Sept. 14, 2011

BCU Director Honored in National Writing Competition

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Paula Damon, director of marketing and communications at Briar Cliff University and columnist for the Vermillion (S.D.) Plain Talk and the Carroll (Iowa) Daily Times Herald, recently received national recognition for her writing in the 2011 National Federation of Press Women (NFPW) Communications Contest. 

In the national competition, Damon earned third place in the humorous category for her columns titled "Is That You in Front of Me?" and "From the Office of the Governor." Winners were announced at the NFPW Annual Convention, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. 

At the conference, Damon conducted a writing workshop, a reading of her prizewinning articles and a book signing of her collection of short non-fiction stories titled “Look. Don’t Look.”

Previously, she has won first place in NFPW, South Dakota and Iowa Press Women communication contests, among many other awards in press women competitions.

At Briar Cliff University, Damon oversees marketing communications, including media relations. She holds a bachelor’s degree in mass communication and a master’s degree in English, both from the University of South Dakota, Vermillion. Her weekly column is titled “My Story. Your Story.”

Briar Cliff University is a Catholic institution with an enrollment of more than 1,150 students from the United States and around the world. Students are educated in the Franciscan tradition of excellence in the liberal arts and career preparation in an environment of care, compassion and service. For more information, please visit www.briarcliff.edu.