Members attend NFPW in Chicago, bring home hardware
Nine WPCI members attended the National Federation of Press Women conference in Chicago in August to network with members, attend workshops and collect their national awards.
At the Aug. 27 banquet, WPCI first vice president Elizabeth Granger was named co-first runner up in the Communicator of Achievement competition, and 10 other members won other honors during an Aug. 28 ceremony (see a full listing below).
In addition to Granger and her husband, Fred, other members attending were Gena Asher, Marion Garmel, Donna Penticuff, Tara Puckey, Nita Scoggan, and Gene and Julie Slaymaker. WPCI members not in attendance who won awards were Sandra Behringer, Stephanie Ferriell, Jackie Finch, Becky Manley and Kendal Miller.
From left, WPCI president Julie Slaymaker, Jack Leibovitz, Marianna Cooper, Arjuna Capulong and WPCI contest director Elizabeth Granger celebrate the high school students' awards.(Courtesy photo)
Over the three-day event hosted by the Illinois Woman's Press Association, members attended workshops ranging from using Twitter as a reporting tool to ways the nonprofit model of journalism are working in the Chicago area.
The group of about 150 affiliate members from around the country also heard from guest speakers such as three leaders from the Chicago Tribune who explained how the newspaper and its online products are contributing to the reinvention of that news organization.
Three of the Indiana high school students won first place awards in the WPCI contest attended the Aug. 27 luncheon in Chicago to be honored and collect their awards. They were Marianna Cooper and Arjuna Capulong of Carmel High School and Jack Leibovitz of Lawrence Central High School.(See the full list of Indiana high school winners below.)
WPCI president Julie Slaymaker, left, accepts her award for profile writing from NFPW president Cynthia Price. (Photo by Marion Garmel)
During a candlelight memorial service, WPCI's Lilian Carmer and Jeannette Grubb, who both died in the last year, were honored.
Indiana members recognized for their milestone years of service were Jackie Davis, 40 years; Ann King, 35 years; former NFPW president Donna Penticuff and Jinsie Bingham, 30 years.
The 2011 NFPW conference will be in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and will be hosted by Nebraska Press Women and Iowa Press Women. Stay tuned to the NFPW website for details, or to check out more information from this year's conference.
Winners and their categories are:
- Gena Asher, Bloomington:
- Honorable mention, 32A, Writing for the Web, not-for profit/educational organization sites;
- Honorable mention for 34A, Web site development/creation, not-for profit;
- Second place, 34B, Web Site development/creation, corporate or for-profit sites;
- Sandra Marek Behringer, Indianapolis:
- Second place for 77B, Creative Verse, chapbook.
- Stephanie Taylor Ferriell, Salem:
- Third for 7A, Feature Story, non-daily newspaper;
- Honorable mention, 15A, Publications regularly edited by entrant;
- Second for 16A, Page Layout, non-daily newspaper.
- First for 9A;
- Third for 10D, Columns, specialized;
- First for 15C, Publications regularly edited by entrant, publication/magazine/supplement.
- Third for 20B, Photography in printed publications other than newspaper, feature photo;
- First for 70, Faculty Advisor, student publications.
- Second for 7B, Feature Story, daily newspaper.
- Honorable mention for 20D, Photography in printed publication other than newspaper, advertising/advertorial photo.
- Second for 33, Web site edited by entrant;
- Honorable mention for 47A, Reports, external annual report;
- Second for 50B, newsletter, one- to three-color, and 53, Direct mail marketing.
Member Tara Puckey, left, won for column, news and feature writing. NFPW president Cynthia Price gave her the awards. (Photo by Marion Garmel)
- Second for 59A, News Writing, newspaper, magazine or special supplement;
- First for 60C, Feature Writing, Web;
- Third for 63A, Column, newspaper, magazine or special supplement.
- Second for 24B, Prepared Report, television.
- Second for 8A, Personality Profile, fewer than 500 words;
High school winners:
- Maria Strauss of Lawrence North High School, first place, graphics.
- Lauren Cooper of Lawrence North, second place in single-page layout.
- Jinny Zhang and Arjuna Capulong, Carmel High School, second place for double-truck layout.
- Jack Leibovitz, Lawrence Central High School, third place for sports photography.
- Lierin Ehmke and Sean Jordan, Lawrence Central High School, third place for video news.
- Jake Downey, Southport High School, honorable mention for news writing.
- Clayton Leslie, Southport High School, honorable mention for video sports story.
- Allie Nash, Lawrence Central, honorable mention for sports writing.
- Nick Petr, Lawrence Central, honorable mention for sports writing.
- Hannah Baker, Lawrence North, honorable mention for feature photography.
- Marianna Cooper, Carmel High School, honorable mention for video feature story.
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