At the Pinnacle

University at Albany University at Albany Headlines
















Joseph A. Brennan, Vice President of Communications and Marketing.



ALBANY, N.Y. (July 24, 2017) – The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) has announced that University at Albany Vice President of Communications and Marketing and Clinical Professor of Business Joseph A. Brennan is one of 11 new members approved for induction into the organization’s prestigious College of Fellows.
PRSA’s College of Fellows is considered the pinnacle of a public relations professional’s career. Since its founding in 1989, fewer than 400 of PRSA’s 21,000 members have been admitted. Brennan is one of just three SUNY faculty and staff to ever earn this distinction.
“I am honored and humbled that my peers selected me for this distinction,” said Brennan. “I owe a great deal of my success to the amazing people I work with here at UAlbany. My staff, students and peers inspire and challenge me every day. Our senior leaders are great collaborators who support me at every turn. I also credit my success to my SUNY education and to the opportunities I have enjoyed through my teaching and administrative roles here and at the University at Buffalo. SUNY has supported my career development and allowed me to do the publishing, volunteering and mentoring that are required to become a Fellow.”
Just as the National Academies recognize the nation’s best scientists, engineers, physicians, artists and writers, the College of Fellows recognizes the nation’s most accomplished communicators. To be inducted, a practitioner or educator must have at least 20 years of experience, hold the Accredited in Public Relations credential and have demonstrated exceptional leadership and accomplishment in the practice or teaching of public relations.
Selections are made by a College of Fellows panel after rigorous review of a candidate’s experiences and character.
“Joe is the consummate public relations professional — very interested in measurement and evaluation of public relations programs, and in persuading ...

Read More