Each year, the Society for Technical Communication sponsors international competitions through which technical communicators have the opportunity to receive recognition for their work. STC chapters hold preliminary competitions from which Excellence and Distinguished Award winners advance to the international level. Each entry is judged against criteria that measure the degree of technical content, achievement of purpose, and technical execution whether online or in printed deliverable. This year, there were 59 entries with 32 winners, or 54% receiving awards. Thanks to ISA Competition General Manager John Hedtke, ISA Competition Judging Manager Karen Rempel, and STC Office Competition Liaison Elaine Gilliam.
Competitions are open to technical communication professionals. You do not have to be a member of STC to participate. This year’s winners are listed below:
Best of Show
Material Hoist Instructional Video
Entered by Brett Millar, Rebecca Firestone, and Benjamin Materna
Citation: This flawless video sets a new standard for communicating product knowledge, best practices, and safety. The pacing is superb, there’s a Spanish subtitle track, and the video was shot in a single day. The video anticipates everything the watcher could want, from setting up and breaking down, effective safety procedures, and even how to load the hoist into the truck correctly.
Distinguished
Argonne Winter Footwear Safety Video
Entered by Diana Anderson, Jim Corsolini, and Dan Harris
Hypertherm HyPrecision 15/30/50 Waterjet Pump Operator Manual
Entered by K. Catten Ely
Johns Hopkins APL Technical Digest
Entered by Erin Richardson, Kelly Livieratos, Diane Dorsey, Ken Moscati, and Shannon Nelson
Virginia Tech Electrical and Computer Engineering Magazine
Entered by Eileen Baumann, Sara Gundersen, Kara Baumann, David Franusich, and Andrew Beaver
Award of Excellence
2014 Annual Report (Johns Hopkins APL)
Entered by Peggy Moore and Magda Saina
Legal Issues in Global Contexts: Perspectives on Technical Communication in an International Age
Entered by Kirk St.Amant, Martine Courant Rife, TyAnna Herrington, Wendy Kraglund-Gauthier, and David C. Young
Seven Years of Atidim & Ofakim Research Awards at Rambam Health Care Campus
Entered by Deborah E.-S. Hemstreet and M. Greenzweig
Stadium and Arena Design
Entered by John Pascoe, Peter Culley, Gavin Jamieson, Jo Squires, and Rebecca Taylor
SAS® Mobile BI: Accessibility Features for Users with Low Vision
Entered by Karen Mobley, Jesse Olley, Ed Summers, and Brad Kellam
Eaton ePDU G3 Documentation Suite
Entered by Toni Jones, Laura Caldwell, and J.B. Vialle
Enterprise Deployment Guide for Oracle WebCenter Content
Entered by Bonnie Vaughan and Lingaraj Nayak
HP ProBook 430 G3 Notebook PC – Maintenance and Service Guide
Entered by Sheri Ahlhardt, David Vasek, and Ken Rood
KitchenAid Spiralizer Attachment Print to Digital Initiative
Entered by Jane Lockhart, Kristin Toney, Terry Steven
Xprecia Stride User Guide
Entered by Michael Mai, Amelia D’Attilio, and Laura Tafuri
Award of Merit
2014 ALCF Annual Report
Entered by Renee Carlson and ALCF Communications Team
Adaptive Code via C#
Entered by Gary McLean Hall and Devon Musgrave
Exhaled Electronic Cigarette Emissions: What’s Your Secondhand Exposure?
Entered by Joanne Studders, Alisa Clifford, and Sonja Douglas
Lignocellulosic Biomass for Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts
Entered by Kris Christen, Judy Wyrick, Holly Haun, Betty Mansfield, and Marissa Mills
The Center for Nanoscale Materials at Argonne National Laboratory
Entered by Joseph Harmon, Michele Nelson, and Kathleen Carrado Gregar
Welcome to Argonne
Entered by Katherine Obmascik and Sana Sandler, Radiation Protection Program
Panther System Training Manual
Entered by Steve Janoff, Ray Pilla, Cynthia Kratz, Hologic Diagnostic Solutions Technical Writing, and Hologic Diagnostic Solutions Technical Training
TracVision TV-series Technical Training — E-learning Course
Entered by Mike Nelson
Multimedia Communication Services: Presentation to RTI’s Executive Leadership Team
Entered by Benjamin Gil, Tayo Jolaoso, and Shari Lambert
SAS® Mobile BI 7.31 for iOS: Quick Tour of VoiceOver Support
Entered by Ed Summers, Jesse Olley, and Karen Mobley
CA Data Content Discovery for z/OS 1.0 Wiki
Entered by Kris Horgen and Jaysa Tammaro
CA Performance Management 2.6.0 Wiki
Entered by Anatoly Klebanov and Chazz Kellner
GE Power & Water: Waukesha Gas Engine Technical Publications website
Entered by Robert VanKammen and Joseph Terzeiva
Hamilton Beach Dual Breakfast Burrito Maker Use and Care Guide
Entered by Earl Peters, Jennifer Mitchell, and Chad Cole
Mobile Common Reference Data
Entered by Jennifer Hess
Nuix Developer Portal
Entered by Consuelo Del Palacio, Dana Feeney, Maria Verlengia, Martin Dyas, and Keerthi Padmanabhan
PROC TABULATE by Example, Second Edition
Entered by Brenna Leath, Lauren Lake, Julie McKnight, Kathy Restivo, and Denise Jones
