2017 Page Center Awards

A woman with short graying hair smiles warmly in a beige blouse

Ann Barkelew

FleishmanHillard
A man with gray hair and rimless glasses poses in front of a bookshelf in a purple sweater and dress shirt

Dick Martin

AT&T
A man smiles brightly in trendy eyeglasses wearing a gray jacket and light blue shirt

Alan Murray

Time Inc.

February 22, 2017
Grand Hyatt - Midtown Manhattan Hotel
New York City, NY

Photo Gallery

Honoree Ann Barkelew and Harold Burson.
Honoree Ann Barkelew speaks to the audience.
Page Center advisory board chair Bill Nielsen was one of two MCs at the awards dinner.
The Page Center Awards dinner was held at the Grand Hyatt in New York City.
Attendees from the College of Charleston pose for a photograph at the Page Center Awards.
Page Center director Denise Bortree discusses the Center's mission, vision and initiatives.
Page Center director Denise Bortree speaks to the awards dinner audience.
The Foster family.
Nearly 230 people attended the inaugural Page Center Awards dinner.
Page Center advisory board member Jon Iwata speaks to the awards dinner audience.
Members of the audience listen to event MC Bill Nielsen discuss the importance of truth in communications.
Page Center advisory board member Maril MacDonald (left) and honoree Ann Barkelew.
(From left to right) Honoree Dick Martin, Page Center advisory board chair Bill Nielsen, honoree Ann Barkelew and Page Center director Denise Bortree.
Honoree Dick Martin (left) and Page Center advisory board member Jon Iwata.
Dean of Penn State's College of Communications Marie Hardin talks about the importance of integrity in public communication.
Arthur W. Page Society president and Page Center board member Roger Bolton introduces honoree Alan Murray.
Honoree Alan Murray shares a story with the awards dinner audience.
Members of the Johnson & Johnson table pose for a photo at the Page Center Awards.

Media Coverage

O'Dwyers, Feb. 23, 2017
Page Center calls for PR/Press cooperation

Arthur W. Page Society, Feb. 23, 2017
Journalism and PR: The search for truth

PRWeek, Feb. 24, 2017
Media literacy is the social issue of our time

The Holmes Report, Feb. 26, 2017
Dick Martin calls on industry to unite for media literacy at Page dinner

Penn State News, Feb. 27, 2017
An evening honoring integrity: The 2017 Arthur W. Page Center Awards

Repman Blog, March 2, 2017
A post-truth world makes for strange bedfellows

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