Administrative Professionals Week 2003 Report

Print Media Coverage

Feature Articles Citing the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) as Source
(Partial listing of metro newspaper articles compiled by news clipping service)

Publication	Date	Circulation	Headline/Link to Article Text
Houston TX Chronicle	4/18	739,389	Administrative assistant role expands
Minneapolis MN Star-Tribune	4/18	669,358	Celebrating administrative professionals every day
Kansas City MO Star	4/20	273,723	A day for honoring assistants
Indianapolis IN Star	4/21	255,286	Office assistants keep the boss looking good
Charlotte NC Observer	4/21	242,082	Make today special for support staff
San Antonio TX Express-News	4/16	239,912	Secretaries have come a long way in the past 30 years
Richmond VA Times-Dispatch	4/21	217,690	Administrative appreciation
Memphis TN Commercial Appeal	4/21	161,561	Office workers day
Honolulu HI Advertiser	4/21	147,714	Go professional on their day
Toledo OH Blade	4/20	145,929	Area firms join in national week to honor role of support staff
Tulsa OK World	4/8	142,402	Office personnel due week of recognition
Calgary AB Herald - article also ran in Canada National Post Vancouver BC Province Edmonton AB Journal Saskatoon SK Star-Phoenix	4/14 4/19 4/18 4/16 4/17	112,128 248,668 197,401 144,273 61,000	Secretaries’ role is ever expanding
Worcester MA Telegram & Gazette	4/23	103,477	Administrative opportunity: Assistants forge local support
Jackson MS Clarion-Ledger	4/22	101,866	Administrative pros shine
New Haven CT Register	4/25	100,443	Did you thank your administrative professional last week?
Modesto CA Bee	4/25	91,627	Executive secretaries, administrative assistants keep boss, business on track
Fort Myers FL News-Press	4/19	90,260	Unsung office heroes honored
Melbourne Florida Today	4/19	86,349	Administrative staff seek image upgrade
Cherry Hill NJ Courier-Post	4/21	82,135	Administrative help recognized
Pensacola FL News-Journal	4/20	64,475	Week honors business professionals
Morris County NJ Daily Record	4/22	59,216	Morris is fertile territory for administrative assistants
Kalamazoo MI Gazette	4/17	56,482	More students pursuing careers as administrative professionals
Green Bay WI Press-Gazette	4/21	56,093	Seven-minute concept speeds networking
Spartanburg SC Herald-Journal	4/21	53,175	Celebrating assistants
Pueblo CO Chieftan	4/21	52,800	It’s not Secretaries’ Day as workers take on more
Gainesville FL Sun	4/20	51,407	Administrative employees get nod
Gainesville FL Sun	5/10	51,407	IAAP chapter president-elect hopes to raise awareness of career
Waterloo IA Courier	4/21	50,000	Multitasking: Administrative professionals keep offices running smoothly
Framingham MA Metrowest Daily News	4/19	49,362	Professional development: Networking group boosts skills of administrative workers
Ocala FL Star-Banner	4/12	49,343	Learning to fish at work
Bloomington IL Pantagraph	4/21	49,202	Evolution of career noted
Lafayette LA Advertiser	4/21	42,571	Employers recognize excellence
Dothan AL Eagle	4/18	36,620	Administrative Professionals Day to be marked Wednesday
Janesville WI Gazette	4/19	26,682	Local chapter joins others in celebration of administrative professionals
Stamford CT Advocate	4/16	26,528	Administrative assistants take on greater responsibilities in modern workplace
Wausau WI Daily Herald	4/19	23,837	Executive assistants take on greater responsibilities
Maryville TN Daily Times	4/3	21,330	Administrative Professional of the Year to be named
Maryville TN Daily Times	4/20	21,330	Administrative assistant honored
Zanesville OH Times Recorder	4/21	21,263	Local administrative professional of the year
Lawrence KS Journal-World	4/21	20,500	Administrative professionals praised
Norwalk CT Hour	4/22	20,000	Administrative professionals honored for vital roles
Fairmont WV Times West Virginian	4/18	13,334	Ambassadors of Excellence
Kauai HI Garden Island News	4/18	9,284	Administrative professionals celebrate their trade this week
Grande Prairie AB Daily Herald-Tribune	4/20	8,331	Administrative assistants play invaluable role
Orange TX Leader	4/18	8,500	LSC-O observes Administrative Professionals Week
Orange TX Leader	4/19	7,305	Professionals Week pays tribute to unsung workers
Orange TX Leader	4/20	7,305	Lamar honors hard work of administrative professionals
Orange TX Leader	4/21	7,305	Time is right for career pursuits at LSC-O
Orange TX Leader	4/23	7,305	Technology making office work more time efficient
Muscatine IA Journal	4/21	8,000	Administrative Professionals Week Apr. 18-24
Covington VA Virginian Review	4/15	7,752	Administrative Professionals Week observed in Highlands
Newton NC Observer News Enterprise	4/21	4,000	Saluting workplace professionals
Crookston MN Daily Times	4/16	2,100	Valley Ridge Chapter to celebrate Administrative Professionals Week
Waynesville MO Daily Guide	4/21	1,805	Administrative Professionals Week celebrated nationally since 1952

Publication	Date	Circulation	Headline
Rocky Mountain CO News	4/16	354,268	Bosses blow special day with flowers
Norfolk VA Virginian-Pilot (reprinted in Black Enterprise)	4/18 4/21	233,576 467,900	Administration support staffers deserve recognition and praise
El Paso TX Times	4/11	95,918	Honor your administrative professional
Trenton NJ Trentonian	4/18	55,975	Assistants have made contributions
Dover-New Philadelphia OH Times Reporter	4/21	23,525	Becoming ambassadors of excellence in their field
Cape Girardeau MO SE Missourian	4/19	16,379	Group marks special week for administrative professionals
Poplar Bluff MO Daily American Republic	4/20	15,000	Ambassadors of Excellence IAAP will celebrate Administrative Professionals Week
PR Week magazine	4/26	15,000	Properly recognizing the work administrative pros do is more than just a box of chocolates
Dalton GA Daily Citizen	4/21	14,900	Our ambassadors of excellence