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Awards & Scholarships
St. Vrain Superintendent Don Haddad earns Communicator of the Year award Christy McGee awarded APR scholarship, Jason Hackett earns professional development scholarship CoSPRA is proud to announce the recipients of this year's Communicator of the Year award, Professional Development Scholarship and Accreditation (APR) Candidate Scholarship. Communicator of the Year Superintendent Don Haddad of the St. Vrain Valley School District earned CoSPRA's Communicator of the Year award for 2009-2010. CoSPRA President Jennifer Reeve, APR made a surprise presentation at the district's March 10 board meeting. Read the the article in the Longmont Times-Call. Haddad's Administrative Leadership Team nominated him for the award. Here are some reasons why he's earned our organization's most prestigious award: 1. Haddad has committed to open, two-way communication efforts that are sincere, sustained and diversified. 2. Haddad reorganized the leadership cabinet, raising the communication manager position to a director level position reporting directly to him. 3. Haddad embraces new communications strategies and tactics for reaching out to stakeholders. On Feb. 3, 70 district stakeholders gathered for a live cable cast television program addressing the K-12 funding cuts resulting from the state budget deficit. The program also included phone call-ins, live blogging and questions and comments via Twitter. This is just a sample of Haddad's commitment to best practices in communications. We're honored to have him as a guest speaker at our Thursday, April 29 Spring Meeting from noon - 2:30 p.m. at Adams 12 Five Star Schools. Professional Development Scholarship Member Jason Hackett, communication specialist for Weld County School District 6, has earned the Professional Development Scholarship. Jason has demonstrated a strong commitment to continually improve his skills to benefit CoSPRA and the public education community. As the scholarship winner, CoSPRA is awarding Jason with a registration to the 2010 NSPRA Seminar in Charlotte, North Carolina from July 11-14 (Valued at $675). Accreditation (APR) Candidate Scholarship Member Christy McGee, communications specialist for Mesa County Valley School District 51, has earned the inaugural Accreditation (APR) Candidate Scholarship. In seeking Accreditation, Christy has committed to improving her knowledge, skills and abilities in public relations to benefit the organization she works for, other CoSPRA members and the entire community of public relations professionals. As the scholarship winner, CoSPRA is awarding Christy with $275 to put toward her application fee for Accreditation. Congratulations to all of CoSPRA's award recipients and a special thanks to those who served on the Awards Committee: Brad Stauffer, APR; Janelle Albertson, APR; and Roger Fiedler, APR. Communicator of the Year Nominations Deadline for Entries: January 19, 2010
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Thank you to all COSPRA members who participated in the awards process, which demonstrates the talent and commitment COSPRA members bring to their craft and to Colorado public education.
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