Jessica Gisclair, associate professor and department chair in the School of Communications, received the Public Relations Society of America Tar Heel Chapter Spinks Award at the Annual Professional Development Seminar Oct. 25.
The Spinks Award honors a PRSA member for leadership in the profession and for being an outstanding role model. The award was created in 1981 to encourage professional development, networking and ethics for public relations, communications and marketing professionals in the Piedmont Triad. Gisclair serves as president-elect of the PRSA Tar Heel Chapter and has been a member of the board since 2008.