FRED W. MORGAN
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The Fred W. Morgan Scholarship is awarded to a new public relations professional with one to five years of experience and who is not yet a members of PRSA. The scholarship covers the recipient’s first year of dues, including chapter dues (a $300 value). In addition, the recipient of the award will also receive an at-large position on the Chapter’s Board of Directors.
To be eligible you must have between one and five years of experience in Communications/Public Relations related field, are currently employed, have a willing to serve in some capacity on PPRSA board or within committee structure, and are not a current member of PRSA.
Application will be considered on a rolling basis.
To be eligible you must have between one and five years of experience in Communications/Public Relations related field, are currently employed, have a willing to serve in some capacity on PPRSA board or within committee structure, and are not a current member of PRSA.
Application will be considered on a rolling basis.
Erin Connolly, Fred Morgan Scholarship awardee (2020)
PAST WINNERS
- Erin Connolly, ART (Active Release Techniques) (2020)
- Carolyn Stephen, Widefield School District 3 (2019)
- Elyse Jones, Pikes Peak Library District (2018)
ABOUT FRED MORGAN, APR, PRSA FELLOWS
Fred Morgan is the senior member of PRSA’s Pikes Peak Chapter, having joined the Society in 1971, received his Accreditation in 1973, and inducted in the College of Fellows in 1996. His career history includes 27 years as a public affairs officer for the U.S. Air Force. During that time, he spent 11 years overseas working in Europe and North Africa. Key military assignments included director of public affairs for Air Force Space Command in Colorado Springs, Colo.; director of the Secretary of the Air Force’s regional public affairs office in Los Angeles; deputy director of public affairs for the U.S. Air Forces in Europe at Ramstein. He served as manager of public affairs for Jacobs Engineering Group in Albuquerque, N.M., from 1993 to 1998. In that capacity, he was responsible for providing comprehensive public relations support to the U.S. Department of Energy for its oldest, largest, and most successful environmental cleanup project. He was also an affiliate faculty member for Regis University (2004-2005), teaching public relations courses to undergraduate adult students in Colorado Springs.
He served on the National Board of Directors (1998-1999), the New Mexico’s Chapter Board President (1997), and numerous Pikes Peak Chapter position, including board President (2002), Treasurer, Membership Chair, Assembly Delegate, Accreditation Chair, and helped write the Chapter Bylaws. In addition to his PRSA involvement, he has also managed the Colorado Springs Crisis Communications Network (CCN) (2002-2020).
His accolades include four PRSA Chapter Excellence Awards (New Mexico Chapter, 1994, 1995, 1997), Vista Award for outstanding lifetime achievement in the field of PR (New Mexico Chapter, 2003), and Pinnacle Award for outstanding lifetime achievement in public relations (Pikes Peak Chapter, 2009).
Fred Morgan is the senior member of PRSA’s Pikes Peak Chapter, having joined the Society in 1971, received his Accreditation in 1973, and inducted in the College of Fellows in 1996. His career history includes 27 years as a public affairs officer for the U.S. Air Force. During that time, he spent 11 years overseas working in Europe and North Africa. Key military assignments included director of public affairs for Air Force Space Command in Colorado Springs, Colo.; director of the Secretary of the Air Force’s regional public affairs office in Los Angeles; deputy director of public affairs for the U.S. Air Forces in Europe at Ramstein. He served as manager of public affairs for Jacobs Engineering Group in Albuquerque, N.M., from 1993 to 1998. In that capacity, he was responsible for providing comprehensive public relations support to the U.S. Department of Energy for its oldest, largest, and most successful environmental cleanup project. He was also an affiliate faculty member for Regis University (2004-2005), teaching public relations courses to undergraduate adult students in Colorado Springs.
He served on the National Board of Directors (1998-1999), the New Mexico’s Chapter Board President (1997), and numerous Pikes Peak Chapter position, including board President (2002), Treasurer, Membership Chair, Assembly Delegate, Accreditation Chair, and helped write the Chapter Bylaws. In addition to his PRSA involvement, he has also managed the Colorado Springs Crisis Communications Network (CCN) (2002-2020).
His accolades include four PRSA Chapter Excellence Awards (New Mexico Chapter, 1994, 1995, 1997), Vista Award for outstanding lifetime achievement in the field of PR (New Mexico Chapter, 2003), and Pinnacle Award for outstanding lifetime achievement in public relations (Pikes Peak Chapter, 2009).
