Every day our members find innovative solutions to the challenges faced by their employers and clients, and they lead the way in their places of work, communities and chapters. We believe it’s our duty to celebrate these acts of leadership and outstanding accomplishments. We also believe recognition from our professional peers can be one of the most rewarding experiences, which is why we offer the following annual recognition.
Recognition
The Doris Fleischman Award honors the selfless, dedicated volunteer who steadfastly and quietly contributes to the public relations profession through the Florida Public Relations Association. This honoree is indispensable, managing large and small projects and committed to giving more than they take. Ultimately, they genuinely want to contribute to and improve the overall profession, whether they receive credit or not.
Recognized as the hallmark of excellence in public relations, winners of our prestigious Golden Image Awards competition demonstrate the best examples of innovation, planning and design.
The John W. Dillin Award has been established as our Association's highest, most prestigious award. It honors the spirit and dedication of FPRA's first president and founder, Lt. Col. John Dillin. The award is awarded annually to a member who has made significant professional contributions to the Association and the profession.
Life membership in FPRA is considered among the Association's highest, most prestigious honors. In fact, it has only been awarded six times in its history.
The FPRA Member of the Year award recognizes one member who has contributed significantly to the Association through outstanding leadership, demonstrated enthusiasm, extraordinary involvement and loyal support.
FPRA's Past President's Award recognizes a senior member who has served the Association time and time again, either on the state or chapter level, and someone who continues to step up to the plate when called upon. Despite its name, the recipient of this award can be someone other than a past president of the Association, only one whose sense of leadership and responsibility cannot be questioned.
The Pinnacle Awards recognize individuals, agencies, nonprofit organizations, corporate teams, and government agencies for their outstanding and ongoing strategic work in public relations and communications.
The Joe Curley Rising Leader Award identifies and honors up-and-coming individual members who demonstrate emerging leadership traits along with dedicated active involvement in chapter activities. The goal of the award is to recognize the personal dedication and engagement of members with two to five years of membership and to help build a leadership stream at the local chapter level.