An enthusiastic and spirited Southwestern College student majoring in convergent journalism is the winner of the 2021 Wichita Professional Communicators $2,000 scholarship. Daegiona Wilson stands out among her peers at the Winfield, Kansas, college, from the classroom to the track field. The scholarship award helps to ease the stresses of […]
Each year, WPC awards a $2,000 scholarship to a talented communications student — funded, in large part, by proceeds from the silent auction at our end-of-summer mixer. This year’s mixer will be on Sept. 1 at the Wichita Marriott — watch future WPC newsletters for more details — but we’re […]
I can’t remember the exact date, but I remember the feeling I got when I started to venture out the first few times after being at home for so long during the pandemic. I remember feeling anxiety, just by getting in the car and driving. I felt claustrophobic in my […]
Congratulations to the following Wichita Professional Communicators members who earned awards in the Kansas Professional Communicators‘ communications contest and were honored during the KPC spring conference: Beth Bower – Communicator of Achievement; First Place Specialty Articles, Food Guy Bower – First Place Specialty Articles, Travel Blog, Personal; and Radio + […]
Congratulations to Beth Bower, WPC board member and former WPC president, on being awarded Kansas Professional Communicators’ highest honor: the 2021 Communicator of Achievement! The COA is given in recognition of professional accomplishments, community service and affiliate service to KPC and the National Federation of Press Women. Beth is a […]
As April marked National Volunteer Month, I’ve been reflecting on the importance of volunteerism and how critical it is to not only Wichita Professional Communicators, but to our community and the world. When you volunteer, you’re not only positively impacting the lives of people in your community, you’re also reaping […]
Susan Hund-Milne, longtime member of the National Federation of Press Women, was a gentle, soft-spoken and seemingly simple woman who would be pleased with this summary from her obituary: “(She) was lucky to live a very full life and spent retirement doing everything she loved: traveling, attending the 1st Unitarian […]