Board Installation & Awards Ceremony

President’s Awards are given to chapter members who have gone above and beyond to support the Space Coast chapter.

Recent Recipients:

• Meagan Happel & Russell Bruhn (2023)
• Marilyn Waters, APR, CPRC (2022)
• Abby Hemenway, APR (2020)
• Sara Almond, APR, CPRC (2019, 2021)
• Autumn Shrum, APR (2018)

 SCFPRA is also currently accepting nominations for our Space Coast Rising Star Award. This award is presented to an FPRA member of less than three years who has made significant contributions to the chapter and is interested in or already involved with the chapter board. They are also actively pursuing more leadership roles within the chapter. The recipient will also be recognized at the PR Professional & Communicator of the Year Awards Event.

Nominees should be an active Space Coast FPRA member.

*You may nominate an individual or yourself for this award.

Recent Recipients:

• Darlene Montano (2023)
• Carlee Mixon (2022)
• Sara Shell & Elizabeth Counsman (2021)
• Rachel Horst (2020)
• Melissa Breckenridge & Abby Hemenway, APR (2019)
• Sara Almond, APR & Nina Salvaggio Wagner, APR (2018)

 Chapter Member of the Year is given to an active, committed FPRA member who regularly contributes their time, energy, enthusiasm, and skill to ensure the chapter’s success. 

Recent Recipients:

•  Vanessa Green Skyrmes (2023) 
•  Tessa Friederichs 
•  Julie Arnold 
•  Katherine Sonn 
•  Tina Lange, APR (twice) 

The Doris Fleischman Award is presented to a member who makes often unrecognized, “behind the scenes” contributions to the public relations profession and/or to FPRA. In essence, this is an “unsung” hero award intended to reward that individual who consistently provides support and assistance to the Association and their peers.

This award is named after Doris Fleischman, business partner and wife of Edward L. Bernays, the “father” of public relations. The award recognizes those FPRA members, who, like Ms. Fleischman, make contributions to the field of public relations through their consistent, tireless efforts. The award is meant to honor a member for his/her "behind the scenes" work and FPRA volunteer efforts that go unnoticed by chapter members and are not recognized by other awards programs.

Recent Recipients: 

• Carlee Mixon (2023)
• Samantha Senger, APR, CPRC  (2022)
• Kelly Haskins (2021)
• Geo Ropert, APR (2019)

The Communicator of the Year award is given to a member of the community who exhibited outstanding communication efforts during the 2021-2022 year.

This nominee does not have to be a member of FPRA. Nominees must be in a communications role and employed at a business located in Brevard.

The communications efforts they exhibited should have occurred in 2021-2022 and be condensed to a single campaign in which they managed communications and exceeded expectations.

Recent Recipients:

• Brevard Zoo (2023)
• Brightline (2022)
• Melbourne Orlando International Airport (2021)
• Space Coast Area Chambers (2020)
• City of Melbourne (2019)
• Health First (2018)

 The Dick Baumbach PR Professional of the Year Award is given to an active, committed FPRA member who regularly contributes their time, energy, enthusiasm and skill to ensure the chapter’s success.

The nominee must be in good standing with the chapter, an active participant in chapter programs/projects, should possess a professional attitude and provide support to fellow members, and should proactively raise awareness about FPRA.

Recent Recipients:

• Melissa DiMaria (2023)
• Rachel Horst (2022)
• Abby Hemenway, APR (2021)
• Sara Almond, APR (2020)
• Angelica Deluccia-Morrisey (2019)
• Samantha Senger, APR, CPRC (2018)