Auburn University's Blog Posts Tagged 'PR' (10)

Daniel Edelman, who built the largest public relations firm in the world, died on January 16, 2013 of heart failure at the University of Chicago Medical Center. He was 92.

Edelman is credited with developing many of the methods now standard in the field of public relations.  He transformed the firm he started more than 60 years ago with two people into a global marketing force with more than 4,500 employees in 66 offices worldwide. ~ Wall Street Journal / Associated…

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"I chose Auburn because I loved the community feel of the town," said Jenny Rikelman.

Like all of our featured alumni and students, Jenny has an appetite for hard work and tackling many challenges at the same time.  

"Auburn has allowed me to learn and grow in the fields of marketing,…

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Lacey Beno (photo left) is a two-time graduate of Auburn University.  She received her B.A. in public relations in Spring of 2010 and in Fall 2011 Lacey received her M.A. in communication.

"I knew (or should I say, my parents knew) I would be going to Auburn from Day 1.…

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Today's featured blogger is one creative woman ... and so is her husband.

Sarah and Thomas Boutwell launched T2 Photography in Huntsville, AL and then moved back to Auburn to be closer to their largest customer market - college students getting married.  Their creativity with cameras has led to…

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by Vicky Santos (Source)

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Auburn alumna Lori Taylor (PR '91) has written a children's book, "Squirrelly Celebration" that will be released into major bookstores on July 24, 2012 by Tate Publishing.

Taylor shared the news recently with Dr. Margaret Fitch-Hauser, Chair of the Department of Communication and Journalism.

"My book was…

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Gabrielle Hoyt from Auburn University is one of two recipients of the 2012 Daniel J. Edelman/Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) Award.

Based on a nationwide competition, Hoyt demonstrated strong public relations skills in her submissions, recommendations and writing samples and exhibited leadership and dedication with the Auburn PRSSA chapter.  PRSSA is the Public Relations Student Society of America.

Gabrielle is runner-up to the national award and…

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I started posting these here last semester. Thought I would continue to share examples of what our Auburn PR students are creating. Hey, some of them graduated today and are looking for jobs. Help them out. Also, others are looking for internships. Do you have any? ;o)…



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Jackie Holmes, Auburn '08 PR alumna, won the Miss Manhattan 2010 pageant on Saturday, March 27th.



Jackie has been living in New York City for a little over a year and a half. She's taken the city by storm, as you can see.



The Miss Manhattan Pageant is a Miss America preliminary. Jackie's no stranger to the Miss America system,… Continue

Annual Fly-In Fund Raiser



May 15 will be here before we know it and so will the Lee County Red Cross 7th Annual Fly-In at the Auburn/Opelika airport.



Tickets are now on sale and are $5 for adults in advance ($8 at the gate) and $2 for kids 10 and younger. The Lee County Red Cross event needs lots of volunteers, so if you want to help… Continue