Dr. Hillary Hart

I believe we can better serve members through publication of a Technical Communication Body of Knowledge (BOK) on the STC website, development of a work-based certification program, and implementation of a customizable social-media platform for use by all communities and groups within STC. These enhancements are all within reach in 2010-2011.

Hillary Hart is a Fellow of STC and has long served at the community and international levels. Her STC awards include Distinguished Technical Communication from·Technical Communication, Distinguished SIG Service, and the President’s Award.·

As distinguished senior lecturer in the department of civil engineering at the University of Texas, Hillary has developed a multi-level program in technical communication, teaching over 175 undergraduate and graduate engineering students yearly and bringing in speakers, scholarships, and student-writing competitions.

She also consults with and conducts short courses and workshops for a diverse selection of clients, including public agencies (the TX Water Development Board, TX Commission on Environmental Quality) and corporations such as BP-Amoco, Gestalt, and Alcoa.  Hillary has published one book (sole author) and over 20 technical articles on environmental risk communication, engineering ethics, teaching engineering undergraduates, and defining technical communication.

She has also presented over 35 talks at national technical conferences (including 20 at STC conferences). As co-primary investigator, she has just completed a two-year, $225,000 National Science Foundation project to help graduate students avoid ethical problems in research and publication. As a researcher at UT Austin, she has helped secured $3,000,000 in grant funding, $300,000 of which she has individually managed.

Hillary is a member of the Austin chapter and two SIGs: Academic; and Environmental, Safety and Health Communication.