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Student, editor, legal eagle wins scholarship

Courtney Klaus, a Newman University junior majoring in communication and history with a minor in journalism, is WPC’s 2019 scholarship winner. She serves as editor-in-chief of the university’s weekly student newspaper The Vantage, previously working as a Vantage reporter, then managing editor. As Vantage editor, Klaus is a fierce advocate of the First Amendment and has covered LGBT+ censorship and lawsuits facing the university. The lawsuit story meant asking Newman’s top leaders, including the university Read more…

By Wichita Professional Communicators, ago

KPC announces Angie Prather as 2019 Communicator of Achievement

Angie Prather is a gifted communicator who can “relate to a room full of Rotarians, connect with 20- somethings on social media or craft a pointed message for a legislative agenda.” With more than 30 years in her marketing and communications career, she has served and strengthened her Kansas communities. Prather was recognized for her career accomplishments March 23 in Emporia when she was announced as the 2019 Communicator of Achievement (COA) by the Kansas Read more…

By Wichita Professional Communicators, ago

Member share: Obama and Powell high on Wilma’s bucket list

Seeing and hearing former President Barack Obama and retired Gen. Colin Powell speak in the same week and same room is like a dream come true. You never know what it’s like to be so high that you have to pinch yourself to calm down. That’s exactly how I felt April 10 and 11 while in Dallas, Texas. I was attending the 15th annual Diversity and Leadership conference sponsored by the National Diversity Council (NDC). Read more…

By Wichita Professional Communicators, ago

Words from the WPC president: Let’s celebrate some winners

It’s time to celebrate some winners. At our April meeting, we announced the winner of our $2,000 scholarship: junior Courtney Klaus, a communications major at Newman University who is also the student newspaper editor there. Read more about her here. WPC also has cause to celebrate some winners among our members. WPC member Angie Prather is representing Kansas Professional Communicators as its 2019 Communicator of Achievement and is going on to compete with other state Read more…

By Wichita Professional Communicators, ago

Words from the WPC president: Let’s get ready for the next year!

Have you started making your New Year’s resolutions? Or do you just not even go down that road anymore? I have to admit it’s hard for me to do – and keep – personal resolutions. But I’m extremely proud that our 2018 board set some initiatives and followed through on those and even more. That’s why I’m pretty confident that our 2019 board will be able to do the same. We are welcoming so many Read more…

By Wichita Professional Communicators, ago

KPC contest entries due: Jan. 9 early bird, book deadline Jan. 15, others Jan. 22

The Kansas Professional Communicators’ annual communications contest is still accepting entries. Administrated by our national parent organization, NFPW, this year’s contest has undergone several changes, ranging from the types of categories to the requirements for submission. All entries and payments will be handled digitally. Because communicators now do all kinds of work, several new categories have been added. New categories include ghostwriting, web content writing, personal website, essay writing, social media management, authoring novellas and Read more…

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