Today we start our build toward the Honors Banquet at the 2014 Technical Communication Summit. STC (and technical communication’s) best and brightest are celebrated at the Honor’s Banquet as part of the Summit. Here on STC’s Notebook, we’ll be highlighting a different set of honorees every week on Recognition Monday. The first set, below, are this year’s Fellows and Honorary Fellows, with their citations. Attending the Summit and want to help celebrate them in person? Sign up for the Honors Banquet when you register, or email Cheryl Miller if you’ve already registered for the Summit and want to add the Honors Banquet.
Associate Fellows
Beth Agnew
Citation: For a lifetime of continued dedication to technical communication as an ongoing learner, professor, and advocate, and for passionate promotion of both the profession and the practice.
Robert Rhyne Armstrong
Citation: For your pioneering work in the education of social media and social networking and the giving of your time and expertise to all levels of the technical communication communities and for your exemplary work in the student community.
Maria Antonieta Flores
Citation: For courage and persistence in your commitment to learning and exploring new technologies, and for your generously sharing your leadership, knowledge, and skills with the Berkeley Chapter, your STC colleagues, your coworkers, and your community.
Susan M. Haire
Citation: For generously sharing your expertise and inspiring technical communication learners and practitioners, for building bridges to their clients, and for your enduring commitment and contribution to the Manitoba Chapter and Society.
Mark Lewis
Citation: For your passionate contributions to the evolution of DITA and content management technologies, and for your generosity in sharing this with others without reservation within the Society and the profession.
Mike Murray
Citation: For clarity of vision, strength of purpose, power of communication, and creativity in leadership that has gracefully guided and deeply enriched the profession, the Society, the Central Florida community, and all who call him friend.
Cynthia Pao
Citation: For your dedicated service to STC at all levels and for advancing the technical communication profession by bringing the academic and industry communities together to motivate and engage their members.
Paula Robertson
Citation: For your continuous and passionate contributions of clear, concise, and accurate textual and visual information that satisfies the end user at the point of need.
Tricia Spayer
Citation: For your continuous promotion of the profession of technical communication, outstanding leadership and mentoring in the field, and engaging and effective presentations to audiences across disciplines.
Andrea J. Wenger
Citation: For your passionate commitment to clear and effective communication, promoting harmonious workplace relationships, and helping others on their path to professional development, and for dedicated service to STC and its communities.
Fellows
Donn R. DeBoard
Citation: For generous and sustained service to the Philadelphia Metro Chapter as speaker, mentor, and chapter leader; for innovation and inspiration in designing and creating customer-centered software documentation.
Joseph J. Devney
Citation: For dedication and commitment to STC at both the community and Society levels, and for consistent advancement of technical communication through knowledge sharing.
Leah Guren
Citation: For strong dedication and commitment to STC at all levels and to the profession of technical communication and its practitioners through myriad presentations and training events, and for advocating for global awareness within the Society.
Rebecca C. Hall
Citation: For excellence in designing and writing documentation that focuses on serving the customer, for guiding and inspiring colleagues, and for consistently setting a high standard of professionalism.
Robert B. Hanna
Citation: For dedication and commitment to STC, and for advancement of technical communication through structured authoring and single-source publishing.
Chris Hester
Citation: For generous and sustained service to the Chicago Chapter as a mentor and chapter leader, for dedication to the Technical Communication Summit through conference and program committee service, and for leadership in the technical communication and content strategy communities.
Paul Mueller
Citation: For exemplary dedication to the profession of technical communication, for leading successful project teams in a variety of disciplines, and for effective, visionary leadership that has enriched the STC Summit.
Kirk St.Amant
Citation: For academic research in the field of technical communication focused on the role information technology plays in globalizing best practices in technical communication and publishing extensively on your findings, and for bringing together members of different professional societies to foster inter-organizational collaboration.