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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 | ||
| Ballistic Missile Defense Organization 1998 Technology Applications Report |
Lisa Hylton Pat Hartary |
National Technology Transfer Center |
| Excellence | ||
| Lupus: A Patient Care Guide for Nurses and Other Health Professionals | Ray Fleming | NIAMS |
| Group 1 Software ListManager User's Guide |
Rebecca Dinerman Prateeti Punja Ballal Eric Weitzel |
Group 1 Software |
| Merit | ||
| MAC® 5000 Resting ECG Analysis System Operator's Manual | Debra M. Wagner | GE Marquette Medical Systems |
| Postal Explorer Users Guide |
Anne Emmerth Patrick S. McCabe |
United States Postal Service |
| StorHouse System Administrator's Guide, Release 5.2 |
Susan McGuire Sandy Cornfeld Kathy Hawkins |
FileTek, Inc. |
| Writing and Organizing Readable Documentation (WORD) |
Joy Powell Elaine McNeary Anne Hagerty Smith |
Inter-National Research Institute, Inc. |
STC Washington, DC Chapter