Meet Kim Loehr: VPC’s 2023 Communicator of Achievement.
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Introducing our 2023 Newsmaker of the Year: Kristen Green By Nicole van Esselstyn The New York Times best-selling author and former Richmond Times-Dispatch reporter published her latest book, “The Devil’s Half Acre: The Untold Story of How One Woman Liberated the South’s Most Notorious Slave Jail,” in April 2022. Since then, the story of Mary Lumpkin, a formerly...
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2022 National Contest Results: You’re a Star! VPC members were well represented and won many awards in the national contest. Congratulations to all the award winners, especially Beth JoJack, Karen Schwartzkopf, Joan Tupponce, and Sheila Wickouski, who all took home first-place awards in an extremely competitive year! A distinguished group of professional...
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Luisa Igloria, State’s 20th Poet Laureate, Named Newsmaker of the Year by Virginia Professional Communicators RICHMOND, Va — Luisa Igloria, Virginia’s poet laureate, has been named Virginia Professional Communicators 2022 Newsmaker of the Year, one of the organization’s top honors. The annual VPC Newsmaker Award is given to a nominee who has made significant news in...
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Virginia Professional Communicators Announces Winners of 2022 State Communications Awards Contest; 1st Place Winners Compete Nationally Richmond, Virginia — Winners of the Virginia Professional Communicators 2022 Communications Contest were announced on April 30, 2022, at VPC’s spring conference, held in Richmond. VPC’s first-place winners have advanced to the...
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Bonnie Atwood was named runner-up for the 2016 Communicator of Achievement Award given by the National Federation of Press Women. She was recognized during the organization’s annual conference, held in Wichita, Kansas. The Communicator of Achievement Award is the highest honor bestowed by NFPW upon those members who have distinguished themselves within and...
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