Cartrette is NCPC’s 2008 Communicator of Achievement
Clara Cartrette, NCPC secretary for the past three years, is Communicator of Achievement for 2008. She will represent the organization at NFPW’s COA competition Sept. 12, when a national winner is named.
Cartrette is news editor of the News-Reporter in Whiteville.
Incoming NCPC President Gwen White told of Cartrette’s strong desire in 1978 to create a North Carolina affiliate of NFPW, and her invitation to 10 other journalists in order to have a charter approved. She served as NCPC’s first president and has been an active member for the past 30 years, holding numerous other offices.
