STC is pleased to announce that 35 distinguished members have been named Fellows and Associate Fellows of the Society. They will be recognized at the Honors Banquet at the 2011 STC Summit in Sacramento this year.
STC awards the rank of Associate Fellow to Senior Members who have attained distinction in the field of technical communication.
The rank of STC Fellow is conferred upon Associate Fellows who have attained such eminence in the field of technical communication that the Board deems them worthy of being singled out as one of the select few who have distinguished the Society and the profession.
All Summit attendees are welcome to attend the Honors Banquet; please purchase your ticket when you register for the conference. A limited number of tickets will be available for sale onsite.
Congratulations to all the honorees, listed below with the preliminary citation.
Associate Fellows
Maryann Bowen
For her many contributions to the technical communication profession and for her tireless efforts in support of STC at the chapter, regional, and, in particular, the truly international level.
Mark H. Clifford
For continuous and passionate promotion of the profession of technical communication and its practitioners across the globe and for conscientious, wise, and distinguished service as an STC executive leader.
Louellen Sue Coker
For her constant quest in encouraging students and peers to enter and remain in the field of technical communication, her effective ability serving as a mentor, and her continuing contributions in professional development of others.
Donn R. DeBoard
For his advocacy for STC and the profession, his continuing support of the Philadelphia Metro Chapter, and for his research and insights that have contributed to the body of technical communication knowledge.
Menno D.T. de Jong
For your contributions to research in technical communication; developing technical communication as an academic discipline, especially within the Netherlands; for conveying technical communication principles into other disciplines; and for editing STC’s Technical Communication journal.
Joseph J. Devney
For promoting and advancing technical communication, freely sharing his expertise, and building bridges to related disciplines, and for service to the STC Berkeley Chapter and the Society.
Leah Guren
For using passion, humor, and expertise to bring a world of students closer to technical communication, and for bringing STC closer to the world.
Rob Hanna
For outstanding mentorship and leadership, for dedicated service to STC at all levels, and for ground-breaking contributions to the field of technical communication.
Chris Hester
For innovative and passionate professional explorations; for devoting time and attention to assisting the success of professional, academic, and social communities; and for motivating others to grow their own ideas.
Russel Hirst
For his dedication to students’ pursuit of excellence, service to STC, and collaboration with other technical communicators to share the best of academe with practitioners and bringing the world of practice into the academy.
Char James-Tanny
For exceptional achievements in technical communication, prolific sharing of knowledge and expertise, and giving of your service to the Society.
Mimi Jones
For unbroken dedication and service to the South Carolina Midlands Chapter of STC in leading its rebirth and its continued impact to the technical communication profession.
Steven Jong
For your pursuit of excellence in technical communication, your teaching of best practices, your insights into document quality, your leadership as Boston president and STC director, and your role in bringing certification to our profession.
Elisa Kaplan Miller
For her longstanding dedication to creating programs like SIN SIG, and her willingness to serve the Lone Star Community and give of herself to further the profession of technical communication.
Carolyn Kelley Klinger
For continuing leadership, innovation, and unfailing enthusiasm assisting the advancement of technical communication as a profession and for encouraging participation in the Washington, DC Chapter and the Society.
Elizabeth L. Kent
For her commitment to promoting the profession of technical communication by selflessly mentoring others, promoting lifelong learning, and serving for over 10 years on the STC Carolina Competitions Committee.
Meredith Blackwelder Kinder
For extraordinary dedication and commitment to the technical communication profession serving as co-manager of the Society’s Technical Editing SIG and using her education and skills to assist others with their communications.
Ed Marshall
For undying passion and steadfast devotion to promoting best practices in technical documentation and processes, sharing knowledge and supporting others in the technical communication field, and using technical communication skills to support non-technical community groups.
Dorothy E. McDuffie
For exceptional, continuous service to the STC-ETC as an inspirational builder and sustainer, selfless dedication to the Practical Conference on Communication, connecting organizations for mutual benefit, and for mentoring both experienced and new technical communicators.
Paul Mueller
For leadership and service to STC at all levels, and for promoting and advancing the technical communication profession by mentoring and educating others.
Naomi B. Robbins
For teaching and sharing her expertise in the effective presentation of quantitative information through visualizing and expressing mathematical and statistical data and making it accessible to a wide audience.
Kirk St. Amant
For contributions to the advancement of research and teaching in intercultural technical communication and for contributions to academic editing and publishing in technical communication.
Joe Welinske
For your passion exploring new technologies, advancing the user assistance field, and for selflessly sharing your expertise with technical communicators all over the world through events sponsored by WritersUA, STC, and other organizations.
Robert G. Young
For consistent contributions to NEO STC, collaborating with other communication organizations, and for long-term unwavering loyalty to the STC and its membership by helping to further members’ goals as well as advance our profession.
Mark Zachry
For your exemplary contributions to the technical communication and usability fields, over 20 years of involvement in different levels of STC, excellent contributions as a researcher, and for your educational leadership as a dedicated instructor.
Fellows
Michael Albers
For outstanding contributions to the field of technical communication in the classroom, in research, and in the world of work.
Nancy Coppola
For her work in teaching, research, and service; for her work in the development of the STC Body of Knowledge; and for her student mentoring activities.
Scott DeLoach
For his work in the field of online help and user assistance and for his many presentations and publications that have made him a strong influence in the field of user assistance and online help.
Elizabeth Frick
For outstanding achievement as a dedicated teacher and mentor of technical communicators through style guides, best practices, and public service presentations; for innovative training methods using a variety of media; and for distinguished service to the Society.
Manuel Gordon
For exemplary service as an educator, consultant, and mentor, and for stalwart service to the Society.
Michael Harvey
For dedicated work in the service of clear and effective communication and for tireless leadership of the Carolina Chapter of STC.
Caroline Jarrett
For exceptional service as an innovative usability designer and researcher who has contributed strategic leadership to the STC Body of Knowledge project; for promoting technical communication by sharing best practices in website design; and for involvement in the community and allied professional organizations.
Cheryl Landes
For exceptional service as an innovative usability designer and researcher who has contributed to the STC Body of Knowledge; for promoting technical communication by sharing best practices in website design; and for involvement in the community and allied professional organizations.
Brian Lindgren
For outstanding contributions to Society leadership at all levels as a mentor, as a manager of competitions, and as a volunteer to improve publications and to promote the value of STC to students, business, and professionals.
Richard Mateosian
For outstanding contributions to the technical communication field, tireless service to STC at the chapter and Society level, and continued outreach to other technical organizations to demonstrate to them the value of effective communication.
