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The Raleigh Public Relations Society (RPRS) aims to advance the art and science of public relations and to strengthen communication, understanding and cooperation among the diverse individuals, groups and institutions of the Society.

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Watt Huntley Award for Lifetime Achievement

Watt Huntley AwardThe Watt Huntley Award for Lifetime Achievement is the highest honor given by the Raleigh Public Relations Society. It is presented to an individual who has made lasting and meaningful contributions to the field of public relations over the course of a career.

The award is given in memory of the late Watt Huntley, who served as public relations chief at Carolina Power & Light in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Huntley also served as president of the Raleigh Public Relations Society.

The Watt Huntley Award for Lifetime Achievement is presented at the annual Raleigh Public Relations Society awards celebration.



Past Winners of the Watt Huntley Award for Lifetime Achievement

2019 Dana Phelps Clairemont Communications
2018 Rick French French | West | Vaughan
2017 Susan Friday North Carolina Museum of History
2016 Pamela Meek SAS
2015 Ken Eudy Capstrat
2014 Teresa Damiano Raleigh-Durham International Airport
2013 Roger Friedensen APR, Forge Communications
2012 Queenie Byars University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2011 Cindy Gardiner APR
2010 Robert Larson North Carolina State University
2009 Ray Hornak APR, The Catevo Group
2008 Dr. Mitch Javidi President and CEO, The Catevo Group
2007 Dr. Melissa Johnson North Carolina State University
2006 Becky Christian WakeMed
2005 Ron Smith APR, S&A Cherokee
2004 Michael Herman APR, The Catevo Group
2003 Steve Meehan Capstrat founder
2002 Sherry O’Neal N.C. State College of Design
2001 Jeannie Morelock Meredith College

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