Each year, the Community Achievement Awards recognize a SIG, professional, or student chapter’s outstanding accomplishments in achieving the Society’s goals through a wide range of programs and activities. Communities are awarded Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards. The Community Achievement Awards are presented at STC Summit the year after the award was earned. The award reflects the year the award is presented, e.g. the 2019 award is for work completed in 2018.
This year, the Community Achievement Awards will be presented during the Leadership Program, Sunday, 5 May, 8:00 AM-Noon at the Hyatt Regency Denver. At that time, the winners will receive their Community Achievement Award certificates.
The Community of the Year and Most Improved Community Awards will be announced at the Honors Event (Tuesday, 7 May, 5:00-6:30 PM) at STC Summit in Denver, CO.
Now, we are pleased to announce this year’s Community Achievement Award winners! See the Community Achievement Awards page for more details.
Congratulations to all of our winners!
Platinum Communities
Chicago
For developing excellent and creative membership promotion, forging partnerships with professional organizations, offering a breadth of quality programs, and multi-channel communication with chapter members.
Florida
For your ongoing development of volunteers and leaders, and your virtual programming and outreach.
Philadelphia Metro
For thinking “out of the box” on unique ways to value members and re-think your 2019 conference location for increased attendance and volunteers.
Rochester
For your continued excellence in programs, outreach, and the annual Spectrum conference.
San Diego
For strength in mentoring programs, and outreach to members though virtual and real-world educational opportunities.
Southeastern Michigan
For providing formal and informal outreach and activities to members, and strength in student membership.
Texas Tech University Student Chapter
For strong membership growth and recognition; savvy social media strategy including YouTube; active leadership; and involvement in the local business, charitable, and STC communities.
Gold Communities
Arizona
For your innovative program ideas and use of new platforms to promote and share your chapter.
Carolina
For your variety in chapter programming, revamped website and blog, and for partnering with local organizations to cross-promote and host your activities.
Central New York
For your fierce dedication to promoting STC and its value to the technical communicators in central New York state.
Silver Communities
Houston
For strengthening relationships with the merged Austin chapter and with local organizations and students in the Houston area.
New England
For engaging with an external organization to recruit social media members, and for membership outreach to former chapter members to entice them to rejoin.
Northeast Ohio
For strong leadership, faithful Society promotion, relationships with other communities, active member engagement in person through programs and online through social media, Slack channel, newsletter, and email, member recognition, and mentorship of students.
Puget Sound
For providing a variety of innovative programs inside and outside of your community in job growth and education.
Technical Editing SIG
For the many ways in which you enrich your members, reach outside of STC to further your mission, and the innovative thoughts your SIG put forth.
Bronze Communities
India
For hosting multiple regional conference events, promoting STC India through social media and a newly developed App, and for increasing the visibility of technical communication throughout India.
Washington DC – Baltimore
For your competition, recurring social activities, dedication to students at GMU, and for partnering with other STC communities.