SPRF Senior Practitioner Designation
The senior practitioner designation was established to honor Southern Public Relations Federation members who are recognized by their peers as veteran public relations professionals with high ethical standing. Nomination and selection is made by local chapter based on criteria set by the Federation. To receive the designation “senior practitioner,” a recipient must qualify in three of the following four criteria:
- 15 years of full-time public relations experience
- Accreditation by a UAB member organization
- Officer or board member at chapter, state or SPRF level
- Recognition of professionalism as evidenced by such awards as Practitioner of the Year, Lantern Award or similar honor
Each chapter can name up to two members each year to be recognized as Senior Practitioners at the annual SPRF conference. The deadline for 2018 chapter nominations is July 31.
PRAL Senior Practitioners
2017
Stafford Wood, APR
Sarah Clancy, APR
Allison Gouaux, APR
Anna Kohel, APR
2014
Robin Cosenza
Ginger Guttner, APR
Linda Webster, PhD
Kristi Barnett Williams, APR
2013
Linzy Cotaya, APR
Sam Irwin
Emily Schmidt, APR
Sadie Wilks
2012
Shelley Nopper Elliott
Marilyn Joiner, MBA, APR
Virginia Miller
Judy Williams, APR, Fellow PRSA
2010
Sonya T. Gordon, APR
Venessa Lewis, APR
2009
Susan Broussard, APR
2008
Pam Hutchinson
2007
Stephen Loy, APR
Amy Nolan, APR
2006
Bonnie Lemoine
Christy Frederic
Paula Rurr, Ed.D.
Holly Houk Cullen, APR
Kimberly Young Chopin
2005
Sharon Runyan
2004
Scott Miller, APR
Robin Mayhall, APR
2003
Pearl Belcher
Mary Belleau
Bobby Ann Clark, APR
Jim Crain
Glen Duncan, APR
Gerald Garrison
Bob Johannessen
Michael Johnson
Les Landon
Dudley Lehew, APR
2002
Jane Finley Shank
2001
G. Michael Bourgiois
Julie Madere
Wanda Ozier
2000
Melissa Clark Laborde, APR
Mary Beth Chevalier, APR
J. Dale Thorn, APR
Gloria Berthelot
1999
Delano Clark
Marc Goldstein
Vickie King
1998
Rachel L. Emanuel, Ph.D., APR
Lafe Jones, APR
Ann Masden
Carl H. Stages, Jr.
Delia Adams Taylor, APR
R. Chip Turner
1997
Lane Barry
Rafael Bermudez
Jan Breen
Angela deGravelles
John Jones
1995
Kandi Orser Bridges
J. H. Martin
1994
Nell Mitchell Doughty, APR
Susan Hunt, APR
Tom Joffrion, APR
1993
Carol B. Coltharp
John S. Hightower, APR
Gwen Bach Stewart, APR
1992
Jerel Giarusso, APR
Renee Smith-Tadie, APR
Karla Swacker, APR
1991
John M. Butler, Ph.D., Fellow, PRSA
Roland E. Daigre, Jr.
Earl D. Mercer
Lucy McQueen Priddy
1990
Bob Carroll, APR
Roland Carson
Sally Kuzenski, APR
Bill Michelet, Fellow
Les Potter
Charles Saucier
