Pictured above: Annie spelunking in Australia’s Blue Mountains GOOD THINGS COME IN SMALL PACKAGES INTRODUCING ANNIE TOBEYBy Terry Haycock With this series of member profiles, we hope to enhance our knowledge of each other on personal as well as professional levels I was sitting at a table in the Boomer conference room waiting for my interviewee, whom I had...
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And the winners are… National Contest First-place winners in the Virginia Professional Communicators contest advanced to the National Federation of Press Women’s contest, where they competed with other first-place winners from state affiliates of NFPW. They were celebrated at a banquet on June 29 during the annual NFPW conference, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana....
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Via nfpw.org Baton Rouge, Louisiana Details available at https://nfpw.org/conference/. Professional development, supporting freedom of the press and honoring the best in communications are the three pillars of the annual NFPW Professional Communications Conference. Our sessions are as diverse as our membership — professional women and men pursuing careers across the...
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Welcome to Stillmeadow Farm! A visit with award-winning Marge Swayne at home By Terry Haycock Editor’s Note: With this series of member profiles, we hope to enhance our knowledge of each other on personal as well as professional levels. Turning off the highway west of Farmville (the farthest I’ve ventured in that direction since moving to Virginia from the...
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By Mechelle Hankerson The Virginia Press Women Foundation is pleased to announce Alyse Johnson of Herndon as the 2019 recipient of the Agnes Cooke Memorial Scholarship. Johnson is a rising sophomore at Virginia Tech where she is studying multimedia journalism. In her spare time, she contributes to the university radio station, the award-winning campus newspaper, the...
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VPC’s spring conference was held April 27 at the University of Richmond. About 30 VPC members and guests enjoyed a morning of networking, learning, and celebrating. The day began with breakfast and networking. Attendees shared their elevator speeches. And members learned unique facts about each other they had not been aware of before. For example, both Michele...
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Virginia Press Women Foundation Hosts Silent Auction The Virginia Press Women Foundation, which is affiliated with Virginia Professional Communicators, is a 501(c)3 corporation with the purpose of administering and raising funds for college scholarships. The VPW Foundation offers an annual scholarship to a deserving Virginia college student who’s interested in...
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Virginia Communications Professionals Honored At State and Local Level For Writing, Photography and More Winners of Annual Communications Contest Announced The National Federation of Press Women Professional Communications Contest honors communicators throughout the United States for their professional work during the previous year. The two-tiered contest is...
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By Gwen Woolf Cathy Jett receives top honor from state journalism group Cathy Jett, a veteran reporter and editor with The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, received the Virginia Professional Communicators’ 2019 Communicator of Achievement Award at the VPC spring conference at the University of Richmond April 27. The COA Award is the highest honor bestowed by the...
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Mark your calendars for April 27 for the VPC Spring Conference. Register now: http://vapc.org/event/spring-2019-conference-donut-miss/ Once you register for the conference, you will also need to register your vehicle in advance. It’s super easy! Visit our parking office online and complete the form. They’ll mail you a parking pass in just a few...
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