Spring Convention April 20--Creighton University in Omaha is the site for Nebraska Press Women’s April 20 spring conference, which will focus on “Then, Now and Beyond.” The all-day event includes workshops and a lunch honoring two new inductees into the Marian Andersen Nebraska Women Journalists Hall of Fame, winners of the Nebraska Press Women’s High School Communications Contest and the recipient of the Nebraska Press Women’s Memorial Scholarship. The event concludes with a dinner at which winners of the organization’s Communications Contest will be recognized. For more information, click here
Two to be inducted into Hall of Fame--Clara Bewick Colby and Maxine Moul will be inducted into the Marian Andersen Nebraska Women Journalists Hall of Fame during the Nebraska Press Women’s spring convention in Omaha on April 20. The induction will be conducted during a noon luncheon at Creighton University.
Sherry Thompson named COA -- Sherry Thompson of Omaha was named the Nebraska Press Women 2012 Communicator of Achievement at the Fall Convention Luncheon. She will represent Nebraska at the national conference to be held Aug. 22-24 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Potter presides over NFPW -- Kearney Hub reporter Lori Potter, who was elected in 2011 as president of the National Federation of Press Women, presided over the 2012 conference held Sept. 20-22 in Scottsdale, Ariz. Potter was also named winner of the NFPW Communications Contest Sweepstakes Award.
Westside, Hastings top high school contest--In NPW's 2012 High School Communications Competition, Omaha Westside students captured first place in seven of the 16 categories that received submissions while Hastings students took home six first place awards. Other schools with submissions that placed first include Marian High with two and Grand Island Senior High with one first-place win.
Two to be inducted into Hall of Fame--Clara Bewick Colby and Maxine Moul will be inducted into the Marian Andersen Nebraska Women Journalists Hall of Fame during the Nebraska Press Women’s spring convention in Omaha on April 20. The induction will be conducted during a noon luncheon at Creighton University.
Sherry Thompson named COA -- Sherry Thompson of Omaha was named the Nebraska Press Women 2012 Communicator of Achievement at the Fall Convention Luncheon. She will represent Nebraska at the national conference to be held Aug. 22-24 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Potter presides over NFPW -- Kearney Hub reporter Lori Potter, who was elected in 2011 as president of the National Federation of Press Women, presided over the 2012 conference held Sept. 20-22 in Scottsdale, Ariz. Potter was also named winner of the NFPW Communications Contest Sweepstakes Award.
Westside, Hastings top high school contest--In NPW's 2012 High School Communications Competition, Omaha Westside students captured first place in seven of the 16 categories that received submissions while Hastings students took home six first place awards. Other schools with submissions that placed first include Marian High with two and Grand Island Senior High with one first-place win.
April 5, 2013 - Motel reservation deadline for spring convention, Motel 6 University Plaza, 402.345.2222.
April 10, 2013 - Deadline to register for spring convention. Send checks to Stephanie Geery-Zink, 7352 S. 29 Street, Lincoln, NE 68516.
April 19, 2013 - 6 p.m. board meeting & dinner at Motel 6 University Plaza, 330 N. 30th St., Omaha.
April 20, 2013 - 8:30 a.m. registration, NPW Spring Convention at Hitchcock Communication Arts Building, Creighton University, Omaha. 9:30 a.m. convention moves to Skutt Student Center.
Aug. 22-24, 2013 - NFPW Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Oct. 11-12, 2013 - NPW Fall Convention at DuPont Pioneer, Lincoln.
April 10, 2013 - Deadline to register for spring convention. Send checks to Stephanie Geery-Zink, 7352 S. 29 Street, Lincoln, NE 68516.
April 19, 2013 - 6 p.m. board meeting & dinner at Motel 6 University Plaza, 330 N. 30th St., Omaha.
April 20, 2013 - 8:30 a.m. registration, NPW Spring Convention at Hitchcock Communication Arts Building, Creighton University, Omaha. 9:30 a.m. convention moves to Skutt Student Center.
Aug. 22-24, 2013 - NFPW Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Oct. 11-12, 2013 - NPW Fall Convention at DuPont Pioneer, Lincoln.
Each year, the Nebraska Press Women organization sponsors a Professional Communications Contest. A collegiate communications contest is a separate division of the professional contest. Award winners in both contests are recognized at the state level with top prizes being first, second and third place Sweepstakes Awards. All first place winners from Nebraska are eligible to compete in the national contest. For more information, go to the menu above and click on Contests, then Contest Rules.
NPW also holds an annual High School Communications Contest. Competition is held in two divisions, Class A schools and all schools smaller than Class A, with awards presented in each. However, only the top entry in each of the categories advances to national. This is the only existing high school journalism contest that feeds into national competition. For more information on the high school contest, go to the menu above and click on Contests, then High School.
Click the link below to find out how to participate in NPW's contests.
NPW also holds an annual High School Communications Contest. Competition is held in two divisions, Class A schools and all schools smaller than Class A, with awards presented in each. However, only the top entry in each of the categories advances to national. This is the only existing high school journalism contest that feeds into national competition. For more information on the high school contest, go to the menu above and click on Contests, then High School.
Click the link below to find out how to participate in NPW's contests.
