The 1999 board of directors for the Volunteer Chapter met Tuesday night and
has made some exciting plans for the coming year. New chapter officers are
Susan Barnes, APR, president; Mary Beth West, president-elect; Karen
Bridgeman, secretary-treasurer; and Nancy Ledford, Nancy Mayes, and Sandy
Smith, board members. Cathy Gray, APR, serves on the board as past president.
Good news! We've filled all the committee chairs, so don't be surprised if
one of these good people calls you and asks you to help on a committee.
Better yet, call and volunteer your services. If we all do a little, we'll
accomplish a lot. The chairs are Membership: Debbie Houser; Hospitality:
Alesa Rottersman; Accreditation: Gary McKillips, APR; Publicity: Cheryl
Ball, APR; Student Chapter Liaison: Ellen Long, APR; Newsletter: Jeff Gary;
Professional Development: Nancy Ledford; Chapter directory: Sandy Smith;
Awards call for entries: Nancy Mayes; Awards event: Mary Cales; Awards
judging: Sharon Pound, APR.
More good news! Your local chapter dues will be billed on your statement for
your national dues from PRSA. One check to write, or one invoice for your
employer. The board voted to raise dues from $25 to $30 per year to cover
the cost of having national perform this valuable service for us (plus we'll
make a whole $1.60 extra on each one of you). Costs for printing and mailing
meeting announcements and the newsletter are going up, and this small
increase will help defray the cost. Your local dues are optional, but unless
you pay LOCAL dues, you don't get a price break on meetings.
Dates to remember: First meeting of 1999: Jan. 21, noon at Club LeConte.
Gloria Ray of the Knoxville Sports Corporation will speak. She's terrific,
and you won't want to miss it.
Awards entry deadline: Jan. 29 (call for entries will be mailed the first
week in January. Criteria and categories remain the same, so get busy!).
Awards celebration: March 26 at Gettysvue Polo, Golf and Country Club.
And how about all those great PR faces from Moxley and sage advice from
Akins and Tombras in the News-Sentinel careers section today! We all know PR
is a great career, and now everyone else does too.
Susan G. Barnes, APR
12424 Hickory Creek Road
Knoxville, TN 37932
(423) 671-5831 (office)
(423) 690-1313 (home)
(423) 690-0401 (fax)
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