College of Fellows
Driven by values, passion, and performance
The College of Fellows was established in 2000 to recognize those CPRS members who are proven leaders in public relations/communications and who have made exceptional contributions to the profession and their communities.
Characteristics of a Potential Member of the CPRS College of Fellows
- CPRS member for at least 10 years and demonstrated leadership within CPRS.
- Accredited member in good standing and actively participating in the Accreditation Maintenance program.
- Demonstrated personal and professional qualities; a role model to fellow practitioners whose ethics, values and behaviour are consistent and unassailable.
- Advanced the state of public relations through leadership in exceptional programs in the field.
- Authored abstracts, articles, and reports; shown leadership through lectures, speeches, workshops, etc. that have advanced awareness of public relations.
Submission Requirements for Membership in the CPRS College of Fellows
- Demonstrate professional experience by providing a detailed outline of positions held as a public relations practitioner, beginning with your current involvement, and including a summary of your contributions to the communications activities/successes of the organizations or clients with whom you worked or are working. In other words, how did you help 'make a difference’?
- Demonstrate professional capability by providing three documented examples of exceptional professional capability. Relevant examples can be based on work you conducted or led for your organization or client, voluntary public service activities, awards and citations that have recognized your work and contribution to the advancement of public relations, and/or demonstrated mentoring and other educational activities that have assisted younger and advancing practitioners to enhance their strategic and tactical knowledge and skills. Specifics are important.
- Demonstrate participation in the advancement of public relations by providing three examples of how you significantly contributed to further knowledge in public relations, or how you significantly contributed to the strengthening, leadership and advancement of CPRS and/or other organizations in the field of communications.
- Demonstrate recognition for your work by providing three letters of recommendation from fellow practitioners and two letters of recommendation from former or current employers or clients outlining their understanding of the quality of your thinking, planning, counselling and outputs; your ethical standards and demonstrated values; and, your leadership capabilities.
Successful candidates for the CPRS College of Fellows must agree to offer time and skills to undertake tasks as requested to advance the state of public relations in Canada, help mentor others, speak and write about the value of effective public relations, and agree to be involved in one or more College initiatives; in addition, Fellows are expected to maintain membership in CPRS and accredited status, and serve as a role model for all others in the field of public relations.
If you have 20 years’ experience and meet the other criteria, please give some serious thought to applying. We now have 80 Fellows and Honorary Fellows across Canada and would like to strengthen our numbers and undertake more projects while improving on those we have in place. To submit your application for membership in the CPRS College of Fellows, please complete the application form and accompanied by the prescribed support documentation (please use the submission template below) and a $50 fee.
If you have any questions about the application process, please contact Bart Mindszenthy.
Deadline for submissions is January 15, 2010, and all submissions must be forwarded to the College of Fellows Selection Committee, c/o Canadian Public Relations Society, 4195 Dundas Street West, Suite 346, Toronto, Ontario M8X 1Y4.
Bart Mindszenthy, APR, FCPRS
Presiding Officer
CPRS College of Fellows
(416) 924-2425
mailto:bart@mrcom.com