The Topeka Professional Chapter of the Association for Women in Communications strives to promote the advancement of women in all fields of communications, to work for First Amendment rights and responsibilities of communicators, to recognize distinguished professional achievements, to promote high professional standards throughout the communications industry, and to provide educational opportunities for communicators from all different disciplines.

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Topeka AWC Scholarship Available - Due Jan. 24

Purpose of Scholarship
To recognize a Washburn University student, female or male, for communication excellence and to support the education of students studying in an area of communications who are currently enrolled in either an Art, Business, Communication, Education, Human Services or Mass Media program.
Eligibility
The scholarship is open to any returning Washburn student who will attend Washburn in Fall 2012. Students must have a minimum 3.0 overall GPA upon selection.
Scholarship submission deadline: Jan. 24, 2012.  For more information, download the application here.

Plan to join us for the Headliner Awards on March 7! 

We will honor the Top Ten women who have made a significant contribution as a volunteer or employee to a non-profit, for-profit or media organization during the 2011 calendar year, and name three of them as Headliner Award winners!

Top 10 Nominees for 2012

Rio Cervantes-Reed, seveneightfive designs
Tara Dimick, E Squared Communications/TK Magazine
Jessica Kellner, Natural Home & Garden, Odgen Publications
Angie Marquart, jones huyett Partners
Jami Nichols, Valeo Behavioral Health Care
Kelly Pierce, Advisors Excel
Kari Presley, Kearney & Associates, Inc.
Morgan Schaeffer, Kansas Family Partnership
Julie Smrha, Easter Seals Capper Foundation
Lauren Tice, Speak, Ink LLC 

We encourage you to join us in honoring these women and a scholarship winner by supporting this celebration of excellence as a 2012 attendee, nominator or sponsor.  Learn more...