Porter Novelli welcomes 2015 Joseph Peart Scholar

Porter Novelli welcomes 2015 Joseph Peart Scholar
AUT graduate becomes third scholarship recipient

12 November 2015

AUT Bachelor of Communication and Bachelor of Business studies graduate Tessa Williams has been named as the 2015 recipient of the Porter Novelli Joseph Peart Scholarship.

Now in its third year, the scholarship recognises the outstanding contribution Joseph Peart made to the field of public relations in New Zealand over many decades.

Porter Novelli’s Managing Director Strahan Wallis said the team is proud to be able to honour Joseph’s memory and his contribution to the PR industry in New Zealand by recognising PR’s emerging best and brightest.

“We’re thrilled to award this year’s Joseph Peart Scholarship to Tessa. She was up against a strong group of candidates. Tessa impressed us with her knowledge, enthusiasm and her passion. She upholds the Porter Novelli values and we’re looking forward to kick-starting her career in PR.”

The scholarship’s previous two recipients, Kaya Arai and Lauren Mitchell, remain part of the Porter Novelli team as an account manager and account executive respectively.

“We’re stoked that our previous scholars Kaya and Lauren are both an integral part of our growing agency and have worked on some of New Zealand's leading PR campaigns. All three scholars are certainly helping us in our goal to have an unfair share of the best talent!” says Strahan.

The scholarship is a fully paid six week internship at Porter Novelli and a $1,500 contribution to further Tessa’s training and development over the next 12 months. It starts immediately.

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