PRSSA Kent Awards &
National Awards

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National Awards
2025

• Teahan Outstanding Chapter Website Award
• National PRSSA Star Chapter Award
• National PRSSA Gold Key Award (Chania Crawford and Tanner Poe)​
  

​2024

• National PRSSA Star Chapter Award
• National PRSSA Gold Key Award (Maddie Goerl and Katherine Masko)
  

2023

• Bateman Competition Honorable Mention (Bateman Gold)
• National PRSSA Star Chapter Award 
• National PRSSA Gold Key Award (Kayla Polansky )​
  

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2022

• Bateman Competition Honorable Mention (Bateman Blue and Bateman Gold)
• National PRSSA Star Chapter Award 
• National PRSSA Gold Key Award (Zachary Zdanowicz )
  
• Teahan University Service Award

2021

• Honorable Mention, Bateman Blue, Bateman Case Study Competition
• National PRSSA Star Chapter Award 
  
• National PRSSA Gold Key Award (Jada Miles and Samantha Farland) 
  
• Teahan Outstanding Newsletter Award
  
• Teahan Outstanding Website Award 

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2020

• National PRSSA Star Chapter Award
  
• National PRSSA Gold Key Award (Jill Golden)
  
• Teahan Professional Advisor Award (Carrie Kandes)

2019

• Teahan Outstanding Chapter Award
• National PRSSA Star Chapter Award
  
• National PRSSA Gold Key Award (Vanessa Gresley)
  
• Betsy Plank Day, 2nd place, Plank Center
• Honorable Mention, Bateman Blue, Bateman Case Study Competition
• Honorable Mention, Bateman Gold, Bateman Case Study Competition

2018

• National PRSSA Star Chapter Award
  
• National President's Citation (Natalie Meek)
• National PRSSA Gold Key Award (Natalie Meek, Samantha Ross and Hannah Wagner)
  
• 2nd Place, Bateman Gold, Bateman Case Study Competition

​2017

• National PRSSA Star Chapter Award
  
• National President's Citation (Latisha Ellison)
• National PRSSA Gold Key Award (Charleah Trombitas)
  
• Outstanding Faculty Advisor (Michele Ewing, APR, Fellow PRSA)
• Betsy Plank Day Champions, Plank Center
• Honorable Mention, Bateman Blue, Bateman Case Study Competition
• Honorable Mention, Bateman Gold, Bateman Case Study Competition

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2016

• National PRSSA Star Chapter Award
  
• National President's Citation (Hanna Moore, Brenna Parker)
• National PRSSA Gold Key Award (Gabrielle Woodard)
  
• Chapter Diversity 
• Betsy Plank Day Champions, Plank Center
• Honorable Mention, Bateman Case Study Competition

2015

• National PRSSA Star Chapter Award
  
• National PRSSA Gold Key Award (Meghan Caprez)
  
• National President's Citation (Gabrielle Woodard)

2014

• Teahan Outstanding Chapter Award
• National PRSSA Star Chapter Award
  
• National PRSSA Gold Key Award (Cindy Deng, President)
  
• Pacesetter Chapter Recognition Award, April
• Pacesetter Chapter Recognition Award, October
• Honorable Mention, Bateman Case Study Competition

2013

• Pacesetter Chapter Recognition Award, October
• National PRSSA Star Chapter Award
  
• Second Place, Bateman Case Study Competition

2012

• Teahan Outstanding Chapter Website Award
• National PRSSA Star Chapter Award
  


2010

• Outstanding PRSA/PRSSA Chapter Relationship

2009

• University Service
• Honorable Mention, Bateman Case Study Competition

2007

• Teahan Outstanding Chapter Website Award

2006

• Outstanding Faculty Adviser (Michele Ewing, APR)

2005

• Outstanding PRSA/PRSSA Chapter Relationship  

1994

• Outstanding Faculty Adviser (William E. Sledzik, APR)

More information about the Dr. F.H. Teahan Awards

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Kent State Center for Student Involvement Awards

​2019

• Purposeful Leader (Abigail Winternitz)
• Outstanding Senior Leader (Natalie Meek)
• Leadership Excellence Award (Sophia Iannelli, Natalie Meek, Samantha Ross and Abigail Winternitz)

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2017

• Organizational Excellence Award
• Margaret Swanson Davis (Brenna Parker)
• Distinguished Student Leader (Hanna Moore)
• Advisor Excellence (Michele Ewing)

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2016

• Student Leader of the year Award (​Gabrielle Woodard)
• Leadership Excellence Award (Marcus Donaldson, Haley Keding, Hanna Moore, Brenna Parker and Erin Zaranec)

2015

• Leadership Excellence Award (Erica Batyko, Erin England, Amanda Knauer, Anna Lemmon and Samantha Tuly)

2014

• Leadership Excellence Award (Bobby Batyko, Kirsten Bowers, Bethany Johnson, Shannen Laur and Caitlin Potts)

2013

• Organizational Excellence Award
• Student Leader of the Year (Christine Morgan, President)
• Leadership Excellence Award (Ryan Collins, Trent Chavez, Stephanie Black, Taylor Titus, Mady Etzel and Breanna Reffel)
• Adviser Excellence Award (Michele Ewing, APR)

2011

• Leadership Excellence Award (Stephanie Mathias, Rachel Polchek, Erin Orsini, Carrie Drummond and Aubrey Haskins)

2010

• Student Leader of the Year (Mary Jo Spletzer, President)
• The Nancy and John Scott Leadership Award (Mary Jo Spletzer, President)  

2009

• Organizational Excellence Award
• Student Leader of the Year (Katelyn Luysterborg, President)  

2008

• Student Leader of the Year (Amanda Vasil, President)  

2007

• Organizational Leadership Award
• Student Leader of the Year Award (Missy Pollock, President)
• Distinguished Student Leader of the Year Award (Amanda Vasil, Vice President of Professional Relations)
• Leadership Excellence (Jennifer Farquhar, Online Media Manager; Missy Pollock, President; Dana Rader, Treasurer; Amanda Vasil, Vice President of Professional Relations)
• Senior Recognition (Six officers)  

2006

• Organizational Leadership Award
• Advisor Excellence Award (Michele Ewing, APR)
• Senior Recognition (10 officers)
  
• Community Excellence Award (Carli Cichocki, Vice President of Public Relations)
  
• Student Leader of the Year Award (Elaine Laps, President)
  
• The Nancy and John Scott Leadership Award (Elaine Laps, President)
  

PRSA Cleveland Student of the Year

2019

• Sophia Iannelli 

2018

• Natalie Meek 

2017

• Latisha Ellison

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