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Honors & Awards
Distinguished Chapter Service Award Winners for 2006
The Society for Technical Communication has long recognized the importance of the hard work and commitment of its chapter members. Without their energy and enthusiasm, the Society would cease to be the largest, most effective, and most prestigious organization of technical communicators in the world.
In 1988, the Society initiated the distinguished chapter service award (DCSA) to recognize exemplary dedication to the chapter and its activities. The first awards were presented in 1989. Following is a list of DCSA winners for 2006. (Some chapters have requested that their DCSA recipients not be publicized until after the chapters hold their awards banquets. Winners for these chapters are not listed below.)
Region 1 Chapters
Philadelphia Metro
Donn R. DeBoard
Marc Green
Southwestern Ontario
Sherry L. McMenemy
Region 2 Chapters
Carolina
Elizabeth L. Kent
United Kingdom
Elizabeth M. Hale
Region 3 Chapters
Middle Tennessee
Rita B. Johnson
Orlando
Mark Hanigan
Dan Jones
South Carolina Midlands
Karen L. Baranich
Region 4 Chapters
Northeast Ohio
Beth A. Williams
Southeastern Michigan
Mary Jo David
Region 5 Chapters
Lone Star
Robert D. Brown
Elisa K. Miller
Lauren E. Womack
Phoenix
Chanda A. Child
Timothy R. Eull
Southern Arizona
Helen A. Marty
Region 6 Chapters
India
Frederick R. Menezes
Tharun K. Unni
Twin Cities
Preeti Mathur
Region 7 Chapters
Mid-Valley
Kimberly A. Bixby
Rocky Mountain
Martha K. Sippel
Region 8 Chapters
Australia
Jill Nicholson
Berkeley
David P. Alt
San Francisco
Marc Smircich
Lottie B. Applewhite
Silicon Valley
Jackie E. Athey
Laura M. Bayer
Harlo Lenning
Fred Sampson
Wallace N. Sueyoshi
Rebecca Thomson
Distinguished SIG Service Award Winners for 2006
In 2002, the Society initiated a formal awards program to recognize the commitment and hard work of members of its special interest groups (SIGs). The distinguished SIG service award (DSSA) recognizes length of SIG membership, consistency of service over the duration of membership, and variety of service.
Following are the winners of the 2006 distinguished SIG service award:
AccessAbility
Fabien Vais
Consulting and Independent Contracting
Thomas Barker
Jodie M. Gilmore
Richard P. Maggiani
Indexing
William L. Collins
Instructional Design and Learning
Jackie A. Damrau
Sylvia A. Miller
Management
Michael P. Markley
Online
Lou Quillio
Policies and Procedures
Lois E. Marsh
Usability and User Experience
Susan L. Duncan
New Sigma Tau Chi Members Named
The STC board of directors recently elected eleven new members of Sigma Tau Chi (STX), the honorary society for students of technical communication. STX recognizes students enrolled in a baccalaureate or graduate technical communication program who have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or above, have exemplary participation in STC, and demonstrate a potential for significant contribution to the profession. The new members are as follows:
Undergraduate Members
Peter S. Bird
Clarkson University
Laura A. Castle
Cedarville University
Lisa A. Ferrara
Utah State University
John W. McFarland
New Mexico Institute of Mining
and Technology
Laurel A. Verhagen
University of Wisconsin-Stout
Graduate Members
Alexandra L. Bartell
University of Washington
Peggy G. Bivins
University of Central Florida
Heather J. Brautman
North Carolina State
Jay R. Gould Award Winners
The Jay R. Gould award for excellence in teaching technical communication honors the distinguished teaching career of the late Professor Gould. His academic mentorship guided many into the technical communication profession. The Gould award honors excellence in teaching that becomes true academic mentorship: the personal and professional concern that the best teachers extend to their students beyond the classroom. This mentorship continues beyond graduation as former students grow throughout their professional careers.
To be eligible for the award, a nominee must have been a member of the Society for Technical Communication for at least ten years and must have been involved
in postsecondary education for at least fifteen years.
This year’s winners of the Jay R. Gould award for excellence in teaching technical communication are as follows:
Deborah S. Bosley
University of North Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina
Associate Fellow, Metrolina Chapter
Rebecca Burnett
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa
Associate Fellow, Iowa State University Student Chapter
Susan G. Feinberg
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, Illinois
Fellow, Chicago Chapter
Helen M. Grady
Mercer University
Macon, Georgia
Senior Member, Mercer University Student Chapter
Elizabeth (Betsy) Overman Smith
Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Associate Fellow, Middle Tennessee Chapter
Distinguished Service Award Winners for Students
In 2005, the Society introduced a special awards program, the distinguished service award for students (DSAS), designed to recognize exemplary dedication to student chapters and their activities. Only student members who are currently attending school on a full-time basis are eligible for this award. The winners of the 2006 DSAS are listed below. (Some chapters have requested that their DSAS recipients not be publicized until after the chapters hold their awards banquets. Winners for these chapters do not appear below.)
Orlando Chapter
Alex R. Garcia
Texas Tech University Student Chapter
Linda L. Rothman
Oklahoma State University Student Chapter
Andrea L. Zachary
University of Wisconsin-Stout Student Community
Katie M. Thiel
Laurel A. Verhagen