November 19, 1980 –
Atlanta, Georgia
Scott Jones of Chicago is a past president of the board of trustees of the Foundation for Public Relations Research & Education.
An Accredited Member of the Public Relations Society of America and the recipient of three PRSA citations for meritorious service, Mr. Jones is a past president of the Society’s Chicago Chapter. For the national organization, he has served as secretary, eligibility committee chairman and member of the executive and long range planning committees. In 1963 he was chairman of the Society’s Counselors Section. He also helped work out standards and ethics of financial public relations practice with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
During World War II, Mr. Jones served as a war correspondent, editor and writer for the Information and Education Division of the U.S. Army, both in Washington and at headquarters, European Theater of Operations Overseas.
Mr. Jones was co-founder of Gardner Jones and Company which became part of Hill and Knowlton, Inc., in 1978. He has served as elected village trustee of Hinsdale, Illinois, member of the public relations advisory committees of the Crusade of Mercy and the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago, and director of the Community Renewal Society of Chicago and United Charities of Chicago. He is a member of the International Public Relations Association.
