The 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 Banquet.

We are now accepting nominations. Submissions will close on Sunday, September 1. Please email our RPRS Awards Chair at rprsawards@gmail.com to nominate an individual.

 

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Past Winners of the Watt Huntley Award for Lifetime Achievement

2017	Susan Friday Lamb	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