Awards 

• Selected as the first-place winner out of 9,000 students.

About Betsy Plank:

Betsy Plank, APR, Fellow PRSA, was the PRSA President in 1973, the first woman to lead the Society, and chair of the U.S. Section of International Public Relations Association (1980–1981). She was the first person to receive three of PRSA’s top honors for professionals — the Gold Anvil in 1977 as the outstanding U.S. Professional, the Paul Lund Award in 1989 for her exemplary civic and community work, and the first Jackson Award in 2001 for distinguished service to the Society.

She pioneered public relations education for students and was dedicated to PRSSA. As one of the four co-chairs for the Champions for PRSSA, Plank devoted much of her time to students and their needs. She co-chaired the 1987 commission to develop guidelines for the undergraduate public relations curriculum in U.S. colleges and universities, and was a national adviser for PRSSA. The PRSSA Chapter at Northern Illinois University is named in her honor. An active member of the Arthur Page W. Page Society and a PRSSA Hall of Fame achiever, Plank accrued several Awards and nationally recognized achievements over the years.

• Selected as one of five FIU students to receive competitive public relations scholarship

• Selected as one of five FIU students to receive competitive public relations scholarship