TORONTO, April 11, 2018 – CPRS Toronto, the Canadian Public Relations Society local chapter, awarded 7 practitioners with Lifetime Membership this month. Lifetime Membership status is awarded to those candidates who have been active members of CPRS for 30 years, and signifies the recognition by their peers of their contributions to CPRS and to the professional practice of public relations. The new Lifetime Members will be recognized by their peers at the upcoming, annual Senior Practitioners Mixer, held on April 23rd.
The 2018 Lifetime Members are:
Terence (Terry) Flynn – Ph.D., APR, FCPRS, LM
Judy Lewis – LM
Bruce MacLellan – APR, FCPRS, LM
Christine Smith – B.Ed, LM
Eileen Tobey – APR, FCPRS, LM
Deborah Trouten – APR, FCPRS, ICD.D, LM
Janet Wile – ABC, APR, FCPRS, LM
“The CPRS Toronto Board are delighted to congratulate and award seven esteemed members with Lifetime Membership,” said Danielle Kelly, APR, Co-President CPRS Toronto. “This represents a career milestone, requiring significant contributions to the profession and the highest degree of professionalism,” added Erica Silver, MA, APR, Co-President CPRS Toronto.
This year’s Lifetime Members join some of Canada’s best communicators; all of whom are committed to advancing the profession and CPRS Toronto is honoured to have 46 members who have achieved Lifetime Member status.
ABOUT CPRS: Founded in 1948, the Canadian Public Relations Society (CPRS) is a not-for-profit organization whose members are engaged in the practice, management or teaching of public relations and communications. This national professional organization is focused on establishing and upholding educational and ethical standards in Public Relations. CPRS Toronto is one of the largest local societies with nearly 600 members. For more information, please visit: https://www.cprstoronto.com.