The Paladin Award was created for the PRSA Foundation by noted glass artisan Simon Pearce The PRSA Foundation will honor with its prestigious Paladin Award Marcia Silverman, Chair of Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide at its second annual dinner on March 18th at the W Union Square Hotel in New York City. Silverman, a 29-year veteran of Ogilvy,was previously the Global CEO and the company’s first president of the Americas. She has been recognized by PRWeek as one of the “50 Most Powerful Women in PR” and as one of the “100 Most Influential PR Professionals” in the 20th Century. The publication also named Silverman as its “2009 Professional of the Year”. Silverman holds a graduate degree and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania. “The Paladin Award was created to honor the industry leaders who have been leading advocates for the public relations profession,” said Debbie Mason, APR, Fellow PRSA, president of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees in the announcement release. Proceeds from the Paladin Dinner will support the initiatives of the PRSA Foundation. Founded in 1990, the PRSA Foundation is an independent charitable foundation that raises funds to support scholarships for PR students, research projects that impact the practice of public relations and initiatives that build understanding of the role of public relations among business and government leaders. For more information, please visit www.prsafoundation.org.
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