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.
[3] He helped to start the Public Relations Society of America in 1947.