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VIRGINIA PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATORS<\/strong> 2021 COMMUNICATIONS CONTEST<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Work published between Jan. 1, 2020, and Dec. 31, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

VPC announced state-level contest winners at a virtual event with dozens of members on March 26, 2021. With the exception of our sweepstakes winner, who is listed first, the winners below are listed in alphabetical order. All 1st place entries advance to the national contest. Congrats to all! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patty Kruszewski<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sweepstakes Winner<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For most first, second, and third places<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lyndsie Blakely and Xavier Harrison<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Web and Social Media > Video for Web > Video for nonprofit or government organization<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Southern Belle Food Truck<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lyndsie Blakely and Alyce Loeser<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Web and Social Media > Social Media Presence > Nonprofit, government or educational<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visit Farmville<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lyndsie Blakely and Marge Swayne<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Third Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Feature Story > Online publication<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBooking Success with SBDC\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunni Brown<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Information for the Media > Media Pitch<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLyme disease symptoms could be mistaken for COVID-19, with serious consequences\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunni Brown, Lindsey Grow, Cynthia Price<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Third Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Web and Social Media > Social Media Presence > Nonprofit, government or educational<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

@URNews2Use: Twitter Feed for Media Relations<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Julie Campbell<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Specialty Articles > Personal essay<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRemembering Dad, Who Survived WWII, with Love and Pride\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michele Cook<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Specialty Articles > Social issues<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c1800 Year Sentence for Killing Man Molesting 6-year-old Half-sister\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Web and Social Media > Blog > Personal<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSurvival Gardening for Newbies\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Specialty Articles > Agriculture<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen Hens Stop Laying\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Third Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Web and Social Media > Personal Website<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cToes in the Dirt\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Third Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photography > Photographer-writer<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShould You Teach Your Horse How to Drive?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable Mention<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Web and Social Media > Electronic Newsletter > Nonprofit, government, or educational<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Covington Farmer’s Market Newsletter<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frances Broaddus Crutchfield<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Editorial\/Opinion<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPass the Equal Rights Amendment\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kristina Eisele<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Public Relations Materials > Catalog, Manual, or Handbook<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SVHEC R & D Rebranding: Brand Guide<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Communications Programs and Campaigns > Marketing Program or Campaign<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virginia Children\u2019s Book Festival<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kristina Eisele and Krista Gargano<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Public Relations Materials > Report<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SVHEC Annual Report<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul Fletcher<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Editorial\/Opinion<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGood Riddance to the Bounty System\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Columns > Humorous<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Cornhole in the Pawpaw Patch” and “Holiday Style”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Audrey Hingley<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Feature Story > Magazine, newsletter\/other publication<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStuckey’s Lives Again\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable Mention<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Specialty Articles > Travel<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Laws Railroad Museum\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beth JoJack<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Specialty Articles > Business<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStars in Their Eyes\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Feature Story > Print-based newspaper<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGourd Stories to Tell: Suzy Mink Carves Pumpkin Masterpieces\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Third Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Specialty Articles > Physical health<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFighting Loneliness\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gail Kent<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Public Relations Materials > Report<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c2019 Report on Philanthropy for Norfolk State University\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patty Kruszewski<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Feature Story > Online publication<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLearning by Heart\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Specialty Articles > Green\/environmental<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEco-Corridor breathes new life into Near West End\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Specialty Articles > Physical health<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHenrico teen makes candles for a cause\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Specialty Articles > Arts and entertainment<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cVirus Can’t Silence Chorus Voices\u2014or Memories\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Feature Story > Online publication<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNew Community honors legacy of ‘unstoppable’ Britlyn\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Specialty Articles > Social issues<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFirst Aid for Youth\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Specialty Articles > Physical health<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWalkers find comfort in time of stress\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Third Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Specialty Articles > Social issues<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThinking inside the box\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kimberly Loehr<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Specialty Articles > Science or technology<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLightning Protection Systems for Metal Construction\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Headlines<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShining a Light on Lightning and Its Impact; Lightning, the Explosive, Yet Often Overlooked Danger; Striking Back at Lightning: 20 years of saving lives; Lightning: The overlooked threat striking schools\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Information for the Media > News or Feature Release \u2013 Single Release<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWill Lightning Death Count for U.S. Remain Unconfirmed?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kimberly Loehr and Elizabeth Coffey<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graphics and Design > Graphics > Infographics<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStriking Back at Lightning: 20 Years of Saving Lives (In support of National Lightning Safety Awareness Week)\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alyce Loeser<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Web and Social Media > Blog > Corporate or for-profit<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBrown, Burgundy and Beyond: Leather to the Limits\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Web and Social Media > Video for Web > PR video promoting specific product or service<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Letterpress Communications: Marketing for the Community”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ilsa Loeser and Julia McCann<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Communications Programs and Campaigns > Crisis Communications<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Farmville Cares\/South Central Virginia Nonprofit Network<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rachel Marsh<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Specialty Articles > Reviews<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cReview: Round Barn Estate’s Cream Wine\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Specialty Articles > Travel<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Great Smokies: Live Like a Kid Again!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Third Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Specialty Articles > Personal essay<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThings I Wish I Knew at the Beginning of the Pandemic That I Know Now\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable Mention<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Specialty Articles > Sports<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI’ll Never Make It to the Olympics: An American Dream Crushed\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Julia McCann<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Communications Programs and Campaigns > Marketing Program or Campaign<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Longwood University Graduate Program Marketing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Communications Programs and Campaigns > Crisis Communications<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Woodland\u2014COVID PR Campaign<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Julia McCann and Krista Gargano<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Third Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Public Relations Materials > Report<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Craft Brewery Export Guide<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kristine Meldrum Denholm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Feature Story > Magazine, newsletter\/other publication<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHere’s How Northern Virginia is Tackling the Opioid Crisis\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ann Oppenhimer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Columns > Personal opinion (bylined, not editorial)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMessage from the Executive Director, #99\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Specialty Articles > Obituary (expanded from a regular obituary)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJim Clark, 1938-2020\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > News Story > Magazine, newsletter\/other print publication<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cExciting Events at Christie’s Outsider Art Auction\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Editing for Print or Online Publications > Publication Regularly Edited by Entrant > Magazine\/Magapaper<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Folk Art Messenger #100<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Web and Social Media > Social Media Presence > Nonprofit, government or educational<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Folk Art Society of America Facebook Page<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Web and Social Media > Website Edited or Managed by Entrant > Nonprofit, government or educational<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Folk Art Society of America Website<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sande Snead<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advertising > Radio and Television Advertising > Television<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Could it be COVID?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advertising > Advertising Poster, Billboard or Banner<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spread Positive Vibes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advertising > Single Advertisement<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCould it Be COVID?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Advertising > Advertising Campaign<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCould it Be COVID?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pamela Stallsmith<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Third Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Editorial\/Opinion<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSupport redistricting reform on Nov. 3\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable Mention<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Editorial\/Opinion<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfter the statues fall, now what?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Martha Steger<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Specialty Articles > History<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe 19th Amendment: 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Personality Profile > 500 words or fewer<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMade in Tidewater: Inner Vision\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Specialty Articles > Travel<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTravel Insurance: Benefits and Warnings\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Specialty Articles > History<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCensus: More Than a 10-Year Count\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Specialty Articles > Personal essay<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBeyond the Brandenburg Gate\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Books, Short Stories, Verse > Creative Verse > Single poem<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBirder List-Keepers\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Third Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Specialty Articles > Travel<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor Baseball Fans and Foodies: Fort Myers\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable Mention<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Specialty Articles > Travel<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDiscovering Mayberry\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Annie Tobey<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Specialty Articles > Food<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd the Winner Is … Singing the praises of cocktails and spirits”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Columns > General<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Editor\u2019s Letters<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Specialty Articles > Government or politics<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Give Me Liberty or Give You Death\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Specialty Articles > Green\/environmental<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Make America Green Again”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Third Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Specialty Articles > History<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Once an Inn, Still an Inn”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable Mention<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Feature Story > Magazine, newsletter\/other publication<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“All About Barrels”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable Mention<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Specialty Articles > Physical health<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“More than an Elixir of the Gods: Holiday safety and the responsibilities of drinking”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable Mention<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Specialty Articles > Social issues<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Epiphanies from a White Woman in the Capital of the Confederacy”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Annie Tobey and Rachel Marsh<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Place  <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Editing for Print or Online Publications > Publication Regularly Edited by Entrant > Magazine\/Magapaper  <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boomer Magazine July-August 2020 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joan Tupponce<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Personality Profile > More than 500 words<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHere She Is! Virginia\u2019s Miss America\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Columns > General<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWomen, Space, Science, Astronauts, and the People They Inspired\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Personality Profile > More than 500 words<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEssential Leader Danny Avula\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Third Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Personality Profile > More than 500 words<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cActivism, equity, basketball: Charles McLeod and the start of VCU\u2019s first black student organization\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Third Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Feature Story > Magazine, newsletter\/other publication<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Art of the TV Talent Show\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable Mention<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Specialty Articles > Arts and entertainment<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDress On\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tyya Turner<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable Mention<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Personality Profile > More than 500 words<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMizzou alumnus Nathaniel Reid enjoys the sweet taste of success\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable Mention<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Feature Story > Online publication<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlumnus builds tables to continue family legacy at Oregon State\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable Mention<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Feature Story > Online publication<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOhio State brother\u2019s research could have lasting impact on coronavirus treatment\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paulette Whitehurst<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Books, Short Stories, Verse > Nonfiction Book for Adult Readers > Autobiography or Memoir<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Child Is a Poem You Learn by Heart:  A Memoir in Verse<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sheila Wickouski<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Specialty Articles > Arts and entertainment<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c \u2018Degas at the Opera’ ready for audiences at National Gallery of Art\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Third Place<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Specialty Articles > Arts and entertainment<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c \u2018ecofeminism(s)\u2019 Exhibition Connects Feminism, Art and Eco-Consciousness\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gwen Woolf<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honorable Mention<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing > Specialty Articles > Travel<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRecharge Your Batteries at Wintergreen Resort\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

VIRGINIA PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATORS 2021 COMMUNICATIONS CONTEST Work published between Jan. 1, 2020, and Dec. 31, 2020 VPC announced state-level contest winners at a virtual event with dozens of members on March 26, 2021. With the exception of our sweepstakes winner, who is listed first, the winners below are listed in alphabetical order. 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