2002-2003 STC Newsletter Competition Winners

STC newsletters play an integral role in communicating news and information about the technical communication profession among members of STC chapters, student chapters, and special interest groups (SIGs). They also help both members and nonmembers develop interest in Society goals and activities at the chapter, regional, and Society levels.

The STC newsletter competition honors chapter and SIG newsletter editors who achieve these goals and excel in creating newsletters that exhibit effective design, layout, and editorial qualities. The award-winning newsletters demonstrate the importance of the skills and talents of perceptive, dedicated newsletter editors. The editors and other contributors deserve much praise for their expertise in publishing exceptional STC newsletters.

Winners List (PDF, 165 KB)
Note: Newsletters below that have an asterisk are Web-based newsletters.

 

Best of Show and Award of Distinguished Technical Communication
Chapter	Newsletter	Awards
East Bay	Devil Mountain Views* Ashwini Tharval Elaine Parrish Hasmig Vasgerdsian Angelina Nachimuthu Becky Rude	Best of Show Distinguished Most Improved     (chapters 151-300) Commentary:  PDF, Word

Chapters with more than 600 members
Chapter	Newsletter	Award
Boston	Boston Broadside*  Daphna Edgar Darlene Doehrmann Margie Gooding	Merit Commentary:  PDF, Word
Puget Sound	Sound Off!*  Kelly Malleck Bill Reinert Linda Caputo Anette Olney	Merit Commentary:  PDF, Word
Washington, DC	Capital Letter*  Pam Muskat Jennifer Taylor EC Eklund Joe Halleman	Merit Commentary:  PDF, Word
Chapters with 301-600 members
Chapter	Newsletter	Award
Atlanta	CommLink  Karen Massie-Stucker Al Hood Carol Lovelady Brian Curtis	Merit Commentary:  PDF, Word
Houston	Dateline Houston*  Rebecca Taylor Erika Frensley Cathy Bettoney	Merit Commentary:  None
Lone Star	Technically Write*  Douglas Dow Kate Pilkington	Merit and Most Improved    (chapters 301-600) Commentary:  PDF, Word
Orange County	Techniscribe  Cassandra Hearn Barbara Young Rosemary Hulce James Haendiges	Merit Commentary:  PDF, Word
Rocky Mountain	Technicalities*  Ron Arner Stephen Wertzbaugher Stacy Leeds Jay Mead Bridget Julian	Merit Commentary:  PDF, Word
Toronto	Communication Times  Vaishali Somasundaram Laurie Pearce Karen Plosz	Merit Commentary:  PDF, Word
Willamette Valley	Willamette Galley*  Robin Schuckmann Ken Miller	Merit Commentary:  PDF, Word
Chapters with 151-300 members
Chapter	Newsletter	Award
East Bay	Devil Mountain Views* Ashwini Tharval Elaine Parrish Hasmig Vasgerdsian Angelina Nachimuthu Becky Rude	Best of Show Distinguished Most Improved     (chapters 151-300) Commentary:  PDF, Word
San Diego	Signature*  Lana Walker-Helmuth Sharon Bradshaw Pamela Fridie Elizabeth Vollbach	Excellence Commentary:  PDF, Word
Alberta	Superscript*  Jessie Channey Lorraine Gorman Jean Bauer Helen Schleedoorn	Merit Commentary:  PDF, Word
Berkeley	Ragged Left  Jessica Livingston Kathryn Munn	Merit  Commentary:  PDF, Word
Central Ohio	Techniquill  Josette Schaber BJ Foster Diane Barnum	Merit  Commentary:  PDF, Word
Hoosier	Interface*  Amanda Cross	Merit Commentary:  PDF, Word
Northeast Ohio	Lines & Letters  Sharon Ambro Karla Caldwell	Merit  Commentary:  PDF, Word
Phoenix	Rough Draft  Katherine E. Graden Carleton R. Gotlieb Freya Y. Winsberg	Merit Commentary:  PDF, Word
Sacramento	The Capital Letter  Liz Wallen	Merit Commentary:  PDF, Word
Suncoast	WriteUp  Lou Martindale Sheena Salmon	Merit Commentary:  PDF, Word
Chapters with 76-150 members
Chapter	Newsletter	Award
Palm Beaches	The Wave  Elaine C. Malfas	Excellence and  Most Improved    (chapters 76-150) Commentary:  PDF, Word
Israel	i-contact  Leah Guren Karen Kozek Dudu Koren Mark Levinson	Merit Commentary:  PDF, Word
Chapters with < 76 members
Chapter	Newsletter	Award
Alamo	The Alamo Tech Line  Deborah C. Wood	Excellence Commentary:  PDF, Word
Eastern Iowa	Lines*  Diane Borgwardt Deborah Hammond	Excellence Commentary:  PDF, Word
Southern Arizona	The Border Line*  Carrie D. Cooper Beth Kane	Excellence and  Most Improved    (chapters <76) Commentary:  PDF, Word
India	Indus*  Pawan Nayar Edwin Skau Frederick Menezes	Merit Commentary:  PDF, Word
Manitoba	Manuscript  Jamie Zukewick Jana Busse Auli Ingman Henry Shorr	Merit Commentary:  PDF, Word
Piedmont	Piedmont Press* Gary Haynes Andrea McCauley Tonya Styers Bovender	Merit Commentary:  PDF, Word
Student Chapters
Chapter	Newsletter	Award
North Carolina St. U.	Technically Speaking  Jamerica Self Sarah Egan Warren Lars Nelson	Merit Commentary:  PDF, Word
Oklahoma St. U.	The Spur  Holly Kamp Kari Scott	Merit and  Most Improved    (student chapters) Commentary:  PDF, Word
Utah St. U.	Synopsis  Melissa Burt Peter Blair Merinda Techmeyer Mark Nelson	Merit Commentary:  PDF, Word
Special Interest Groups
SIG	Newsletter	Award
Quality	DocQment*  Jeff Staples Suzanne Cole Rosie Walker Linda Sanning	Merit Commentary:  PDF, Word
Usability	Usability Interface  David Dick Alice Preston Becky Kinder Tom Weimer	Merit Commentary:  PDF, Word