CCAC Graduate Receives National Court Reporters Award

Averie Pritchard, CCAC Class of 2023, has been named as a New Professional Reporter's second-place award recipient by the National Court Reporters Foundation (NCRF). Ms. Pritchard, who currently serves as an official court reporter at the Westmoreland County Courthouse, is a graduate of the CCAC Court Reporting program. This prestigious national award is designed to identify and recognize the next generation of talented court reporters and broadcast and CART captioners.

"The 2024 NCRF New Professional Reporter Grant netted more applications than it did in each of the previous five years. Four awards were given this year, with first place offering $4,000 per winner and $2,000 for each second-place winner. That new funding decision was made by the NCRF Trustees last fall. Congrats to this year's winners," said NCRF Chair Doug Friend, FAPR, RDR, CRR (Ret.).

Ms. Pritchard plans to use the grant to earn credentials.

"I am honored and excited to have been chosen to receive this grant from the NCRF Trustees," she said. "I am grateful and plan to use this award to further my skills and fund my certification training and testing. Thank you so much!"