August
2004
Communications
Efforts Recognized at National Meeting; Employee Elected President
of Professional Association
Walton
EMC recently received several awards for its member communications
efforts in the Cooperative Communicators Association annual communications
contest.
Winners
were recognized for excellence among 663 entries in 45 categories,
encompassing writing, photography, projects and publications. The
awards were presented June 13 during the annual CCA Institute in
Louisville, Ky.
"The
contest showcases the best communications projects from co-ops all
across the country and gives communicators who enter valuable feedback
to benchmark their day-to-day performance," said Greg Brooks,
Walton EMC communications coordinator.
Walton
EMC won second place for last year's annual report titled The
Real Power of Membership , third place for Realite
and an honorable mention for corporate public relations writing.
Also
during the Institute, Brooks was elected CCA president for 2004-05.
Currently in his second term on the group's board of directors,
he was last year's vice-president and communications contest chair.
His term as president runs until the June 2005 Institute.
CCA is a national
organization of more than 250 professional communicators who work
for cooperative businesses throughout the United States and other
nations. CCA celebrated its 50th anniversary last year.
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