Webb, Nielsen named Page Legacy Educators for 2012

Sheila Webb and Carolyn Nielsen, both assistant professors of journalism at Western Washington University, have been named Page Legacy Educators for the 2012 academic year by the Arthur W. Page Center. Their "The Ethical Audit" proposal has been approved for $2,500 in grant funding.

The Page Center was created in 2004 through a leadership gift by Lawrence G. Foster, a distinguished Penn State alumnus and retired corporate vice president for public relations at Johnson & Johnson.

Arthur W. Page, the longtime vice president for public relations at AT&T, is often regarded as the founder of the modern practice of corporate public relations. He also was a noted educator, publisher and adviser to U.S. presidents. Page was the first person in a public relations position to serve as an officer and director of a major corporation and, in that capacity, was widely known for management according to the Page Principles, his guidelines for ethical and effective communication with the public and for responsible corporate behavior.

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