PRSA ASSEMBLY ELECTS WOLCOTT AS PRESIDENT

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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 8, 2014
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• Publication Date: November 27, 1965
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27 Novembor.1935
PRSA Assembly
Elects Wolcott
As PresideIA
Robert B. Wolcott, Jr., presi-
dent, Robert B. Wolcott Associ-
ates, Inc., Los Angeles, was
elected 1966 president of the
Public Relations Society of
America at the annual meeting
of the Society's Assembly of
Delegates held in New York
City, Saturday (Nov. 20). Mr.
Wolcott's election to head the
5,100 member organization was
announced by 1965 president,
Ovid R.. Davis, vicepresident of
the Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta.
Mr. Wolcott said he hopes to
spend his year in office, begin-
ning Jan. 1, working on a pro-
gram to improve the public re-
lations of the public relations
people. Part of his plan, he said,
is to activate the PRSA in sup,
port of important public ques-
tions dealing with social, eco.-
nomic and moral issues.
"We should articulate all sides
of a major public issue," he
stated. The name for this effort
will be Program for Responsi-
ble Service to America (taken
from the initials of the PR so-
ciety.)
Other officers elected at the
meeting included J. Carroll
Bateman, general manager,
surance Information Institute,
New York, vicepresident; James
G. Shea, general public rela-
tions manager, Southern Pacific
Company, San Francisco, sec-
retary. John H. Sattler, man-
ager, Northeast public rela-
tions office, Ford Motor Com-
pany, New York, was re-
elected treasurer.
Elected to the PRSA direc-
tors were Edwin E. Dowell,
Kennecott Copper Corp., Salt
Lake City, Utah, and Edward
P. VonderHaar, Xavier Univer-
sity, Cincinnati, Ohio.
The PRSA National Eligibil-
ity Committee reported moves
whereby the Society will be
more selective in granting mem-
bership. "As you know, the So-
ciety is attempting to constant-
ly upgrade the kind of new peo-
ple admitted to membership. As
public relations continues to
grow in professionalism, we
must strive to be more selec-
tive," it was stated.
This is reflected in the fact
that 19 applicants were turned
down this year. The largest
number had been rejected by
chapters. Seven applications
were turned down by the na-
tional committee and two by the
Society's board.
Last week PRSA announced
a preliminary list (E&P, Nov.
20) of 430 public relations men
who have been accredited under
the Society's professional ac-
creditation program which be-
gan this year.
It was reported that the So-
ciety's financial status at the
end of October showed total
gross receipts of $393,270.
Glen Perry, director of pub-
lic relations, E. I. du Pont de
Nemours & Co., Inc., Wilming-
ton, was elected as president of
the Foundation for Public Re-
lations Research and Educa-
tion. Ward B. Stevenson, vice-
president, First National City
Bank, New York City, was
chosen Foundation vicepresi-
dent.
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