In the Community: Kristin Wood wins PRSSA National Gold Key Award

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NATIONAL GOLD KEY AWARDED TO 18 PRSSA MEMBERS

NEW YORK (Nov. 29, 2007) — The Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) awarded 18 members with a National Gold Key Award at the recent PRSSA 2007 National Conference in Philadelphia. This award, created in 1983, is the highest individual honor bestowed upon members of PRSSA.

“Each year, PRSSA recognizes members who go above and beyond,” said
PRSSA National President Melissa M. Csuhran. “These students are not only
outstanding in their academic abilities, but also have demonstrated excellence
as PRSSA leaders,”

The PRSSA 2007 National Gold Key Award recipients include the following:

Teresa-Rose Asevedo - Central Michigan University
Lisa Bates - Belmont University
Diane Beathard - Capital University
Sharonda Dailey - Boston University
Krista Farmer - Belmont University
Lisa Hoffman - University of Georgia
Laura Jones - University of Florida
Nikki Kay - University of Georgia
Denise Kreft - Fashion Institute of Technology
Megan May - Ohio Northern University
Mary Miller - Ohio University
Chelsey Ross - University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
Kevin Saghy - Ohio Northern University
Leslie Ann Street - University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Kristin Taylor - Florida A&M University
Allison Tomei - Kent State University
Kristen Tremoulis - Elon University
Kristin Wood - San Diego State University

Each year, PRSSA and its sponsors grant nearly $20,000 to winners in national scholarship and award competitions. PRSSA 2006-2007 scholarship and award recipients can be found on PRSSA’s Web site, www.prssa.org.

About the Public Relations Student Society of America
Celebrating its 40th anniversary, the Public Relations Student Society of America (www.prssa.org) is the world's pre-eminent, pre-professional public relations organization. Founded in 1968 by its parent Society, PRSA, the organization has grown to more than 9,600 members and 289 Chapters at colleges and universities in 43 states and the District of Columbia.