PRSA Rochester Chapter Sharleen M. Bruse Award

The PRSA Rochester Chapter seeks your input for the Sharleen M. Bruse Award. 

Any member of the PRSA Rochester Chapter may be nominated for the Chapter’s highest honor, the Sharleen M. Bruse Memorial Award.

Sharleen Bruse was a longtime member of PRSA who served several years on the board. She was a mentor to many young professionals and gave freely of her time and expertise to community efforts. Her unexpected death in 1990 came less than one year after she retired as executive director of Cancer Action. The Chapter established the award in honor of Sharleen M. Bruse, a former Chapter board member, to recognize members who help advance the career development of other Chapter members and who are active in community service. The award is presented at the PRisms award ceremony.  

Candidates for the Sharleen M. Bruse award must have: 

A panel of PRSA past presidents, the current president and president-elect, and other current board members will review the pool of nominees. The panel has the option of not selecting a recipient in a given year. If a recipient is selected, the award will be presented at the PRism Awards.

Submit A Nomination

Please complete email a PDF nomination form and a copy of the nominee’s resume to Sara Miller, [email protected], and Samantha Jean, [email protected], by Friday, March 21, 2025.

A nominal $20 fee is required for submitting an nomination. You will receive an invoice after submitting your nomination form via email. Fee is waived for student nominators. 

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