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2017 AMP Alabama Communications Contest Winners


2017 alabama communications award winner

Our annual communications contest is a great opportunity to be acknowledged for good work and to get feedback on how to improve. This year, we had 8 winners:

  • Solomon Crenshaw, Jr.

  • 1st Place in Writing a Personality Profile that is more than 500 words

  • 1st Place in Writing a Specialty Article about sports

  • 2nd Place in Writing a Feature Story in a print-based newspaper

  • Meredith Cummings

  • 1st Place in Writing an Editorial/Opinion article in a print-based newspaper

  • 1st Place in Writing a Blog - personal

  • 2nd Place in Writing an Editorial/Opinion article in an online publication

  • 2nd Place in Writing a Feature Story in a print-based newspaper

  • 2nd Place in Writing a Feature Story in a magazine, newsletter, or other non-newspaper print publication

  • Donna Francavilla

  • 1st Place in a Prepared Report (News, Features, Sports, or Opinion) on radio

  • 2nd Place in Website Edited or Managed by Entrant for a corporation or for-profit company

  • 2nd Place in Public Relations - community, institutional, or internal relations

  • 3rd Place in On-the-Scene Report (News, Features, Sports) on radio

  • Olivia Grider

  • 1st Place in Writing a Specialty Article about education

  • 1st Place in Advertising - posters, billboards, and banners

  • 1st Place in PR Materials - magazines

  • 1st Place in PR Materials - catalogs, manuals, and handbooks

  • 1st Place in PR Materials - direct mail marketing

  • 3rd Place in Writing a Feature Story in a magazine, newsletter, or other non-newspaper print publication

  • 3rd Place in Writing a Specialty Article about education

  • 3rd Place in Editing and Page Design in a magazine, newsletter, or other non-newspaper publication

  • Elaine Hobson Miller

  • 1st Place in Writing a Feature Story in a magazine, newsletter, or other non-newspaper print publication

  • 1st Place in Writing a Specialty Article about agriculture, agribusiness, aquaculture

  • Tina Tidmore

  • 1st Place in Website Edited or Managed by Entrant - corporate of for-profit

  • 1st Place in Public Relations - community, institutional, or internal relations

  • Carla Jean Whitley

  • 3rd Place in Writing a Special Series of Articles

We have meetings on the second Thursday in January, February, May, June, July, August, September, and November. During these meetings, we hear from renowned industry experts who provide helpful information and skills training. Monthly meetings also provide networking opportunities and encouragement from others in the communications field.

 

​AMP Members can attend monthly meetings for free. Non-members can attend for a fee of $5. In April, we have our annual Communications Contest Awards Banquet where our communications contest winners are announced, our Communicator of Achievement is recognized and new officers are installed.

 

​In October and March, we hold intensive professional-development workshops. In December we host a holiday party.

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