By Terry Haycock, VPC Treasurer There may be many people who live with two cats, but only one I know of whose cats share a companion turtle. One such pet lover is our new co-president, Tracy Perkins. Adopted by her daughter Cora during the pandemic, the family’s mellow black cat Kurt (after Nirvana’s singer Kurt Cobain) and gray-brown tabby Percy (after Persephone,...
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By Martha Steger As the year wanes, I return to its beginning when VPC lost a former member and great friend on January 11: Heloise Bertman “Ginger” Levit, who was 86. Some of us will remember her as the hostess-with-the-mostest who opened her art-filled West End Richmond home to VPC (then VPW) members one evening before a meeting. Those who knew...
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By Terry Haycock, VPC Treasurer I met Laura Fortunato at this year’s VPC spring conference. I was setting out the table decorations, and she offered to help. I didn’t know anything about her then except that she was another member stepping up when help was needed. Since that time, I have been privileged to hear her story and am delighted to share it with you....
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VPC members take home nearly 20 awards, including three 1st-place awards By Sunni Brown Communicators from throughout the United States were honored June 22 when the National Federation of Press Women (NFPW) announced the winners of its 2024 Professional Communications Contest as the final event of the organization’s 2024 National Conference in St. Louis, Mo. Nearly...
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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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By Sunni Brown, Contest Chair VPC celebrated the winners of the state-level 2024 communications contest earlier today at its Spring Conference. The contest recognizes outstanding work by members of the organization. The contest also attracted several non-members, who have since joined VPC. By the Numbers This year’s contest drew 64 entries from more than 20...
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Virginia Professional Communicators Name Sandra G. Treadway, Librarian of Virginia emerita, Newsmaker of the Year RICHMOND, Va. — Sandra G. Treadway, Librarian of Virginia emerita, has been named Virginia Professional Communicators’ 2024 Newsmaker of the Year, one of the organization’s top honors. The annual VPC Newsmaker Award is given to a nominee who has...
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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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Our annual Fall Conference took place at the Virginia State Capitol on October 5. About 35 members and guests, including NFPW president Julie Campbell, gathered to hear top-notch speakers and take a tour of this historic building. President Sande Snead opened the conference, and House Clerk Paul Nardo welcomed attendees to the building. The day’s topics...
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