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2002-2003 Technical Publications Competition Winners

• Best of Show
• Distinguished Technical Communication
• Excellence
• Merit

Congratulations to all the winners in the STC Washington, DC Chapter Online Communication, Technical Art, and Technical Publications competitions!

The competition rules and judging criteria are described on the Competitions page.

Winners of the Distinguished Technical Communication Award go on to the International Technical Publication Competition (ITPC). Winners of the ITPC are presented at the Annual Conference in May.

A marks the winning entries in the International Competition. Eight International Competition awards were given to our Technical Publications entries this year.

Winners for 2002-2003
Online Communication • Technical Art • Technical Publications

Entry title	Contributors	Company
Best of Show
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2002 Training Kit	Westat Graphic Arts Department, Lisa Rodriguez, Cindy Goode, and Angelica Nunez	Westat
Distinguished Technical Communication
To Comfort Always: A Nurse's Guide to End of Life Care	Rosanne O'Connor, Editor; Linda Norlander, Author; Stacy Maguire, Designer	American Nurses Association
JHU/Whiting School of Engineering Annual Report	Diana Whitman	JHU/Whiting School of Engineering
Invitrogen/GIBCO Serum-Free Cell Culture Ad	Tina Martin	Martin-Schaffer, Inc.
Invitrogen/GIBCO Serum-Free Cell Culture Ad	Tina Martin	Martin-Schaffer, Inc.
Teknos	Saul Dorfman, Robert Latham, Marilyn J. Seiber	Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology
Occupational Outlook Quarterly	Kathleen Green, Managing Editor; Matthew Mariani, Desktop Publisher; Olivia Crosby, Contributing Editor	U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Investigation Report, Thermal Decomposition Incident, BP Amoco Polymers, Inc.	Deborah Stocker, Stephen Selk, and Pamela Guandique	U. S. Chemical Safety Board
A Customer's Guide to Mailing	Carrie Witt, Anne Emmerth, Sherry Freda	U.S. Postal Service
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2002 Training Kit	Westat Graphic Arts Department, Lisa Rodriguez, Cindy Goode, and Angelica Nunez	Westat
Excellence
ASI for KVS Enterprise Vault Integration Guide	Sherri Andersen, Sandra Cornfeld, and Kathy Hawkins	FileTek, Inc.
Write It Right: Style Guide (for HNS Technical Manuals)	Janice Cadel	Hughes Network Systems
Write It Right: Work Instructions (For HNS Technical Manuals)	William Hagen	Hughes Network Systems
VX10-Cellular Phone User Guide	Eunhee Kim and Yong-Bae Kim	LG Electronics Inc.
Gene Logic Sales Materials	Tina Martin	Martin-Schaffer, Inc.
Grace Vydac Reversed-Phase HPLC Handbook	Tina Martin	Martin-Schaffer, Inc.
Invitrogen/GIBCO Neural Cell Culture Mailer	Tina Martin	Martin-Schaffer, Inc.
NIGMS Minority Programs Update	Susan J. Athey and Jillienne D. Mitchell	National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Missile Defense Technologies—Tools to Counter Terrorism	Lisa Hylton and Tabatha Spitzer	National Technology Transfer Center, Washington Operations
From Molecules to Medicines: Research and Training Programs of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences	Alisa Zapp Machalek	NIH/NIGMS
ECOFAST Motor Starters High Feature	Peter Lill and Erich Henle	Siemens AG
Manual for Totally Integrated Power	Peter Lill, Udo Grass, and Wolfgang Pilsl	Siemens AG
SIGNUM 3SB3 Command Devices: An illiminating range	Peter Lill, Johanna Angela Gebhardt, and Robert Gassner	Siemens AG
Investigation Report, Steel Manufacturing Incident, Bethlehem Steel Corporation	Deborah Stocker, David Heller, and Pamela Guandique	U. S. Chemical Safety Board
Merit
APD IMS Associate Feedback Survey	A. Ugur Akinci	ADP Medical Claims Services
Aether IP Template for FrameMaker User's Guide	Lauren Anthone and Terry Winchester	Aether Systems, Inc.
SIGNAL Magazine	Robert K. Ackerma	AFCEA
Code of Ethics for Nurses product set	Rosanne O'Connor; Eric Wurzbacher, Editor; Carole Goodman, Designer; Edwin Porciuncula, Designer/Compositor	American Nurses Association
Magnet Hospitals Revisited	Rosanne O'Connor; Eric Wurzbacher; Margaret McClure, Author/Content Editor; Ada Sue Hinshaw, Author/Content Editor	American Nurses Association
Nursing the Spirit: Art & Science of Applying Spiritual Care	Rosanne O'Connor; Eric Wurzbacher; Dorothy Wilt, Author/Content Editor; Carol Schucher, Author/Content Editor	American Nurses Association
Documentation Set for Anoto Application Development Kit	Jenny Anersson, Eva-Lotta Carolusson, Lori Osterholm, and Susanne Dyrhage	Anoto AB
ConsumerPoint Getting Started Guide	Leda D. Farbstein	Claritas Inc.
Moving from Prospect to Production in Five Easy Steps	Sandra Cornfeld and Kathy Hawkins	FileTek, Inc.
E-ssentials: A Student's Guide to Technology at Georgetown University	Devlan Nocera, Debbie Ginsburg, Robert Boyajian, and Mark Jacobs	Georgetown University
DIRECTV Digital Satellite Receiver Owner's Manual	Joseph Callow	Hughes Network Systems
NetCoPP User's Guide Release 3.2.0	Martha Williamson, Joyce Nailling Carr, Kimberly Reisler, and Martha Plummer Williamson	IMCI Technologies
Retrospective Study of Chlamydia trachomatis Using the Poolymerase Chain Reaction on Archival Papanicolaou-Stained Cytologic Smears	Doris P. Feldman, Sanford H. Feldman, Jamie L. Covell, and Henry Frierson, Jr.	James Madison University
Ukraine: A Technical Communication Perspective	Kirk St.Amant	James Madison University
Grace Vydac ShortFast Campaign	Tina Martin	Martin-Schaffer, Inc.
Invitrogen/GIBCO "Think Downstream" Ad	Tina Martin	Martin-Schaffer, Inc.
Orbital TMS SmartMDT (Smart Mobile Data Terminal) Manual	Alexandra Calloway and Tracy Johnson	Orbital TMS
Stewardship Report 2001	Richard L. Barron, Jr., Craig A. Seger, Gregory K. Thomas, and Craig P. Adams	General Physics Corp.
Ecofast: Elixir for the field level—to get your production into shape	Peter Lill, Jurgen Hofmann, Maik Buttner, Thomas Jansen	Siemens AG
Hear the difference—ultraprecise with ultrasonic	Peter Lill and Ethem Alagoz	Siemens AG
Safety Integrated: Solid-stat combinations and load feeders	Peter Lill, Stefanie Warmerdam, and Hainz Zippner	Siemens AG
Switching, Protecting, Starting. SIRIUS Product Overview	Peter Lill, Jutta Speitel, Gudrun Frank, and Robert Jung	Siemens AG
Tips & Tricks, IT Department Monthly Newsletter for Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young, LLP	Sarah Detwiler, Robyn Campbell, and Nick Stanziani	Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young, LLP
WesVar User's Guide	Westat Graphic Arts Department, Rick Valliant, Brandon Barnett, and Ben Gill	Westat

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