana Burke
                Melissa Hackett
                Jenni Lewis
                Nick Lucido
                Julia Wendzinski
                Tony Willis

Member Accomplishments

        If you have any news about scholarships or internships attained either by yourself or one of your fellow members, be sure to e-mail the information to our Webmaster. We would love to share your hard work with our members and to congratulate you! We are proud to have such a dedicated chapter and sharing your accomplishments is a great way to network!

• Congratulations to Jenni Lewis, our chapter Public Relations Director, who was the recipient of the National Gold Key award. The National Gold Key Award was created in 1983 to acknowledge outstanding PRSSA members. It is the highest individual honor bestowed upon members of the Public Relations Student Society of America. It recognizes those students who display outstanding academic excellence in public relations and leadership qualities in PRSSA. Keep up the awesome PR work, Jenni. You're helping put MSU PRSSA on the map!!

Alumni Accomplishments

        If you are a PRSSA alumni member, feel free to share your accomplishments and either past or present employment positions or internships. You are an excellent example to our aspiring members, so please tell us about what you have done and where you have been along your PR career path. This year, one of our Chapter’s goals is to build our alumni database and we need your help to do this! If you are a previous PRSSA member, please e-mail your name, current employer, a brief job description and contact information, including geographic location, to msu.prssa.alumni@gmail.com. We will not post your contact information on the Web site, but if you are interested in being contacted by members for jobs and internships, we will give contact information to those members who request it. Also, if you have stayed in touch with other members, please encourage them to do the same as well! We are thrilled that you have been a part of our thriving chapter here at MSU, and others need to know about your success. Thanks and please continue to shine!