By Nicky Bleiel
The Society for Technical Communication recognizes individual member achievement through several awards programs. Below is information on two.
Jay R. Gould Award for Excellence in Teaching Technical Communication
The Jay R. Gould Award honors the distinguished teaching career of Professor Gould and celebrates true academic mentorship, demonstrated by the personal and professional concern that great teachers extend to their students beyond the classroom.
The Gould award nominating committee is seeking nominees for the award. To be eligible, a nominee must have been a member of STC for at least ten years and must have been involved in postsecondary education for at least fifteen years. Current STC board members and members of the Gould award nominating committee are not eligible.
Nominations are due by 7 November 2011.
Ken Rainey Award for Excellence in Research
The Ken Rainey Award honors the distinguished research contributions of Dr. Rainey, a professor at Southern Polytechnic State University and an STC Fellow who produced major research studies that continue to provide ongoing benefit to both practice and teaching in the field of technical communication.
This award honors research that has made positive, significant contributions to technical communication practice and teaching. One award will be given each year to an STC member who has made a positive difference to practice or teaching in the field of technical communication from conducting a lifetime of quality research in the field or from completing a single high-quality empirical study or a set of related high-quality studies.
To be eligible for the award, a nominee must have been a member of STC for at least one year. Nominations are due by 7 November 2011.
For more information on both of these awards and nomination forms, see www.stc.org/membership/recognition/awards.
