Bowling Green, Ky. - In celebration of Western Kentucky University’s (WKU) Centennial, the WKU Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) chapter is conducting an online auction for dinner with President and Mrs.Gary A. Ransdell.

The highest bidder in each of five categories – student, faculty, staff, alumni and community -- will be eligible to attend a group dinner with the President and Mrs. Ransdell.

The bidding will take place throughout homecoming week and will close at 4 p.m. CST, Sunday, Oct. 29. The date and time of the dinner will be decided by the winners and the President’s office. Proceeds from the online auction will benefit the WKU PRSSA Chapter.

Bids can be placed at: www.wku.edu/ransdell100 Computers also will be available in Mass Media and Technology Hall to bidders while on campus Homecoming Day, Saturday, Oct. 28. Contest rules and regulations are also provided on the auction website. For more information about the event, contact WKU PRSSA Chapter President Dara Hardin at: dara.hardin@wku.edu.

WKU PRSSA is a chapter of the national Public Relations Student Society of America (www.prssa.org). PRSSA is the world’s preeminent, pre-professional public relations organization. Founded in 1968 by its parent society, PRSA, the organization has grown to more than 9,000 members and 275 chapters at colleges and universities in 43 states and the District of Columbia. The WKU chapter of PRSSA currently has 32 members.

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