Lanny Larson, senior writer and editor at Fresno State, was honored as Professional of the Year by the Central California chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA).
During its Image Awards luncheon on Friday, May 10, the chapter presented seven other awards to Fresno State’s Office of University Communications team for work done in 2012.
Larson was cited for his dedication to public relations and communications and his mentoring of students and fellow professionals. His work at Fresno State for the last six years follows a 40-plus-year career in newspapers, radio, television and news service work.
“Lanny’s creativity, attention to detail and wealth of experience are invaluable in our efforts to tell the Fresno State story to our constituents” said Shirley Melikian Armbruster, associate vice president for University Communications. “He is known as the go-to guy by many people on campus for help with their projects.”
Larson is president-elect of the Central California chapter and its professional liaison with the student chapter.
He also won an Award of Excellence trophy for FresnoState Magazine, which he coordinates and edits.
Armbruster won three citations: Award of Excellence and Award of Merit for two speeches she wrote and Excellence in electronic communications category for Leadership Link, a monthly newsletter for Fresno State volunteers.
Other Awards of Excellence to Fresno State’s University Communications team were presented for:
- Brochure – First Team brochure designed by Todd Graves.
- Video – “We are Fresno State” by Randy Haar and Angel Langridge.
An Award of Merit was presented to Kevin Medeiros for his design of the website “Carrousels at Fresno State”.
The Image Awards program takes entries from throughout the chapter’s service area in Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Tulare and San Luis Obispo counties. They were judged by members from another PRSA chapter.
