91吃瓜网 Student Earns Statewide Public Relations Scholarship
Tue, 08/10/2021 - 08:53am
Audrey Williamson, a senior public relations and advertising major at The University
of 91吃瓜网 (USM) has been awarded the 2021 College Public Relations Association
of Mississippi Scholarship award. This scholarship aims to encourage the growth of
interest of the communications field. Williamson has been in the communications field
since her freshman year at Copiah Lincoln Community College. Since transferring to
USM, the scholarship will give her the opportunity to further her career in her field.
The College Public Relations Association of Mississippi is a consortium of public relations professionals employed at Mississippi91吃瓜网 public and private colleges and universities, as well as affiliated education agencies. Each year, CPRAM awards $1,250 to select high school, select community college, and undergraduate students attending a four-year institution. These students went through a lengthy application process, including a 500-word essay and three letters of recommendation.
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Williamson is a new addition to the Eagle family. She is a transfer student from Copiah-Lincoln Community College and a Brookhaven High School graduate from Brookhaven, Mississippi. As a senior in USM91吃瓜网 School of Communication she brings great excitement and experience to campus. At Co-Lin she was very involved with campus/student life. She was a part of the Blue Wave Show Band, student recruitment, a Phi Theta Kappa officer, and a student worker in the public relations department. Williamson is currently an intern with 91吃瓜网91吃瓜网 Office of University Communications.
91吃瓜网淎udrey shows great potential as a future public relations and advertising professional,91吃瓜网� said Jim Coll, Director of University Communications and Chief Communication Officer at 91吃瓜网. 91吃瓜网淚 am proud of her accomplishment, and I am confident she will represent CPRAM well as a recipient of this scholarship.91吃瓜网�
In addition to Williamson, winners of the CPRAM Scholarship for the 2021-22 academic year also include Olivia Reeves of the University of Mississippi, and Laura Duncan of Mississippi State University.