Contact:
Jessica Placencia
Marketing Manager
PR News
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Meet the PR News' 2017 Class of Rising PR Stars 30 & Under Who Will Be Celebrated at the PR People Awards Luncheon on December 5
PR News will recognize 79 young professionals for their drive and outstanding work in communications. 

New York, NY, October 25, 2017—PR News announced the honorees of the 2017 Rising PR Stars 30 & Under Awards, an annual program that celebrates young professionals whose passion and ingenuity are an inspiration in the workplace and in the communications field. These budding leaders will be recognized at the PR People Awards Luncheon on December 5 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

The 2017 Rising Stars represent organizations such as:

  • Allstate Insurance Company
  • APCO Worldwide
  • Bell Helicopter
  • CBS News
  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles
  • CLS Strategies
  • Cox Enterprises
  • Davies
  • Edelman
  • Hill + Knowlton Strategies
  • Hilton
  • HP Inc.
  • Jamba Juice
  • Marina Maher Communications
  • Mighty PR
  • Pan Communications
  • PayPal, Inc.
  • Politico
  • Porter Novelli
  • RockOrange
  • Ruder Finn
  • SAP Global Marketing
  • Scripps Networks Interactive
  • Shutterstock
  • Southwest Airlines
  • TD Bank
  • Thomson Reuters Foundation
  • Turner
  • Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board
  • Vested
  • Weber Shandwick
  • World Wildlife Fund

View the finalists online at: https://www.prnewsonline.com/go/pr-people-awards-2017/

In addition to celebrating the Rising Stars, PR News will also honor the PR People Hall of Fame and the PR People Finalists. Event guests will enjoy a reception, a three-course meal and ample time to connect with leading professionals in the communications field. The awards luncheon event is open to all professionals and individual tickets along with tables of 10 are available for purchase. Organizations can purchase a Celebration Package, which includes a table of 10 with priority seating, a half-page ad in the program guide, two bottles of champagne and an extra award for winners and honorable mentions.

For questions regarding the Rising Stars Awards, contact Jessica Placencia at [email protected]. For awards luncheon sponsorship inquiries, contact Rich Hauptner at [email protected].

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