PRSA Memphis Announces 2025 VOX And PR Star Award Finalists

Posted on Sep. 30, 2025  /  News  /  0

Michele Ehrhart will keynote the VOX Awards event at the Memphis Pink Palace on October 16, 2025, from 6 – 9 p.m. 

The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Memphis Chapter is proud to announce the finalists for the 2025 VOX Awards, the Mid-South’s premier recognition of excellence in public relations and communications. The awards ceremony will take place on Thursday, October 16, 2025, at the Pink Palace, also known as Memphis Museum of Science & History.

The VOX Awards honor outstanding campaigns, tactics, and professionals across corporations, nonprofits, agencies, institutes of higher learning, government offices, and independent consultancies. This year’s finalists represent the creativity, strategy, and impact driving communications and public relations across the region.

Adding to the evening’s prestige, the program will feature a keynote address by Michele Ehrhart, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer at the University of Memphis, and author of the bestselling book Crisis Compass: How to Communicate When It Matters Most.

Event highlights include:

  • Recognition of VOX Awards finalists and winners across multiple categories
  • Recognition of Mid-South APRs and the inaugural PRSA Memphis scholarship recipient
  • A keynote presentation by Michele Ehrhart
  • A full meal and drink tickets included with every ticket purchase
  • A chance to win a signed copy of Crisis Compass
  • Emcee "Jay B." Boyd, a multimedia journalist, artist, humorist, DJ and on-air personality

Tickets are on sale now and the event is expected to sell out. Individual tickets and table packages are available at prsamemphis.org/VOX.

“VOX is the night we come together to honor the power of communication and the people who shape the stories of our community,” said Jasmine Phillips Jones, President-Elect and VOX Co-Chair of PRSA Memphis. “We’re thrilled to recognize this year’s finalists and look forward to an unforgettable evening of celebration and inspiration.”

Tickets are now available at prsamemphis.org. Costs are $100 for members, $125 for non-members, and tables are available. Contact [email protected] for more information.

Thank you to our Champion Sponsor, University of Memphis Journalism and

 Strategic Communications.  

The complete list of finalists is available below.

VOX Finalists

PR Executive of the Year Finalists

  • Tiffani Perry

  • Cameron Spann

  • Alisha Tillery

  • Beth Wilson, MBA, APR

PR Star Finalists

  • Kirstin Cheers

  • Maranda Faris

  • Tiffani Perry

  • Peggy Reisser

  • Jennifer Sharp

  • Audrey Shelton

Rising PR Star Finalists

  • Kelley Daphness

  • Nicole Ellis

  • Janay Jeans

  • Ramon Johnson

  • Tomia Lane

  • Brianna Moore

  • Brian O'Flynn, PhD

  • British Solomon 

Organizational Finalists

  • The Carter Malone Group 

  • KQ Communications

  • St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Strategic Campaign Finalists

  • Baptist Memorial Health Care

  • Carpenter Civic Strategies

  • Carter Malone Group

  • Cherry PR

  • Hemline Theory

  • KQ Communications

  • Pickler Wealth Advisors

  • Memphis in May

  • Red Window Communications

  • St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

  • Trust Marketing and Communications

  • Wilson Public Relations

  • Youth Villages

Tactic Finalists

  • Baptist Memorial Health Care

  • Carter Malone Group

  • DCA

  • Hemline Theory

  • KQ Communications

  • Pickler Wealth Advisors

  • Trust Marketing and Communications

  • St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

  • University of Tennessee Health Science Center

  • Wilson Public Relations

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