November 23, 1983 –

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Robert L. Fegley recently retired after 41 years in public relations and advertising positions with the General Electric Company. At the time of his retirement he was Staff Executive-Chief Executive Officer Communications at the company’s headquarters in Fairfield, Connecticut. In this capacity he counseled the Chairman of the Board, Reginald H. Jones, in the planning and performance of his public affairs activities.

In 1979, Business Week cited Mr. Fegley as one of the top ten corporate public relations men in the country, and the subscribers of Public Relations News voted him Public Relations Professional of the Year. In 1981, he received the Public Relations Man of the Year Award of the University of Texas. He is listed in Who’s Who in the World.

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Heidy Modarelli handles Growth & Marketing for IPR. She has previously written for Entrepreneur, TechCrunch, The Next Web, and VentureBeat.
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