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The judges chose five journalism entries and two photography entries as winners of its 2008 awards, which were presented during CWA's Annual Meeting, April 30-May2, held in Alexandria, VA.  Read about the winners »

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Welcome Letter from CWA President Brenda Aschliman

President Brenda AschlimanWelcome to Construction Writers Association (CWA), where ongoing education, networking, and business opportunities form the foundation of our organization. Founded in 1958 and currently celebrating its 50th anniversary, CWA is a non-profit, non-partisan, international organization for professional journalists, writers, editors, photographers, marketers and publicists serving the information needs of the construction industry.

It is an honor and privilege to serve as 2008/2009 President for CWA. I am confident it will be a very exciting and productive time – the beginning of the organization’s next 50 years.

CWA has three important areas of concentration over the upcoming year:

Membership in CWA offers value in the form of educational workshops and forums, leadership opportunities, and networking, to name a few. All of these benefits are available to every member. I urge you to take advantage of them! When we each contribute, CWA can achieve great results over the next year and in years to come.

For more information about CWA, how to become a member, or any of our activities and opportunities, please contact Executive Director Deborah Hodges at info@constructionwriters.org as of June 1, 2008 or call her at 312 310-7353. And if the CWA board can be of help to you, or you to us, please contact me at BAschliman@walterpmoore.com.

Sincerely,
Brenda Aschliman
2008/09 President, CWA
Director of Corporate Communications, WALTER P MOORE