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Renew early to win

Members who renew their NCRA membership by Sept. 30, 2019, will be entered into a drawing to win a $300 Amazon gift card. In addition,…

Past NCRA member Lynn T. Jones passes

The Billings Gazette reported on Aug. 22 that past NCRA member Lynn T. Jones, 97, died on Aug. 19. Jones was the first stenograph (machine)…

Phipps Reporting acquires Accurate Stenotype

Phipps Reporting has acquired Accurate Stenotype, a 43- year-old Tallahassee-based court reporting firm. “Aligning with firms like Accurate who share our core values is part…

Weigl, Zweizig return as national champs

Jeffrey Weigl, RMR, CRR, CRC, from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, won the 2019 Speed Contest, held on Aug. 14, during the NCRA 2019 Convention & Expo…

Educator of the Year awarded

Margaret (Peg) Sokalski-Dorchack, RMR, a court reporting program director for MacCormac College in Chicago, Ill., was given the 2019 CASE Award of Excellence. The announcement…

2019 Realtime Contest results

OVERALL COMBINED SCORES Place   % 1 Doug Zweizig, RDR, CRR   98.4% 2 Mark Kislingbury, FAPR, RDR, CRR   97.45% 3 Jeffrey Weigl, RMR,…

2019 Speed Contest results

OVERALL COMBINED SCORES Place   Percentage 1 Jeffrey Weigl, RMR, CRR, CRC   97.54% 2 Patricia Nilsen, RMR, CRR, CRC, CRI   97.15% 3 Traci…

Melinda Walker honored in Congress

NCRA member Melinda Walker, RPR, CMRS, was recognized in the July 24 Congressional Record by Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland on the occasion of her…

New Professional Spotlight: Amanda Harwell

By Selana Scott and Michael Hensley Amanda Harwell is a graduate of MacCormac College in Chicago, Ill.  As a new professional court reporter, she has…