Achievement Award Winners
Listed below are the 2007 Achievement Award winners (alphabetically listed by Award, Chapter/SIG, and Region).
STC Region: 4
Citation: For creative and effective initiatives that tell STC's powerful story and add substantive value to members.
Award: Distinction
STC Region: 6
Citation: For sponsoring many training sessions throughout your community and an extremely successful annual conference; for multiple contributions to students and the academic community in your area; and for your outstanding, new, mentoring program.
Award: Distinction
STC Region: 0
Citation: For building a strong community of practice through Web seminars, online forums, an enhanced Web site, informative newsletters, and the Community Outreach Representative Program.
Award: Distinction
STC Region: 5
Citation: For continuing a wide range of activities that invigorate your community, with an emphasis on mentoring and encouraging student participation, and supporting the future of technical communication in your metropolitan area through scholarships to future technical communicators.
Award: Distinction
STC Region: 2
Citation: For innovative and unique offerings that serve the needs of your student community.
Award: Distinction
STC Region: 8
Citation: For proactively working to ensure a financially healthy community.
Award: Distinction
STC Region: 5
Citation: For sustained excellence in service to your membership and promotion of Society goals while being an exemplar for "small but mighty" communities.
Award: Distinction
STC Region: 3
Citation: For continued excellence in service to your membership, students, and local community.
Award: Excellence
STC Region: 8
Citation: For providing member value through substantive programs, scholarships, and competitions.
Award: Excellence
STC Region: 1
Citation: For excellence in providing member value through mentoring, outreach, and recognition programs.
Award: Excellence
STC Region: 2
Citation: For innovative uses of technology, especially with regard to the Unconference.
Award: Excellence
STC Region: 5
Citation: For supporting the varying needs of members through offering special interest groups, supporting your satellite community, and for your efforts in retaining and recruiting members.
Award: Excellence
STC Region: 3
Citation: For reaching out to other groups on campus through workshops; for clearing up administrative procedures, records, and documentation; and for applying for and receiving funds to support your members’ STC conference attendance.
Award: Excellence
STC Region: 4
Citation: For the accomplishment of in-depth initiatives, which beautifully align with the successful operation of a community.
Award: Excellence
STC Region: 3
Citation: For your excellent efforts in "telling our powerful story" about STC, both within and outside your community, and for continuing, excellent support of upcoming technical communicators in your area, both at the college and high school levels.
Award: Excellence
STC Region: 5
Citation: For establishing effective communication between your community's leaders and members, implementing a strategic planning model, and strengthening ties with other communities and organizations.
Award: Excellence
STC Region: 4
Citation: For outreach to industry, other STC communities, and members through programs, networking opportunities, and innovative career development activities.
Award: Excellence
STC Region: 7
Citation: For strong support of two satellite groups, allowing them the advantages of a larger community.
Award: Excellence
STC Region: 2
Citation: For excelling in member programs and communication with members, co-sponsoring important events with other organizations, and taking advantage of your unique opportunity to interact with STC office staff.
Award: Excellence
STC Region: 0
Citation: For offering assistance to the World Wide Web Consortium to help with their guidelines for publishing to the Web.
Award: Merit
STC Region: 8
Citation: For your initiatives to provide value to your members through increased public relations and participation within the academic community.
Award: Merit
STC Region: 1
Citation: For the successful redesign of your Web site and newsletter and celebrating 50 years as a vital STC community.
Award: Merit
STC Region: 1
Citation: For increased support of your scholarship program and hosting a successful conference despite an ice storm.
Award: Merit
STC Region: 5
Citation: For an impressive level of service to your five members and the technical communicators in the New Mexico college community.
Award: Merit
STC Region: 1
Citation: For an innovative approach to providing additional programs and seminars for your membership by joining The Professional Collaborative.
Award: Merit
STC Region: 7
Citation: For a hugely successful competition—286 percent increase in net profit from your competition.
Award: Merit