Gainesville, FL — The Institute for Public Relations (IPR) has announced Richard Edelman, President & CEO of Edelman, the world’s largest independent public relations firm, will deliver the 50th Distinguished Lecture. Willard D. “Bill” Nielsen will accept IPR’s most prestigious honor, the Alexander Hamilton Medal, awarded for lifetime achievement in public relations.
Edelman has extensive experience in marketing and reputation and has counseled Egypt, Israel and Mexico on economic development. Edelman’s research on NGOs, business, government and media in the Edelman Trust Barometer has been cited by publications such as The Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal. Edelman’s blog, 6 A.M., which launched in September 2004, receives more than 2,000 visitors a day.
Edelman serves on the Board of Directors of the Ad Council, the Atlantic Council, the Children’s Aid Society and the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations. He is also a member of the World Economic Forum, the Arthur Page Society and PR Seminar.
Bill Nielsen retired after 17 years as the Corporate Vice President, Public Affairs, of Johnson & Johnson and 18 years as a public relations agency consultant with Carl Byoir & Associates and Hill & Knowlton. Nielsen supervised programs which went on to win four PRSA Silver Anvil awards.
Nielsen is a former Chairman and Trustee of the Institute for Public Relations and was inducted into the Arthur W. Page Society’s Hall of Fame after serving two terms as president. He served on the Board of Directors of the Global Public Affairs Institute and was a Trustee of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra.
The Distinguished Lecture will be held on Thursday, November 10, at the historic Yale Club in New York City. Tickets to the event are $400 per person or $4,000 for a table of ten.
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Contact:
Jenn Moyer
Foundation Operations Manager
Institute for Public Relations
jmoyer@jou.ufl.edu
352-392-0280
