VUW Marketing Assistant Wins Honor

John Ready, Marketing & Communications Assistant at Valley United Way will be presented with the Distinction in Writing award from Western Connecticut State University. The Distinction in Writing is awarded to a student who demonstrates high quality, exceptional or publishable work across several genres. Students who meet this criteria, receive a certificate signed by the Department of Writing, Linguistics and Creative Process certifying their distinction and will have his or her name inscribed on a plaque in the department’s office.

John started his work with United Way while finishing his last academic semester at Western Connecticut State University in the fall of 2008. He was a member of the second graduating class to receive a Bachelors Degree in professional writing within the state of Connecticut. He graduated with honors and earned a Bachelors of Arts in Professional Writing with a concentration in Public Relations. In addition to being a consistent Dean’s List recipient, John was also one many students who co-founded the Western Connecticut Writers Club.

In his years at WCSU, John has been published over 50 times, writes freelance for Danbury Hospital’s Medical Town Meeting series and will continue his work at Valley United Way through his graduate school term at New York University.

John is currently a New York University grad student pursuing a M.S. degree in Public Relations and Corporate Communication. He is working with Valley United Way under a grant from the Raymond P. Lavietes Foundation designed to assist United way with its marketing and communications efforts. John is involved with a wide variety of efforts at United Way including developing its new blog and Facebook presence.