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2021 PRIME Awards and Scholarship Virtual Reception
December 03, 2021
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Grab a cup of coffee and a notebook! Please join us virtually as we recognize our chapter’s 2021 PRIME Award recipients, as well as our 2021 Chapter Scholarship recipients.
This event will also feature a variety of roundtable/breakout rooms for conversations about this year’s award entries to cross-share ideas, share examples, lessons learned and best practices.
PRSA Iowa's PRIME Award Sponsors
Iowa Advocate Award Sponsored by Lessing Flynn

Founded in 1907, Lessing-Flynn is one of the longest standing advertising agencies in the U.S. The award-winning agency was named the "Top Ad Agency in Iowa" by Adweek. Current marketing communications efforts can be seen in a broad base of industries, including agriculture, business-to-business, construction, financial, healthcare, and insurance. Lessing-Flynn is a well-regarded member of the American Marketing Association (AMA), National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA), Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) and Intermarket Agency Network (IAN). More information about Lessing-Flynn can be found on the company's website at lessingflynn.com.
PR Professional of the Year Sponsored by Iowa Bankers Association

The Iowa Bankers Association represents Iowa banks and savings institutions. Iowa bankers are committed to the values of honesty, hard work and community service, and have been a trusted resource for Iowans for more than 100 years. Iowa banks offer FDIC insurance and lend $68.6 billion to help individuals, business owners and agriculture. Nearly 40,000 Iowans work at an Iowa bank, and bank employees volunteer more than 300,000 hours to support local communities each year. To learn more, visit www.iowabankers.com.
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