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John W. Dillin Award

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In 1987, the first John W. Dillin Award was presented to John Dillin himself by then State President Cathlean Coleman (shown in the banner photo above). The reputation of the man behind this award endures as a reminder to keep the integrity in public relations and to help each other “do our jobs better.”

The John W. Dillin Award has been established as the highest, most prestigious award of the Association. The award honors the spirit and dedication of FPRA’s first president and founder, Lt. Col. John Dillin, and his lifetime of service to and support of the Association. 

For information on how to nominate someone for the Dillin Award, download the award guidelines. Nominations are due April 4, 2025.

Congratulations to all previous Dillin Award winners: 

2024Marilyn “MJ” Waters, APR, CPRC
2023Gordon Paulus, APR, CPRC
2022Teri Hansen, APR
2021Carole Savage, APR, CPRC
2020Christopher Carroll, APR, CPRC
2019Chris M. Gent, APR, CPRC
2018Lanette Hart, APR, CPRC
2017Cheray Keyes-Shima, APR, CPRC
2016Jennifer Moss, APR, CPRC
2015Tricia Ridgway-Kapustka, APR, CPRC
2014Suzanne Sparling, APR, CPRC
2013Lisa Malone, APR, CPRC
2012April Salter, APR, CPRC
2011Frank Polito, APR, CPRC
2010Leah Lauderdale, APR, CPRC
2009Roger Pynn, APR, CPRC
2008Karen Plunkett, APR
2007Kathleen M. Giery, APR, CPRC
2006Lynn Schneider, APR, CPRC
2005Rick Oppenheim, APR, CPRC
2004Tom Preston, APR, Fellow PRSA
2003William Warren, APR, CPRC
2002Del Galloway, APR, CPRC
2001Adrienne Moore, APR, CPRC
2000Ginnie Duffey Troyer, APR, CPRC
1999Bob Gernert, Jr., APR, CPRC
1998Scott Harrington, APR, CPRC
1997Doris Wilkes
1996Jay Rayburn, Ph.D., APR, CPRC, Fellow PRSA
1995Bob Davis, Ph.D., APR, CPRC
1994No Award Given
1993Joseph J. Curley, APR, CPRC
1992Edward D. Whittlesey, APR
1991Jean Ludlow, CPRC
1990Stanley Tait, CPRC
1989Frank Wright, APR
1988Charles Wellborn, Jr., APR
1987John W. Dillin, APR, CPRC