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Headliner Award Nominations

The Topeka Professional Chapter of the Association for Women in Communications invites you to honor a woman in your business or organization who made headlines in 2009.  Nominations are no longer being accepted as the deadline was Wednesday, February 17, 2010. 

Topeka AWC Announces the Top Ten Finalists for the 2010 Headliner Awards
(Listed alphabetically by nominee last name)

Lindsay Howgill, Gizmo Pictures - Nominated by Gizmo Pictures
Melissa Hungerford, Kansas Hospital Association - Nominated by United Way of Greater Topeka
Coleen Jennison, Cox Communications - Nominated by Boys & Girls Club
Cheryl Long, Ogden Publications - Nominated by Ogden Publications
Tina Long, Kansas Children’s Service League - Nominated by Kansas Children’s Service League
Kerrice Mapes, Family Service & Guidance Center - Nominated by Family Service & Guidance Center
Leah Sewell, seveneightfive Magazine - Nominated by seveneightfive Magazine
Jill Sittenauer, American Cancer Society - Nominated by American Cancer Society
Tracey Stratton, jones huyett Partners - Nominated by jones huyett Partners
Karen Wagaman, Kansas Contractors Association - Nominated by Kansas Contractors Association

About the Award

2010 marks the inaugural Topeka AWC Headliner Awards. The Topeka Professional Chapter of the Association for Women in Communications established the Headliner Awards to recognize communications professionals in the Topeka community who have made a significant contribution to a non-profit, for-profit or media organization. Headliner honorees will be recognized at an awards luncheon in March each year. Proceeds from the luncheon will be used for college scholarships for students in the communications field, professional development, and community investment projects.

Qualifying Nominees

Qualifying nominees must be women communications professionals who live in Kansas. The woman must have made a significant feat or made a significant contribution as a volunteer or employee of a non-profit, for-profit, or media organization during the 2009 calendar year. A woman may only receive a Headliner Award once.

Nomination Instructions

The nomination process is open to the public, and membership in the Association for Women in Communications is not required. To submit a nomination, please complete this form and return it by Wed., February 17, by e-mail to Mary Napier at mary@napiercommunications.com or by mail/in person to United Way, Attn: Jamie Hornbaker, 1315 SW Arrowhead, Topeka, KS 66604. The Nominations Committee, made up of current and long-standing Topeka AWC members, will review all information received and select the Headliner recipients. Nominations must be made by a supervisor, officer, or leader in the organization where the nominee made a significant contribution. A business or organization can only submit ONE nomination per calendar year.