The Ken Rainey Award for Excellence in Research was established by STC in 2006 to celebrate and honor Professor Ken Rainey’s passion for research that results in improvements to technical communication, especially to practice. The goal of the award is to encourage quality and excellence in technical communication research by honoring those whose research studies have made an outstanding contribution to the field. The committee for this year’s award is George Hayhoe, Carol Barnum, Judy Ramey, Ann-Marie Grissino, and Dan Portwood.
This year’s winner is Stephanie Rosenbaum. Her citation reads:
For her pioneering work in developing new usability research methods, her generosity in sharing insights and techniques through publications and conference presentations, and her exemplary role as mentor and coach of others interested in conducting research.
“Stephanie’s career in research spans 24 years,” Hayhoe, chair of the committee, said. “She has been what one of the judges called a ‘reflective practitioner,’ who has applied the results of her research to her consultancy. She has also been a pioneer in research in the field of usability.”
Congratulations to Stephanie for this well-deserved honor.
