PROI Founders Award

The PROI Worldwide Founders Award is given to individuals who provide exemplary service to the organization and support its mission of accelerating agency development by promoting entrepreneurialism in the communications industry. The award is named in honor of the eight PR agency business owners who founded PROI in 1970, with special recognition for Allard W. van Veen who contributed to the organization as a founder, Global Chair and Global Managing Director for 50 years.