The PACE Maker of the Year Award is the top honor presented to an individual by the Central Michigan Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (CMPRSA).

This prestigious award recognizes a practitioner who has made a significant contribution to the profession and has applied public relations techniques in a distinguished manner to achieve meaningful objectives.

The nomination process is a peer-driven system and entries are judged by other public relations professionals within the CMPRSA chapter. The following points are judged as they pertain to the nominee:

-Specific contributions to the profession
-Application of and adherence to public relations principals and ethics
-Leadership roles within the profession and/or community
-Professionalism pertaining to the nominee's constituents, co-workers and colleagues
-Teaching or mentoring experiences
-Public service work
-Past achievements, such as awards, published works, etc.
- Additional comments to support your nomination

Past PACE Makers:

2007 Anne Readett, APR

2006 Debra Pozega Osburn, Ph. D.

2005 Douglas J. Klein, APR

2004 Barbara Lezotte

2003 Gail Braverman

2002 Roger Martin, APR

2001 Joanne Eason, APR

2000 Shelia Wright, APR

1999 Elizabeth Boyd, APR

1998 Mark Holoweiko, APR

1997 Diane Marinelli, APR, ABC

1996 Dennis Larson, APR

1995 Shirley Beckman, APR and George W. Brown, APR, Fellow, PRSA

1994 Bob Parsons, APR

1993 Jack Pyle, APR, Fellow, PRSA

1992 Kelly Rossman-McKinney, APR, Fellow, PRSA

1991 Walt Sorg

1990 Paul McConaughy, APR

1989 David Sackman, APR