First Circle Award

The Public Relations Association of Louisiana annually honors a professional with an effective and successful career in public relations. The First Circle Award is the most prestigious honor PRAL can bestow upon one of its members.

The criteria for nomination and selection are as follows:

• Must have a minimum of five years as a PRAL or PRSA member;
• Must have a minimum of fifteen years in public relations or a related field;
• Must be recognized for high standards of professional and personal integrity; and
• Must show service to the profession through public service, volunteer work, and/or work with students, interns and young professionals.

2009 First Circle Award Nomination Form

Prior Recipients

2009	Delia Adams Taylor, APR
2008	Holly Houk Cullen, APR
2007	Rafael Bermudez
2006	Julie Madere
2005	Lisa Froman
2004	Bob Johannessen
2003	Dudley Lehew, APR
2002	Susan Hunt, APR
2001	Rachel Emanuel, Ph.D.  Marc Goldstein
2000	Mike Bourgeois
1999	Lane Barry
1998	Jan Breen
1997	Angela deGravelles
1996	Karla Swacker
1995	Elsie S. Hebert, Ph.D.  Perry Brandao
1994	Carol B. Coltharp*
1993	Lucy Priddy
1992	Gwen Bach Stewart, APR  Renee Smith-Tadie, APR
1991	John Butler, Ph.D., PRSA Fellow  Jacqueline G. Bourgeois
1990	John Hightower, APR
1989	Sally Kuzenski, APR
1988	William H. Moore, Sr.  Roland E. Daigre, Jr.  Jack H. Sanders
1987	Roland Carson
1986	J. J. Martin  Bill Bailey  Bill Michelet, APR