The Watt Huntley Award for Lifetime Achievement is presented to an individual who has made lasting and meaningful contributions to the field of public relations over the course of a career. It 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, and so the organization’s highest honor bears his name.
The deadline for submission is September 1, 2017.
Past Winners of the Watt Huntley Award for Lifetime Achievement
| 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 (McIntyre) | N.C. State College of Design |
| 2001 | Jeannie Morelock | Meredith College |