InterCom, The Association of Professional Communicators

The Association of Professional Communicators

Tony Griffin Golden Word Award

The Tony Griffin Golden Word Award is awarded each year by InterCom for an individual or organization that has made a significant contribution to the field of professional communication in Southwest Michigan. The honor may be based on lifetime achievement or on a specific project or initiative. The award was originally created as a joint effort between InterCom and Professional Women Communicators (PWC merged with InterCom in 2006).

The award is named for the former WMUK News Director and founding InterCom member, Tony Griffin. Griffin died December 30, 1997 at the age of 51. He was widely known and respected as a gifted, insightful, and incisive reporter and interviewer with a passion for finding and telling the truth.

Nominations for this award are accepted in January and the awards banquet is held in May.

This year's banquet will be held at Bravo! on May 17, 2007. Congratulations to this year's winners: Ron Boyd and Lew Tysmen!

For more information on this year's winners, click here.

Past winners of the Tony Griffin Golden Word Award:

The Kalamazoo Promise - 2006

Blaine Lam - 2005

Judy Jolliffe - 2004

Stephen Trivers - 2003

Brent Larson - 2002

Joe Gagie - 2001

George Robeck - 2001

Bill Krasean - 2000

Pat Pangburn - 2000

Carol Janowicz - 1999

Glowing Embers Girl Scout Council - 1999

The Kalamazoo Gazette - 1999

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2007 Memorial Scholarship

The Memorial Scholarship was established in 1984, when the organization was known as the West Michigan Chapter of Women in Communications (WICI), later changed to Professional Women Communicators. This award honors the memory of Kipp Aldag, Bobbie Darling and Theresa Strome, who made significant contributions to WICI and the field of communication.

Eligibility

Applicants must be students (more than half-time) who will be juniors, seniors or graduate students in the fall after they apply. The scholarship is available to students who currently attend or plan to attend:

• Albion College
• Andrews University
• Davenport University
• Grand Valley State University
• Kalamazoo College
• Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University
• Olivet College
• Siena Heights University
• Western Michigan University

Academic Requirements

Scholarship candidates must be enrolled in any of the following fields of study:

• Advertising
• Audio/Visual Production
• Broadcast Cable Production
• Broadcast Journalism
• Communication Education
• Communication Law
• Communication Research
• Corporate and Association Communication
• English
• Graphic Arts
• Interpersonal Communication
• Marketing
• Media Studies
• Organizational Communication
• Photo Journalism
• Print Journalism
• Public Relations
• Publishing
• Telecommunications

Or other related fields, with approval from the committee.

Scholarship Award

A minimum of $300 will be awarded to the person chosen by the Scholarship Committee. A check made out to the recipient will be awarded at an annual Golden Word Award banquet typically held in May.

The winner will also receive:

• A one-year student membership in InterCom
• Free attendance at membership meetings for one year
• An opportunity to spend a day on the job with a professional member who works in a field of interest to the winner
• A resume critique

All candidates, including the winner of the scholarship, may reapply the following year.

For a flyer, click here.

Applications are being excepted until March 31, 2007

For an application, click here.

For more information about the Memorial Scholarship, e-mail Gretchen Johnson at gretchen@wordplaymarcom.com.