2009 Vol. IV

	See Sponsorship Opportunities to find out how you can sponsor Chapter eNews.  What's in this issue? New PRSA Foundation Scholarship to honor St. Louis member  Young Pros to go Ape, Aug. 26  St. Louis Chapter to have 4 voices at San Diego conference  Two Chapter members among 20 voted in "Halls" of fame  Say hello to our newest Chapter members And welcome back to these renewals and reinstatements
	Faces in the Crowd

Christi Dixon	Missy Bange	Carrie Trent	Kim Link	David Craig	Kim Cranston

1) New PRSA Foundation Scholarship to honor St. Louis member

The PRSA Foundation announced this month a new $5,000 scholarship for high-potential college juniors or seniors enrolled in a journalism or public relations program, or taking courses to prepare for a career in public relations. The John D. Graham Scholarship is made possible by a donation to the Foundation from Fleishman-Hillard International Communications.

John D. Graham, APR, Fellow PRSA, is chairman of Fleishman-Hillard. During his tenure as the firm's CEO and president from 1974-2006, the agency grew from a single office in St. Louis to more than 80 offices around the world. Earlier this year, he was named the first recipient of the PRSA Foundation Paladin Award for his leadership and commitment to the public relations profession.

2) Young Pros to go Ape, Aug. 26

Please join the PRSA-St. Louis Young Professionals for a night of music, drinks, food and fun at Jammin' at the Saint Louis Zoo, Wednesday, Aug. 26. The YPs will meet between 6-6:30 p.m. inside the Zoo, in front of the Living World building. (Enter the Living World Building at the North Entrance and walk through the building into the Zoo).

Admission is free for Zoo Friends, $10 for general admission. Food and beverages are available for purchase. Feel free to bring friends, family or co-workers (21+ only) and enjoy this great event with other young professionals. For more information about the night's event see: Jammin' at the Zoo.

If you didn't get a special eVite to join us, e-mail us with your reservation(s).

3) PRSA St. Louis to have four voices at San Diego Conference

Despite hard financial times and cutbacks PRSA-St. Louis managed to maintain its number of National members above the 300 mark as of Aug. 1. That effort earned the chapter four voting spots in annual business meeting just prior to the PRSA International Conference in San Diego in early November. Representing the chapter will be elected delegates: Sonia Coleman, Coleman Unlimited; Rita Holmes-Bobo, APR, Fleishman-Hillard, Inc.; Jeff Waldman, Bethesda Health Group, and Rob Staggenborg, APR, CBC High School.

The St. Louis Chapter had the greatest overall percentage growth in National members during 2008 for chapters in the second highest classification (200-399 members), showing a 15 percent growth in membership. It closed calendar 2008 with 329 National members.

4) Two PRSA-St. Louis Chapter members voted into St. Louis "Halls"

Two members of the St. Louis Chapter of PRSA are among five PR pros and 20 Media Halls of Fame honorees selected in 2009 by members of their current chapter associations. Monsanto's Glynn Young, APR, Fellow PRSA and a 2009 PRSA-St. Louis Chapter board member, and Karen Marshall, a recently retired Monsanto executive, were among the new inducees as nominated and voted upon by their peers. Other PR selections included: AmerenUE's Susan Gallagher and former Fleishman-Hillard executives Ruth Jacobson and the late Al Kerth. See the 2009 Media Halls of Fame inducees. And for a review of past selections in the four fields - Advertising & PR, Print, Radio, and Television - visit the Halls of Fame.

5) Meet our Newest Chapter Members

• Leigh Ann Albright, PR Associate, Lents & Associates
• Alia Rosann Bakeer, No affiliation
• Victoria Busch, Ameren Illinois Utilities
• David Craig, Principal, David Craig PR & Marketing
• Benjamin Gillham, PR Content Specialist, Scottrade
• Elizabeth Keserauskis, Exec Director, SIU-Edwardsville**
• Kareem Rahn Smith, PR Newswire**
• Sarah Vickery, Dir of Sales & Mktng, Cape Girardeau Convention & Visitors Bureau

**Reinstated but new to St. Louis Chapter

6) And Welcome Back These Renewals & Reinstatements

(07/01/09-07/31/09) Jadea Abolahrari, Nestle Purina PetCare Alan Akerson, University of Missouri-St. Louis James Barton, Jefferson College Derrell Lamont Carter, Boeing Brooke Gibson, The Wilson School Debbie Johnson, Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District Melissa Lackey, APR, The Standing Partnership, Inc. Stephen Mamanella, Ascension Health Jaime Powers, Kolbeco Tim Rowden, Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation Nancy Schnoebelen, St. Louis County Economic Council

(06/01/09-06/30/09) Rob Amberg, Cushman/Amberg Communications Amy Bradshaw, Fleishman-Hillard, Inc. Michelle Corey, Better Business Bureau, Inc. Kelly Doria, Scottrade Laura Farmer, Weber Shandwick Worldwide Pam Feese, Solutia Kelly Ferrara, The Vandiver Group Shanna Gernaat, Unattached Forrest Gossett, The Boeing Company Kristin Gumper, Standing Partnership Stacy Hallbauer, National Assn of Electrical Distributors (NAED) Elizabeth Hise, Fontbonne University Jeane Jae, Humane Society of Missouri Scott Kolbe, KolbeCo Marketing Resources, LLC Lance LeComb, Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District Kathy Lucas-Johnson, Community Action Agency of St. Louis Stephanie Phillips, v-Fluence Interactive Anthony Sardella, Evolve 24, LLC Shelly Stengel, Home Builders Assn of Greater St. Louis Amber Talbot, Scottrade Mistie Thompson, The Standing Partnership Jeffrey Trammel, GO! St. Louis Pam Weston, Savvis Communications Inc. Harold Zinn, Missouri Enterprise

(05/01/09-05/31/09) Donna Andrews, St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission Bill Becker, The Salvation Army Laura Bryant, Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company Christy Conrad, Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company Merideth Daly, Webster University Regina DeLuca-Imral, Edward Jones Ann Dettmer, Missouri American Water Lisa Ann Eseneault, Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation Claire Goldfarb, Hughes Mary Maguire, Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company Ned Maniscaico, Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company Lisa Ann Martini, Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company Ann Marie Mayuga, AMM Communications LLC Ron O'Connor, APR, O'Connor & Partners, Inc. Paul Tandy, Parkway School District