Bateman Case Study Competition

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2010 Bateman Case Study Competition

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About the Competition


J. Carroll Bateman, APR

A National Case Study competition was established by PRSA in 1973 to allow members of the Public Relations Society of America an opportunity to exercise the analytical skills and mature judgment required for public relations problem-solving.

The name of the competition was changed in 1983 to honor the late J. Carroll Bateman, APR. Mr. Bateman was a past president of both the Public Relations Society of America (1967) and the International Public Relations Association (1980). After a distinguished career as president of the Insurance Information Institute, he became professor of public relations at the University of Tennessee and faculty advisor of its PRSSA Chapter. A charter Friend of PRSSA, Mr. Bateman was instrumental in founding PRSSA during his PRSA presidency.

Past case studies have dealt with nuclear energy, the American Heart Association, a nonprofit community-centered family counseling service provider, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, SOLOBIZ.COM, Visa U.S.A., Contiki Holidays, Ferrero U.S.A., Inc., with Nutella as the client, and most recently Ford Motor Credit Company.