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PR Department Earns National Recognition

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7/26/07 The Fayette County School System’s public relations department has received six awards from the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) for distinguished achievement in writing, graphic design and electronic communications.

Entries are judged on content, use of graphics/special effects and color, layout and usefulness to the intended audience. This year’s winning entries include three press releases that received a merit and two honorable mention awards; the design of the school system’s logo was awarded an honorable mention and two Channel 24 videos were given an excellence and merit award.

Fayette’s projects competed against 1,121 entries from across the nation. Only 787 of the entries received awards.

“This recognition is truly an honor. The competition is very rigorous with entries competing against each other without the size of the school system or public relations department taken into consideration. Knowing that our projects went up against those from bigger systems with more resources and larger public relations departments makes these awards even more meaningful,” says Melinda Berry-Dreisbach, public information specialist (pictured above).

The public relations department has received both national and state awards for its communication materials since the office opened in 2001. All totaled, the department has been awarded 51 national and state honors.

FFP Note: We have to give kudos when they're deserved and Melinda Berry-Dreisbach deserves extra kudos! We deal with PR departments in a number of counties and know first-hand that the Fayette County Board of Education Public Relations Department outshines all others by leaps and bounds! Melinda is always responsive, always pleasant and always gets the answer to whatever crazy question we may ask. Kudos Melinda and kudos to that great lady who guards the entrance to your office (and does much, much more), too!

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