AWC Profiles

Nancy Severa Zimmers – Springfield, IL Chapter Founder

It started in 1970. That’s when Nancy Severa Zimmers joined the University of Iowa Women in Communications Inc. chapter as a senior. And what a journey it has been! Since then, this communications stalwart has watched what is now the ...
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Veterans Voices Writing Project

Veterans’ issues are trending. How do we heal those who have experienced war – heart, mind, and body? How do we solve the problem of veteran suicide? How do we keep veterans from being homeless on the streets? How can ...
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Helen Thomas – Dean of the White House Press Corps

Did you know that trail-blazing journalist Helen Thomas was a member of our organization? She joined when AWC was known as Theta Sigma Phi and was a member for many years. Born in 1920, the daughter of Lebanese immigrants, Thomas ...
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International Women’s Day 2018

Today we celebrate International Women’s Day. I am reminded of an AWC National Conference speech that is especially fitting today because the topic is still trending. UN Women, and Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka were honored with the AWC Matrix Foundation Advancement of Women ...
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AWC Trailblazer – Carolyn Johnson

When Carolyn Johnson passed away in November of last year, tributes were plentiful regarding this trailblazer with an infectious smile.  It was clear she had touched lives worldwide. Carolyn was national president of Women in Communications, Inc. (WICI) from 1981 ...
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What’s Trending?

Welcome to Trending, the new blog of the Association for Women in Communications (AWC). As the communications and professional development industry is rapidly changing, the timing could not be better for a facelift of the AWC brand and marketing approach ...
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