Advertising

Arthur Wright – 2010

The late U.S. Senator Tom Eagleton called Arthur Wright “Mr. St. Louis.” From his involvement in all phases of the development of the Gateway Arch to his board membership in Downtown St. Louis, Art Wright was lauded for his civic work. He continually worked to improve the quality of life in St. Louis through numerous board memberships. In public relations, he began at Fleishman-Hillard, then went to Pet, Inc., as corporate director of PR. He left to create Wright-Manning Public Relations. He was also general manager of the St. Louis office of Hill & Knowlton. He served the Public Relations Society of America as Past President of the St. Louis chapter, past National Chairman of the Investor Relations Section and past National Assembly Delegate. For his work within the community, he was given the Leadership St. Louis Award.

Glynn Young – 2009

Glynn Young’s career in St. Louis centered around public relations for Monsanto, Solutia, Shell Oil and, briefly, local education. Over his career he wrote hundreds of speeches for executives and won nine national awards for those efforts. His corporate communications duties also included public relations management, employee and executive communications, for which he won two Silver Anvil Awards from PRSA. Glynn answered the call to help in the reorganization of the St. Louis Public Schools by devoting a year to revamping the internal and external communications programs for the district, and he was given the PRSA College of Fellows Award for his lifetime achievement in the field.

Kathy Dunkin – 2013

The founder/CEO of Standing Partnership served in the PR industry for over 30 years, and she was recognized as one of the “Most Influential Business Women in St. Louis” by the St. Louis Business Journal.  On a less local level, she served as a popular speaker at regional and national conferences, covering communications and entrepreneurial business topics. Before founding Standing Partnership, winner of numerous national awards for its work, in 1991, she held management positions in St. Louis, Chicago and Dallas with multinational public relations firms and Fortune 500 companies.

An active partner in the global Worldcom Public Relations Group of 110 leading firms, Cathy served as the America’s region chair. She also was a national executive committee and board leader for the Council of Public Relations Firms and president of the St. Louis chapter of the Public Relations Society of America.

Robert Stolz – 2013

Bob Stolz’s Washington University Professor and mentor, Frank Cornwell, encouraged Bob to replace him as Advertising Director of Brown Shoe Company in 1946. By age 29, Bob had become President of The Ad Club of St. Louis. At Brown Shoe Company, Bob worked closely with the Leo Burnett Agency and helped produce the national children’s television show, Smilin’ Ed’s Gang, sponsored by Brown Shoe Company’s Buster Brown Brand. Bob resigned as Vice President and Director of Brown Shoe in 1966, founding his own agency, Stolz Advertising Company. Starting with only two accounts, Executive Leasing (Enterprise Rent-A-Car) and Schnucks, the company grew to become the third-largest advertising agency in St. Louis and was a regional agency for McDonald’s. After selling Stolz Advertising Agency to his employees in 1986, Bob founded Indian Paintbrush, Inc., which published St. Louis Seasons Magazine. Bob was a director of the ANA and the 4A’s and was a member of the group that founded Fair St. Louis.

 Herbert S. Gardner – 2014

Herbert S. Gardner was a St. Louis businessman and entrepreneur who partnered with Harry Lesan to form Gardner Advertising of St. Louis in the early 1900s. Lesan later left the partnership, and Gardner Advertising ultimately grew into an international agency with offices in St. Louis, New York, Los Angeles and six European cities, and had annual billings of more than $65 million. Clients included Ralston, Purina, Procter & Gamble, General Electric, Bristol-Myers, American Brands, John Deere, A&P, and Anheuser-Busch. On a national level, he was elected president of the American Association of Advertising Agencies.

Dave Garino – 2014

Dave Garino’s career spanned more than 45 years helping his readers understand the world of finance and his clients communicate effectively with financial analysts, investors, media and the communities they served. His unique media background provided a well-rounded view of the investment community. He spent more than 16 years as a reporter with The Wall Street Journal, including 13 years as the manager of the St. Louis bureau, and five years as a securities analyst with A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.  In 1987, Dave joined one of the world’s largest public relations firms—Fleishman-Hillard Inc. where he managed a range of financial communications programs.  His client list included Fortune 500 companies in multiple industries. He developed their strategic investor messages, targeted members of the investment community, wrote and managed production on annual reports and placed stories in key financial media.  His counsel helped client companies improve their image with the investment community, deal with federal disclosure rules and successfully emerge from bankruptcy.  Dave was involved for more than 40 years with the St. Louis Journalism Review and its successor, the  Gateway Journalism Review.  He also served as the first president of the St. Louis Media History Foundation, whose mission is to procure and preserve St. Louis media-related historical materials.