MPRC recognizes three at annual meeting
The Maine Public Relations Council recently honored three people?including Portland Sea Dogs President and General Manager Charles Eschbach?for their contributions to the communications profession, at its Annual Conference. - 11/1/2002
The Maine Public Relations Council recently honored three people?including Portland Sea Dogs President and General Manager Charles Eschbach?for their contributions to the communications profession, at its Annual Conference in South Portland.Eschbach was recognized with MPRC?s 2002 Lightship Award, presented to an individual outside of the public relations field who represents the ideals of what makes an outstanding public relations professional.
?To say that he has been one of the primary reasons why the Portland Sea Dogs has been one of the most successful minor league franchises in the country, would be an understatement,? said Jon Paradise, president of MPRC. ?From marketing to communications, this year?s Light Ship Award winner has done it all ? effectively, enthusiastically and credibly.?
In addition to Eschbach's award, Kathleen Duris Tarbox, MA, APR, received the 2002 Edward L. Bernays Award for her contributions to the public relations profession, and Jennifer Dimond, APR, was honored with the President's Award for service to MPRC.
Tarbox is the principal of KDT Communications, based in Springvale. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications/Political Science from USM and Master of Arts degree in Marketing Communications from Boston's Emerson College. Tarbox presently serves as President of the New England Society of Healthcare Communications, and is incoming President of the University of Southern Maine Alumni Board of Directors.
Her past involvement in MPRC includes serving as President, Vice President, and chair of five committees. Tarbox has also won numerous awards, including the Lauren Shulman award for excellence in healthcare.
The Bernays Award, established in 1983, is named in honor of the man considered to be the founder of modern public relations.
Dimond, an account executive at Burgess Advertising, in Portland, is the immediate past president of the MPRC, and has also served the organization in numerous capacities, including secretary, web site coordinator and annual conference chairperson A summa cum laude graduate of Wells College in Aurora, New York, Dimond is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and is an active volunteer at Ronald MacDonald House of Portland.
The Maine Public Relations Council is Maine's largest professional organization dedicated to the advancement of the public relations, communications and/or related fields. For information on becoming a member, visit www.meprcouncil.org