In 2016, the Society for Technical Communication sponsored international competitions through which technical communicators had 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. An entry must win an Award of Excellence or Distinguished Technical Communication at the chapter/regional level to qualify for submission to STC’s International Summit Awards (ISA) competition. Special thanks to Kit Brown-Hoekstra, Chair of the International Summit Awards Committee, and committee members Elizabeth Bailey, Sally Henschel, and Pamela Sarantos.
Below are the ISA entries that received Distinguished awards:
Key Substance Use and Mental Health Indicators in the United States: Results from the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health
Contributors: E. Andrew Jessup, Richard S. Straw, Valerie Garner, August J. Gering
KVH Mini-VSAT Broadband Crew Training Series
Contributor: Mike Nelson
Medidata Developer Central
Contributors: Charles Miller, Lelia Livadas, Nitza Hauser
RetinaVue 100 Imager Startup Guide
Contributor: Sandra Craig, Kenneth Reid
SAS(R) Event Stream Processing 4.2 Documentation
Contributors: Michael Harvey, Carolyn Sutton, Eric Harmeling
SAS(R) Mobile BI 8.1 for iPad and iPhone: Help
Contributors: Karen Mobley, Brad Kellam