Member of the Year
The Member of the Year Award is intended to recognize one member who has made a significant contribution to the Association through outstanding leadership, demonstrated enthusiasm, extraordinary involvement and loyal support.


Congratulations to all previous Member of the Year Award winners:
| 2025 | Elise Ramer, MBA, APR, CPRC & April Salter, APR, CPRC |
| 2024 | Amanda Handley, MA, APR, CPRC & Lindsay Hudock, MA, APR, CPRC |
| 2023 | Kacie Escobar, APR |
| 2022 | Alyson Sologaistoa, APR, CPRC |
| 2021 | Joanna Vose Newton, APR and Barbra Hernandez, APR, CPRC |
| 2020 | Jay Morgan-Schleuning, APR, CPRC |
| 2019 | Wendy Crites Wacker, APR, CPRC |
| 2018 | Liz Anderson |
| 2017 | Joe Curley, APR, CPRC |
| 2016 | Ryan Gerds, APR, CPRC |
| 2015 | Terri Behling, APR, CPRC |
| 2014 | Tina Banner, APR, CPRC |
| 2013 | Tricia Ridgway-Kapustka, APR, CPRC |
| 2012 | Rick Oppenheim, APR, CPRC |
| 2011 | Chris Gent, APR, CPRC |
| 2010 | Mary Dorn, APR |
| 2009 | Jeff Nall, APR, CPRC; Karen Smittle, APR, CPRC |
| 2008 | Paul Ramey, APR |
| 2007 | Erin McLeod |
| 2006 | Josh Hallett |
| 2005 | Lanette Hart, APR, CPRC |
| 2004 | Pat Crawford; Jay Wilson, APR, CPRC |
| 2003 | Lorraine Viola McGill |
| 2002 | Kathleen M. Giery, APR, CPRC |
| 2001 | Carole Savage, APR, CPRC |
| 2000 | Bob Davis, Ph.D., APR, CPRC |
| 1999 | Tom Preston, APR, Fellow PRSA |
| 1998 | Kathleen M. Giery, APR, CPRC; Jackie Kersh, APR |
| 1997 | Laura Nurse, APR |
| 1996 | Adrienne Moore, APR, CPRC |
| 1995 | Frank Polito, APR, CPRC |
| 1994 | Karen Plunkett, APR |
| 1993 | C. Del Galloway, APR, CPRC |
| 1992 | Davis Johnson, APR |
| 1991 | Jay Rayburn, II, Ph.D., APR, CPRC, Fellow PRSA |
| 1990 | Lynn Schneider, APR, CPRC |
| 1989 | Jeanne Mitchell, APR |
| 1988 | Bob Gernert, Jr., APR, CPRC |


