communication department

Volume XX Number 3

Honors and Awards

Community Achievement Awards Deadline: April 5

April 5 is the deadline for submitting entries for the community achievement awards (CAA). This annual competition is open to STC geographic communities, student communities, and Society-level special interest groups (SIGs). All applications must be submitted electronically; hardcopy notebooks will not be accepted. Submit applications and all supporting materials by either sending an e-mail with files as attachments to Peg Cottrell or recording the files on a CD and shipping it to the following address:

Society for Technical Communication
Attn: Peg Cottrell—Community Achievement Awards
901 North Stuart Street, Suite 904
Arlington, VA 22203

STC will distribute all entries to members of the Community Achievement Award Evaluation Committee via e-mail.

Community leaders can download the Guidelines for Community Achievement Awards (AD-116-2007) and entry form templates from the STC Web site. For an entry to qualify for the Distinction award, all Fundamental activities and all activities listed for the Merit and Excellence awards must be checked off or replaced with alternate activities.

If you have any questions about the CAA, please contact Dale Erickson, Manager of the Community Achievement Award Evaluation Committee.

IDL SIG Announces Scholarship Offering

By Sylvia Miller, Instructional Design and Learning (IDL) SIG Member Services Manager

The Instructional Design and Learning (IDL) SIG proudly announces a $500 scholarship to assist students who are pursuing an undergraduate degree, graduate degree, or certificate in the area of instructional design.

The IDL Scholarship Selection Committee evaluates applicants’ academic records and potential for contributing to the instructional design profession. To be eligible for a scholarship, you must:

• Be enrolled in a graduate degree, undergraduate degree, or certification program in the instructional design field
• Plan to pursue a career as an instructional designer

In addition to submitting the application, applicants should submit two letters of recommendation and a certified transcript from the school or university they are currently attending to Ginnifer Mastarone, cochair of the IDL Scholarship Selection Committee. Details and all necessary forms are at www.stcidlsig.org/cms under “Scholarships.”

Wholly funded by the IDL SIG, this is a one-time award of $500. The award may be used for registration fees, books, or attendance at the upcoming STC annual conference in Minneapolis. Applicants need not be a member of STC or the IDL SIG, so feel free to share this information with colleagues, friends, family members, and associates.

All winners and honorable mentions will be published in the IDL SIG quarterly newsletter. The deadline for submission is March 15, 2007. Winners will be notified by April 15, 2007.