FPRA Founder John W. Dillin, APR, CPRC and 1988 FPRA State President Dr. Bob Davis, APR, CPRC
About the Dr. Bob Davis, APR, CPRC Scholarship
Established by the FPREF in 2001, the Dr. Bob Davis, APR, CPRC Foundation Scholarship Award honors long-time Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) member, Dr. Bob Davis, APR, CPRC.
Dr. Davis began teaching at the University of Central Florida in 1977 when the university was still known as the Florida Technological University. Dr. Davis was promoted to associate professor and awarded tenure at UCF in 1984 and to full professor in 1987. He is credited with creating the Advertising-Public Relations program that is now known as the Nicholson School of Communication. Dr. Davis served as the FPRA State president in 1988. He received FPRA’s highest honor, the John W. Dillin Award in 1995 and was later named FPRA Member of the Year in 2000. Dr. Davis earned the Accredited Business Communicator credential from the International Association of Business Communicators, the Accredited in Public Relations (APR) from FPRA/Universal Accreditation Board in 1981 and the Certified Public Relations Counselor credential from FPRA in 1992. Dr. Davis passed away in 2013.
Over his 30-year tenure, Dr. Davis influenced the careers of thousands of future communication professionals as a professor, internship coordinator for more than 3,000 students, and as the faculty advisor for the UCF student chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association, called “Quotes.”
Dr. Davis served as the FPRA State president in 1988. He received FPRA’s highest honor, the John W. Dillin Award in 1995 and was later named FPRA Member of the Year in 2000. Dr. Davis earned the Accredited Business Communicator credential from the International Association of Business Communicators, the Accredited in Public Relations (APR) from FPRA/Universal Accreditation Board in 1981 and the Certified Public Relations Counselor credential from FPRA in 1992. Dr. Davis passed away in 2013.
About the Dr. Bob Davis, APR, CPRC Scholarship
Established by the FPREF in 2001, the Dr. Bob Davis, APR, CPRC Foundation Scholarship Award honors long-time Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) member, Dr. Bob Davis, APR, CPRC.
Dr. Davis began teaching at the University of Central Florida in 1977 when the university was still known as the Florida Technological University. Dr. Davis was promoted to associate professor and awarded tenure at UCF in 1984 and to full professor in 1987. He is credited with creating the Advertising-Public Relations program that is now known as the Nicholson School of Communication. Dr. Davis served as the FPRA State president in 1988. He received FPRA’s highest honor, the John W. Dillin Award in 1995 and was later named FPRA Member of the Year in 2000. Dr. Davis earned the Accredited Business Communicator credential from the International Association of Business Communicators, the Accredited in Public Relations (APR) from FPRA/Universal Accreditation Board in 1981 and the Certified Public Relations Counselor credential from FPRA in 1992. Dr. Davis passed away in 2013.
Over his 30-year tenure, Dr. Davis influenced the careers of thousands of future communication professionals as a professor, internship coordinator for more than 3,000 students, and as the faculty advisor for the UCF student chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association, called “Quotes.”
Dr. Davis served as the FPRA State president in 1988. He received FPRA’s highest honor, the John W. Dillin Award in 1995 and was later named FPRA Member of the Year in 2000. Dr. Davis earned the Accredited Business Communicator credential from the International Association of Business Communicators, the Accredited in Public Relations (APR) from FPRA/Universal Accreditation Board in 1981 and the Certified Public Relations Counselor credential from FPRA in 1992. Dr. Davis passed away in 2013.