If you’re interested in becoming more involved with the chapter and want to further develop your skills utilizing PRSA, a position is open on the Board.  You must be an active PRSA member to serve on the Board.  We’re looking for people interested in filling the following position:

            Sponsorship Chair (Helps garner corporate support for the October Professional Development workshop)

Please contact Clarissa Rodriguez at (210) 476-4490 or crodriguez@ssfcu.org.

Bob McCullough, APR

Communications Director

Morgan's Wonderland

Bob McCullough, APR, is an effective public relations practitioner.  "In my opinion, the key to success in public relations and other aspects of life is to remember the relationships whether they be family, personal, professional, etc., he said."

In February he joined the team headed by Gordon Hartman that opened Morgan’s Wonderland in San Antonio, the world’s first ultra-accessible family fun park designed specifically for children and adults with special needs. 

 Now the Communications Director at Morgan's Wonderland, Bob helped the park with coverage on ABC World News with Diane Sawyer.  Sawyer’s eyes filled with tears following the broadcast of the touching human interest story on the park, its possibilities and the people.  ABC News producers liked the story so well a re-packaged version aired again several days later on Good Morning America.

Click on the headline to read more of Bob's story.

Join us on Thursday, May 6 as we celebrate excellence in communications at the 2010 Del Oro Awards Banquet.  Morning News Anchor Monica Taylor, co-host of FOX San Antonio’s morning show, Fox News First, will serve as banquet emcee.  Throughout the evening, we will honor our region’s outstanding communicators, campaigns and tactics.  The San Antonio Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America is pleased to present 15 Awards of Excellence and 12 Awards of Merit. The evening will culminate in the presentation of the Del Oro (Gold) Awards, honoring four individuals, nominated by other PRSA members, who have made outstanding contributions to the PR profession.

This year’s winners are:

        Tex Taylor Lifetime Achievement Award: Paige Ramsey-Palmer, APR

        Public Relations Professional of the Year: David Gabler

        Community Service: Stephen Chavez

        Horizon (recognizing a young PR professional “rising star”): Katie Hornstrom

The evening will also feature a Silent Auction filled with must-haves!  Registration is $60 for members and $70 for nonmembers.  Don’t miss out, the last day to register for the 2010 Del Oro Awards Banquet is Thursday, April 29! Congratulations to all of the 2010 winners!

If you’re interested in becoming more involved with the chapter and want to further develop your skills utilizing PRSA, a few positions have opened on the Board.  You must be an active PRSA member to serve on the Board.  We’re looking for people interested in filling the following positions:

            Ethics Chair (Anyone interested in filling this spot must have an APR certification.)

Secretary (Attends monthly board meetings and records meeting minutes)

Sponsorship Chair (Helps garner corporate support for the October Professional Development workshop)

Please contact Clarissa Rodriguez at (210) 476-4490 or crodriguez@ssfcu.org.

Centuries of Coping with Information Overload

By Christie L. Goodman, APR

Major advancements in technology have many of us worried about information overload, the decline of literacy skills and even damage to brain development. In the acclaimed movie, “Doubt,” Sister Aloysius Beauvier admonishes students for using ball point pens, claiming students were becoming lazy.

Slate recently published an article by Vaughan Bell pointing us to earlier days when similar worries were prevalent. He goes as far back as Socrates, who said that putting pen to paper would "create forgetfulness in the learners' souls, because they will not use their memories."

The invention of the printing press brought about worries of the psychological strain that would be caused by the production of so many books. In the 18^th Century, when newspapers entered the scene, people worried about social isolation. Later, a few warned about the mental health risks of a schoolwork. And the list goes on. Click the headline above for the full article.