1/28/2010 Deveney Awarded One of PR’s Highest Individual Honors
10/7/2009 Deveney Communication Named Among Top Places to Work
4/28/2009 Deveney Communication Wins Eight Hermes Creative Awards
4/17/2009 Deveney Communication Team Members Earn Leadership Positions with PRSA New Orleans Chapter
3/30/2009 Local Public Relations Firm Honored by Diversitybusiness.com: Deveney Communication Recognized in National Awards
2/9/2009 Deveney Communication Expands Executive Staff: Lisa Fedele Promoted to Vice President of Deveney Communication
1/26/2009 Deveney Communication Expands Executive Staff: Jeffrey Ory Promoted to Vice President of Deveney Communication
1/6/2009 Deveney Communication Continues Business Expansion: Announces Ten New Clients
12/2/2008 Deveney Communication Dominates Annual PRSA New Orleans Awards
8/1/2008 Deveney Communication Wins Three Southern Public Relations Federation Awards
7/1/2008 Deveney Communication Receives Awards of Distinction from International Academy
6/25/2008 Deveney Communication Adds Three College Students To Award-Winning Team
6/24/2008 Deveney Communication Tops the Industry in Prestigious Gold Quill Award Honors
6/17/2008 Deveney Communication Receives Four Awards from International Competition
6/17/2008 Deveney Communication Showcases “Effectiveness” at the 2008 Marketing Awards for Excellence
6/17/2008 Deveney Communication Honored for Creativity in Public Relations Practices
6/3/2008 Internationally-recognized New Orleans PR Firm Selects Two Summer Scholars
1/28/2008 Jeff Ory Named Chair of Gold Quill Awards – the “Oscars” of the Communication Profession
1/25/2008 Ashley Owens Joins Nationally Recognized Deveney Communication PR Team
12/19/2007 PR executive addresses crisis communications for FEMA
12/15/2007 Deveney Communication Sweeps Public Relations Society of America New Orleans Chapter Awards
11/15/2007 John Deveney Writes Chapter for Aspatore’s Book Series
10/5/2007 PR professional Joel D. Mandina makes his return to New Orleans
5/5/2007 Nationally Recognized Designer Lisa Fedele Joins Deveney Communication PR Team
3/15/2007 University of Florida Appoints John Deveney to Public Relations Advisory Council
12/4/2006 Deveney Communication Honored for Exemplary PR Practices
11/3/2006 PR News Honors Local Practitioner as PR Agency Executive of the Year
10/16/2006 Deveney Communication Honored for Contributions to New Orleans Tourism
7/20/2006 Anna Whitlow Selected As 2006 Deveney Communication Summer Scholar
5/4/2006 New Orleans PR Firm Featured in International Communicators Handbook
8/13/2004 Local Public Relations Leader Nominated to PRSA Director-at-Large
7/26/2004 Deveney Communication Wins Five Top Honors at Regional Awards Program
4/25/2004 Deveney Communication Tops The Industry in Gold Quill Award Honors
1/16/2004 Local PR Firm and Talents Recognized as Industry Sector’s Top Five
11/3/2003 Public Relations Firm Earns Top Honors at Awards Ceremony
8/24/2003 Deveney Communicator Named Co-Chair for Largest PR Event of the Year
6/3/2003 Public Relations Firm Twice Named Small Business of the Year
5/10/2003 Deveney Communication Senior Team Earns APR Accreditation
8/27/2002 Record-Breaking Evening for Public Relations Firm at the Annual PRSA Awards Banquet
6/12/2002 New Orleans Firm First in Louisiana to Earn International Distinction
4/9/2002 Deveney Communication: The Prescription for Success
11/20/2001 Public Relations Firm Triumphs at New Orleans Awards Ceremony
10/31/2000 PR Firm Earns International, Regional and State Accolades
7/21/1999 New Orleans Firm Recognized as Best in the World by International Association
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


6/3/2008–Internationally-recognized New Orleans PR Firm Selects Two Summer Scholars
Internationally-recognized New Orleans PR Firm Selects

Two Summer Scholars

Two positions awarded for first time in program’s five-year history

NEW ORLEANS, LA (June 3, 2008) - Noted public relations firm Deveney Communication has honored two college students by naming them participants in the distinguished Deveney Communication Summer Scholar Program, one of the most prestigious opportunities in the business for students and rising professionals.

The program, initiated in 2004, is a partnership between Deveney and the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA). Summer Scholars benefit from exposure and integration into public relations work and networking with PR practitioners, plus the opportunity to live and work in New Orleans.

“For five years, this program has allowed us to select from the country’s best and brightest upcoming public relations professionals and introduce them into the professional world,” said John Deveney ABC, APR, President and CEO of Deveney Communication. “We provide these students with real-world experience, and they bring new ideas and skills to our firm.”

Deveney Communication received more applications than ever this year and decided to break tradition by choosing two Summer Scholars for the first time.

“Both Scholars are highly qualified, as is evident through the rigorous application and interview process they completed,” Deveney said.

The 2008 Deveney Communication Summer Scholars are:

Brandon Morris of Pine Bluff, Ark. Brandon is a recent graduate of Arkansas State University-Jonesboro. He received a Bachelor of Science in journalism with an emphasis in public relations. Morris served as the president of his school’s PRSSA chapter and as a staff reporter for The Herald college newspaper prior to his graduation this past May.

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“I am gaining real-world experience and putting my education into practice,” said Morris, who will receive paid housing in New Orleans in addition to the Summer Scholar stipend. “This is one of the most exciting opportunities available to a recent graduate in my field.”

Parker Wishik of Ocean Springs, Miss., is a rising senior at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge earning his Bachelor of Arts in mass communication with a public relations concentration. He serves as a communications assistant for the LSU Honors College, an Ambassador and Student Senator for the Manship School of Mass Communication and secretary of the PRSSA chapter at LSU. He previously wrote for LSU’s campus newspaper, The Daily Reveille, and served as Director of Communications for LSU Student Government.

“I’m incredibly thankful that Deveney offered me a second Summer Scholar position,” Wishik said. “I really wanted this position after coming to love New Orleans and hearing great things about this firm, and now I’m fortunate to be working here.”

The Summer Scholars were excited to go straight to work and were assigned to several of Deveney Communication’s high-profile clients. Morris, whose interests include politics and law, was assigned to work with law firms Palmer, Reifler and Associates, PalmerWeb.com and Fisher & Phillips, as well as healthcare entities Touro Infirmary, People’s Health and Arxcel.

Wishik was assigned Ruth’s Chris Steak House, New Orleans Museum of Art, Starbucks Coffee Company and Louisiana Office of Tourism. Both Scholars also engage in a variety of projects for the firm itself and its other clients.

About Deveney Communication

Leading communication expert John Deveney, ABC, APR, founded the award-winning public relations firm Deveney Communication (www.deveney.com), in 1996. Deveney Communication is an internationally recognized public relations firm that uses integrated marketing to make its international, national and local clients more successful. Named one of the top five boutique public relations firms in America by PRWeek in 2004, the firm has been recognized worldwide by the industry for excellence in developing and implementing strategies using media relations, Internet marketing, community relations and crisis management for nonprofit, public, corporate and dot.com leaders.

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