Chicago, IL – (February 2, 2015) – Diversity MBA, the strategic consulting firm that releases the highly successful leadership publication, Diversity MBA Magazine, recognized Jerry Thomas Public Relations (JTPR) with the ‘Vendor Excellence Award’ on Friday, January 30, 2015. JTPR was awarded a plaque for providing services that exceeded expectations and yielded outstanding value to the firm’s initiatives.

Diversity MBA’s chief executive officer, Pam McElvane presented the award to Jerry Thomas stating, “Jerry Thomas Public Relations was selected because of their ability to secure major media engagements for the CEO, major market promotion for DMBA national events, radio, print, and television appearances.  JTPR secured positioning beyond our expectations, and today we continue to excel because of it.  And, finally we value the integrity, drive, commitment and passion of JTPR President Jerry Thomas.”

“With a relentless commitment to providing innovative solutions, we are dedicated to delivering results through open communication and collaboration,” said Thomas. “Our clients can always trust us to be concerned with their strategic well-being because we see ourselves as committed partners in their growth. We are proud to be recognized by our long-term partner with this special award.”

Diversity MBA is committed to working with other small businesses that are making impact. They partner on average with 15 minority and women owned businesses per year and conduct an annual review of the vendors/suppliers they work with to determine the quality delivery of the contract services.

“Diversity MBA developed a rating methodology that scores excellence of delivery, quality of delivery, timeliness of delivery and impact of results.  After a few years of developing this metric, we decided in 2014 that we were ready to offer recognition for the excellent service. For this reason and more, we celebrate the success of our vendors and small business partners,” McElvane added.

Jerry Thomas Public Relations is the first vendor to receive this recognition.

Jerry Thomas Public Relations (www.jerrythomaspr.com) is a national public relations agency headquartered in Chicago that works with a broad range on clients in healthcare, media, education and social justice to name a few. The multiracial, multicultural team of public-relations and communications professionals uniquely situated to provide expert strategy and counsel to business, community, government, cultural, and nonprofit organizations. We also represent individual clients, including business executives, politicians, entertainers, athletes, and public figures.

Diversity MBA Magazine (www.diversitymbamagazine.com) is a national leadership publication targeting executives, managers, business professionals, students, and entrepreneurs,  is published quarterly, reaching more than 1.85 million worldwide, print and online.