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PRSSA National Committee Members
A Brief History |
The First Chapters |
National Committees
Rick Fischer, APR, PhD
- 2004-2005 National Faculty Advisor
- 1995-2003 National Faculty Advisor
Dr. Fischer is the public relations sequence head at The University of Memphis.
He joined the Memphis Faculty in 1989 after a career in public affairs with the U.S. Navy. He was the public affairs officer for the Naval Base in Norfolk, VA. He wrote speeches for two chiefs of naval operations -- the top uniformed person in the Navy. And, he managed issues in the plans and policy section of the Navy's office of information in Washington, D.C.
He supervised a daily and weekly newspaper and hosted his own TV talk show in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Fischer served as national faculty advisor since 1995 and he
loved his job.
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PRSSA chapters are chartered by the PRSA National Board of Directors and must meet the following criteria: - The chapter's university must offer a sequence of at least five courses in public relations.
- The chapter must have a minimum of 10 students, at least one of whom has completed a public relations course. The rest have to exhibit an interest in taking public relations classes, either in writing or by enrolling in such a class.
- At least eight students have to be at or below the junior level.
- The students must elect a faculty advisor, who must be a full-time instructor of public relations and a member of the Public Relations Society of America.
- The students must elect one or two professional advisors, both of which have to be members of PRSA. At least one of the professional advisors must have at least five years of experience in the profession or be accredited by PRSA.
- The chapter's application must be endorsed by the president and four members of the sponsoring PRSA chapter.
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