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• Distinguished Technical Communication
• Excellence
• Merit
Congratulations to all the Washington, DC Chapter winners who won awards at the STC International Competition level!
The winners of the Washington, DC Chapter's Distinguished Technical Communication award were entered in the International Technical Publications Competition (ITPC). Winners of the ITPC are presented at the Annual Conference in May.
Winners at the international level are entitled to display the STC competition award emblem.
| Entry title | Contributors | Company |
|---|---|---|
| Distinguished Technical Communication | ||
| Genetic Basics | Tabitha Powledge, Ann Dieffenbach, Laurie Tompkins, Ph.D. | National Institute of General Medical Sciences, NIH |
| Excellence | ||
| The Structures of Life | Alisa Zapp Machalek | National Institute of General Medical Sciences, NIH |
| 1997 Health and Health Care of the Medicare Population | Barbara Brickman, Karen Moyes | Westat |
| Merit | ||
| Agenda, Rebuild America National Forum 2001 | Alex Zartman, Susan Gardner, Wendi Kamtman | D&R International |
| Invitrogen GIBCO Cytogenetics Campaign | Martin-Schaffer, Inc. | Martin-Schaffer, Inc. |
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