WEAC Wins Four Awards at Editor's Conference

WEAC won four awards at the State Education Editors conference this summer in San Antonio, Texas.

The awards were:

• Best Constituent Newsletter: Great Schools SpeakOut. This newsletter, which goes to local association and UniServ leaders, provides guidance and materials for promotion of Great Schools at the local level.
  
  
• Award of Merit, Special Publications: “WEAC: A History,” written by WEAC staff writer Dustin Beilke. The book, released last fall, also has won the National School Public Relations Association’s Award of Excellence, the Public Relations Society of America Bronze Anvil Award of Commendation, and other awards.
  
  
• Best Newsletter: Update. This weekly newsletter for association leaders provides coverage of education news and notices of important association activities.
  
  
• The E-Media Award: OnWEAC. WEAC’s Web site was recognized as the top Web site among NEA state affiliates.
  WEAC's publication – OnWEAC In Print – is designed and organized to highlight information posted to OnWEAC over the previous month. This “Web first” approach allows WEAC to disseminate information more quickly and thoroughly while increasing member involvement and making member services more accessible.
  
  This innovative approach led to the creation of OnWEAC In Print in September 2000, replacing the former WEAC monthly publication called News & Views.
  
  Since its inception in 1996, OnWEAC has won many awards, including the Spectrum Award of Excellence from the Wisconsin School Public Relations Associa-tion for five years running; and various awards from SEE and the Public Relations Council of the States, including the prestigious Pacesetter Award.
  

The State Education Editors organization is made up of editors from NEA state affiliates. The conference is held annually prior to the NEA Convention.

Posted August 23, 2002