History of PR

Some of you may not know, but my major at Ohio Northern University is Public Relations. For this blog, I decided to do some digging into the history for my major and discovered a woman names Betsy Plank. Mrs. Plank is also commonly referred to as the "First Lady of Public Relations" and its for a very good reason. 

 Betsy's career lasted 63 years and she was confronted with many firsts, hence the nickname. She graduated from the University of Alabama in 1944, Betsy acheived national and international recognition during a career in corporate and agency public relations. 

 "Betsy achieved multiple firsts for women, being the first to head a division of Illinois Bell, and as president of the Publicity Club of Chicago and PRSA (1973). She was also the first person ever to receive three of PRSA’s top individual honors: The Gold Anvil Award (1977), the Paul M. Lund Public Service Award (1989) and the Patrick Jackson Award for Distinguished Service to PRSA (2001). She was also honored with the first Arthur W. Page Society’s Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award and the Public Relations Institute’s Hamilton Award in 2002." (The Plank Center) 

 Betsy had amazing accomplishment and an an extremely successful career, I can only dream of growing up to create this much of an impact of the field as well. 

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  1. Paige HartingsMarch 30, 2020 at 12:51 PM

    Betsy looks and sounds like a great person. With her list of achievements, she has had a successful career. I don't think we would be here today in Social Media Principles without Betsy's dedication to Public Relations. Great blog, Madylin!

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