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President's Award

Past list of STC President's Award recipients.

An Inconvenient Truth: 2007
Citation: For demonstrating that effective and understandable technical communication, when coupled with passion and vision, has the power to educate—and change—the world.

Albert A. Gore Jr.: 2007
Citation: For demonstrating through the documentary An Inconvenient Truth that effective and understandable technical communication has the power to educate—and change—the world.

Rob Moran: 2007
Citation: For your wisdom, leadership, patience, and kindness in enabling and encouraging STC and its leaders to move in new directions.

Dana E. Chisnell: 2006
Citation: For insight, tireless leadership in supporting and nurturing our virtual communities and for exceeding all expectations to ensure that those communities have a strong future as an essential, ongoing component of STC.

Judith L. Glick-Smith: 2006
Citation: For continued excellence in leadership and your unique ability and passion to inspire others while designing an innovative leadership program that will provide expanded services, support, and educational opportunities to community leaders for years to come.

Deirdre A. Murr: 2006
Citation: For your outstanding commitment, dedication, and success in managing the Search committee and accepting the responsibility of finding a new kind of Executive Director who will lead STC into the future.

Edward J. See: 2005
Citation: For your leadership of the STC Board of Directors in turning the transformation from ought to action, for your vision and unwavering leadership as Assistant to the President for the Transformation, and for your valuable friendship, support, coaching, and mentoring.

The 9/11 Commission: 2005
Citation: For The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, a work of exemplary technical communication. The Report is clear and well-written, penned as an immediate and dramatic story in an accessible narrative style. It is approachable and readable, a rarity in government reports.

Whitney Quesenbery: 2004
Citation: For your unstinting contributions of expertise, time, energy, and commitment from the earliest days of the STC Transformation effort.

Janice C. Redish: 2004
Citation: For your unstinting contributions of expertise, time, energy, and commitment from the earliest days of the STC Transformation effort.

Fred Sampson: 2004
Citation: For your unstinting contributions of expertise, time, energy, and commitment from the earliest days of the STC Transformation effort.

Roger A. Grice: 2003
Citation: For his outstanding mentorship of new members of the Society; for his guidance of Society leaders; and for his personal skill and leadership that have helped transform the Society into the open, forward-looking community that it is today.

John C. Nardone: 2003
Citation: For helping STC's president and board of directors articulate a vision and set of values that help us serve the technical communication profession.

Bill Stolgitis: 2003
Citation: A special President's Award for his years of dedication, service, and support to all the presidents of the Society. Many thanks.

John James Conklin: 2002
Citation: For your unwavering loyalty and willingness to serve, and particularly for your leadership in the area of STC's efforts to improve our governance.

Mary R. Wise: 2002
Citation: For your long-time dedication and unconditional service to STC, and especially for your involvement with the implementation of our new brand.

Elizabeth Babcock: 2001
Citation: For your incredible service to STC at all levels and in many different roles, and for exemplifying the standard for each role in which you served.

Jeffrey L. Hibbard: 2001
Citation: For your years of dedicated service to STC, especially in your roles on the board and as our INTECOM ambassador.

Margaret E. Cathcart: 2000
Citation: For your distinguished service to the Society, especially your instrumental work in professionalizing the Society's annual conferences.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: 2000
Citation: For helping investors make informed decisions by establishing standards that require clear, concise, and plain English in disclosure documents.

Austin T. Brown: 1999
Citation: For years of dedicated service to the Society, for his passion as a leader at the Society and chapter levels, and for his wisdom as a teacher and mentor.

Saul A. Carliner: 1998
Citation: For providing innovation, challenge, and commitment that keeps STC a vital organization.

Jet Propulsion Laboratory Mars Exploration Program: 1998
Citation: For bringing the science and excitement of the Mars Exploration Program to the people of Earth in a way that children of all ages can understand and appreciate.

David L. Armbruster: 1997
Citation: In appreciation for your generous contributions to the technical communication profession as well as to chapter and Society leadership through wit, warmth, and wisdom.

NOVA: 1997
Citation: For its vision in establishing a program that so creatively, clearly, and successfully communicates technical subject matter to the public.

 

 

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