W. Howard Chase (1910 – September 8, 2003) was the founding member of the Public Relations Society of America, was recognized as No. 9 in the top 10 most influential PR professionals of all time[1] according to a University of Michigan Study in 1970. Born 1910, Chase was noted for being "extremely effective in directing attention to chancing trends".[1] Chase wrote Issue Management: Origins of the Future in 1983.[2][3] Chase was the director of public relations at General Foods, and then moved to Minneapolis and worked at General Mills from 1941 to 1945.[3] He helped to start the Public Relations Society of America in 1947.[3]
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- ^ "Howard Chase, Former Business Professor, Dies - September 8, 2003". Advance.uconn.edu. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ a b c "Howard Chase, Former Business Professor, Dies - September 8, 2003". The UConn Advance. September 8, 2003. Retrieved December 9, 2017.