Above: From left, Christen Duhé, director of Business Development and Hospitality Resort Management Center at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community, and Kristie Aylett, Southern Public Relations Federation president

Christen Duhé, director of Business Development and Hospitality Resort Management Center at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s Jefferson Davis Campus, was selected for an Award of Excellence by the Southern Public Relations Federation (SPRF). She was presented the award on September 22 during the group’s annual conference in Point Clear, Alabama, for her 2014 Holiday Hobnob campaign.

SPRF’s Lantern Awards program recognizes outstanding work in the field of public relations. Entries are judged on their individual merit by public relations practitioners from across the nation and are chosen for three levels of recognition, including Certificates of Merit, Awards of Excellence and Lantern Awards.

A network of public relations professionals from Alabama, North Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi, SPRF members share a common interest in the public relations profession. The group provides training and opportunities for networking with colleagues.