Women’s basketball pioneer Ann Meyers Drysdale will speak at Saturday’s lunch at the Westin. Meyers, a Hall of Famer and award-winning broadcaster, is general manager of the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury.
She was the first woman to receive a full athletic scholarship from UCLA. She was on the 1975 U.S. Olympic team and remains the only female to sign a free-agent contract with an NBA team having signed with the Indiana Pacers in 1979. To learn about other convention highlights, visit our schedule page.
Registration for the convention remains open but please contact us right away!
Wanted: Candidates for board positions AWSM is seeking candidates to fill the VP/Conventions, VP/Online and Pioneer Award Coordinator positions. Here is some information about each of the positions:
VP/Conventions This person will coordinate the annual AWSM Convention, planning the schedule, negotiating contracts with hotels, restaurants and other vendors, and soliciting speakers and panelists.
The ideal candidate for this board position is organized and motivated. Strong communications skills will be important in coordinating with the VP/Fundraising to develop and stay within a budget.
Because the convention is such a vital part of AWSM, the VP/Conventions is encouraged to put together a team of members to assist in the planning.
(You don't have to plan the national convention all by yourself!)
The VP/Conventions position has been filled for the past two years by Nicole Vargas. She has done a phenomenal job, planning the 2009 Convention in Philadelphia while pregnant and the upcoming 2010 Convention in Los Angeles while a new mom. We can't thank her enough for her work and her passion.
Nicole has been assisted by 2010 Convention Coordinator Lydia Craver. Lydia is a convention planning veteran, and without her expertise and dedication, we could not have pulled together several of our most recent conventions.
VP/Online This person will coordinate the AWSM website, handling technical issues, planning new content, and posting news items, job listings and resumes.
The ideal candidate for this board position is web savvy and organized. A strong vision for the future of our website also will be important.
The VP/Online position has been filled for several years by Cynthia Faulkner. She has been tireless in working on the website and updating its content. Her devotion and service to AWSM is so appreciated.
Pioneer Award Coordinator This person will coordinate the nomination and selection of the Mary Garber Pioneer Award, which is given annually to someone who has paved the way and served as a role model for women in sports media.
The ideal candidate for this board position is motivated, organized and most of all, excited about honoring pioneers in sports media.
The Pioneer Award Coordinator position has been filled for several years by Rana Cash, who has done a phenomenal job. We appreciate her service to the board and to AWSM.
Are you interested in filling any of these AWSM board positions? Do you have questions about one of the positions? Contact AWSM president Jenni Carlson at president@awsmonline.org.
Candidates for all three positions will be accepted through the 2010 AWSM Convention later this month in Los Angeles, and voting will occur there.
Winter newsletter is here! Learn more about the upcoming convention in L.A., find out what founding member Susan Fornoff is up to and how USA Today's Roxanna Scott, a former AWSM president, is running Olympic coverage in Vancouver. Get PDF
Six Member Training Grants given
AWSM is pleased to announce the awarding of six grants totaling $7,760 through the AWSM Member Training Grants program.
In its second year, the program helps fund continuing education to help ensure members have the skills and knowledge to adapt to the changing media landscape. The grants provide funding to members for seminars, workshops and courses, all made possible through funds from the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation.
Congratulations to the 2010 winners in our scholarship/internship program. Read about them here.
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Time to renew your AWSM membership! April is membership renewal month for AWSM members. The deadline to renew is May 1, and the process is quick and easy.
1. Go to Membership-->Renew Your Membership . 2. Enter the username and the password. (E-mail webmaster@awsmonline.org if you've forgotten.) 3. Fill out your info. 4. Hit "Submit Form." 5. Follow the prompts to pay! See, quick and easy! And remember, it's $50 for professionals and $25 for students. PLEASE NOTE: If you've joined or renewed in the past few months, you don't need to renew. If you have any questions about your need to renew, don't hesitate to ask. Questions? Contact AWSM president Jenni Carlson at president@awsmonline.org.
Quotable
“ There are two kinds of womenwho do this: There are women who love sports and end up in TV, and there are women who want to be in TV and end up in sports. My advice is the same for men and women: Knowing the game and having a passion for sports are really nonnegotiable for a long career. If you want to have decades, then those two are nonnegotiable: knowledge and passion.
