By Diane S. Thieke, 2nd VP of Communications More than 25 members traced the footsteps of the American Revolution on Saturday, December 6, at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture. We were very fortunate to have two incredible guides sharing their expertise. Front: VPC co-presidents Cora Perkins and Tracy Perkins. Back row: Beth Wiltshire, Harvey Bakari,...
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A ‘Golden’ moment for VPC winners at NFPW Conference By Deana Ricks “The Next Frontier” was the theme for the 2025 NFPW Conference in Golden, Colo., September 11-13. Attendees were inspired by speakers, break-out sessions, award ceremonies and friendly camaraderie to move forward into the next frontier the future holds for us. As we embraced the...
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By Sunni Brown, Contest Chair NFPW has announced the winners of the 2025 national communications contest, and VPC members were well-represented among those honored — 13 members received 18 national awards, including eight first-place awards! More than 1,900 entries were submitted in this year’s contest, and all state-level, first-place awards advance to the national...
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The 2024 VPC Spring Conference was held on Saturday, April 20, at the Library of Virginia in downtown Richmond. In addition to recognizing the winners in the annual VPC communications contest, we honored this year’s Newsmaker of the Year, Sandra G. Treadway, who recently retired after an impressive career as the Librarian of Virginia. More than 30 attendees gathered...
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Introducing our Newsmaker of the Year: Sandra G. Treadway By Julie Campbell The year was 1978. Sandra G. Treadway walked into the Virginia State Library and Archives, on Capitol Square in Richmond. She was fresh out of the University of Virginia, history Ph.D. in hand, reporting for duty as a copyeditor. “The academic job market was extremely tight at the time,”...
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VPC visited the VMHC in April 2023. Pictured above are Jessica Johnson, Tyya Turner, Terry Haycock, Julie Campbell, Louise Seals, Diane Thieke, Ann Oppenhimer, Pam Stallsmith, Frances Crutchfield, Cynthia Price and Geoff Thieke By Terry Haycock “Being involved in Virginia Professional Communicators is so important. It’s a solid professional network where all the...
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