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During STC's 55th Annual Conference in June, Society President Linda Oestreich and incoming Second Vice President Mike Hughes announced the winners of the annual Community Achievement Awards. These awards honor STC chapters and special interest groups (SIGs) that have distinguished themselves through exceptional accomplishments in fulfilling the goals of STC.

To earn awards of Merit or Excellence, communities-including student chapters (STs)-complete key activities and apply to the Community Achievement Awards Evaluation Committee (CAAEC) for recognition. A community that earns an Excellence award may also apply for recognition as a Chapter or SIG of Distinction. After reviewing applications and nominations from the CAAEC, the STC Board of Directors selects the Communities of Distinction. (Only one Community of Distinction is selected for each of the size categories established at the beginning of the fiscal year.) The 2007-2008 Community Achievement Award recipients are listed below.

Communities of Distinction

Chapters with more than 600 members

Boston

Chapters with 301 to 600 members

Chicago

Chapters with 151 to 300 members

Lone Star

Chapters with 76 to 150 members

India

Student chapters with 20 or fewer members

North Carolina State University (ST)

SIGs with 1,500 or more members

Instructional Design & Learning

Communities of Excellence

Atlanta

Carolina

East Bay

France

Houston

Manitoba

Northeast Ohio

Orlando

Phoenix

Pittsburgh

Rocky Mountain

Silicon Valley

Washington, D.C.

Communities of Merit

Berkeley

Central Iowa

Willamette Valley

For more information about the Community Achievement Award program, download the guidelines from the STC website.