Community Achievement Awards

The Community Achievement Award recognizes a SIG, professional or student chapter’s outstanding accomplishments in achieving the Society’s goals through a wide range of programs and activities. The Community Achievement Awards are presented at STC Summit the year after the award was earned. The award reflects the year the award is presented, e.g. the 2019 award is for work completed in 2018.

Community Executive Council will be notified of approval: After vote by STC Board of Directors, usually in March.

Awards Presented: At the CAC Virtual Leadership Program. Community of the Year and Most Improved Community awards are presented at the STC Honors Event at the STC Summit.

Nomination Process

Consult the guidelines for the complete nomination process.

Eligibility

Any STC Professional Chapter, Special Interest Group (SIG), or Student Chapter is eligible to apply for a Community Achievement Award.

2022 Calendar Year Applications are due: 31 January 2023.

Guidelines

Community Achievement Award Guidelines:

CAA Guidelines – 2022 Calendar Year

Application

Community Achievement Award Application:

CAA Application 2022 Calendar Year

Completed applications and supporting material should be sent to: caa@stc.org

Contact

Community Achievement and Pacesetter Awards Committee

Community Achievement Award Honorees

2023 Awards for the 2022 Calendar Year

Community of the Year

Chicago Chapter

For excellence in every area of service to your community and to the profession of technical communication. Your dedicated leaders create an outpouring of opportunities to engage, educate, and nurture current and future STC members.

Community of the Year

Most Improved Community

North Texas Lone Star Chapter

For continuing to make consistent gains in programming, leadership, promotion, and innovation, with a strong showing in all areas of community excellence.

Ohio Chapter

For building on your community’s strength over the last two years by making great gains in outreach and leadership, while maintaining your strengths in programming and membership support.

Most Improved

Platinum Community Award

Carolina Chapter

For promoting the technical communication profession through a robust mentoring program.

Chicago Chapter

For consistently promoting STC and the technical communication profession through growth opportunities for students, members, and volunteers.

IDL SIG

For consistently developing the IDL SIG to serve both your community’s members and the Society, and for providing a variety of virtual sessions to share ideas and knowledge.

Michigan Great Lakes Chapter

For providing your members rich opportunities to shape technical communication, both within and beyond Michigan Great Lakes Chapter.

North Texas Lone Star Chapter

For fostering social connection and member achievement through member gatherings, member recognition, and interacting with the local community.

Washington DC-Baltimore Chapter

For promoting quality workshops, publishing newsletters regularly throughout the year, and collaborating with other STC communities.

Platinum

Gold Community Award

Ohio Chapter

For creating a stronger technical communication community through collaboration and a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion ( DEI).

Gold

Silver Community Award

None awarded.

Silver

Bronze Community Award

Rochester Chapter

For supporting the development of technical communication through extensive educational programming.

South Central Texas Chapter

For strong leadership, programs and promotions that support the technical communication profession year after year.

Technical Editing SIG

For a busy and productive year of value-adding programs such as the EdEx 22 virtual mini- conference and other programs, along with the trusted and popular Corrigo newsletter, which provides both SIG members and the technical communication community with informative, educational, and engaging content.

Bronze

Historical Awardees