Less than a week until the Summit, so we're doing another double dose of Recognition Monday today! Below are this years honorees for the Pacesetter Awards. Attending the Summit and want to help celebrate them in person? Sign up for the Honors Banquet on-site, or email Cheryl Miller if you’ve already registered for the Summit and want to add the Honors Banquet.
The Pacesetter Award recognizes communities for the successful implementation of a single beneficial innovation that may be replicated by other STC communities. It honors those chapters that have done something unique indicating progress in their programs or growth. Congratulations to the honorees.
Carolina
For showing technical communicators how to use their skills to design a media kit and attract sponsors—a simple idea with admirable application.
Instructional Design and Learning SIG
For promoting STC and the IDL SIG through the creative use of a Virtual Open House, allowing current and prospective members to “meet” and chat and giving a large group of geographically divided members a sense of closeness.
New York Metro
For launching a “Year of Education” to encourage and support the education and development of future technical communicators, through partnership with academic institutions, a dedicated education section on the chapter website, the Research Assistance program, and the Talk to a Professional (TaP) service.
Southeastern Michigan
For putting in place a process to redesign and maintain your website using best practices and usability testing, making future changes easier and ensuring that future leaders can continue to manage the site with minimal training.
Collaboration between Orlando–Central Florida, Willamette Valley, and the Academic SIG
For creative collaboration among STC communities, for cultivating a partnership with the Sigma Tau Delta Society, and expanding interest in technical communication among students, thus ensuring an optimistic future for STC.