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1999-2000 Technical Publications Competition Winners
• Best of Show
• Distinguished Technical Communication
• Excellence
• Merit
• Achievement
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.
Technical Publications Statistics
Award Breakdown
Total entries: 97
Total award winners: 79
Total award winners: 79
Distinguished: 12 (includes 1 Best of Show)
Excellence: 15
Merit: 28
Achievement: 24
Excellence: 15
Merit: 28
Achievement: 24
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.
| Entry title | Contributors | Company |
|---|---|---|
| Best of Show | ||
|
Ballistic Missile Defense Organization 1998 Technology Applications Report |
Lisa Hylton Pat Hartary |
National Technology Transfer Center |
| Distinguished Technical Communication | ||
|
Ballistic Missile Defense Organization 1998 Technology Applications Report |
Lisa Hylton Pat Hartary |
National Technology Transfer Center |
| Getting Started with SMAdmin, Release 1.0 |
Susan McGuire Kathy Hawkins |
FileTek, Inc. |
|
Group 1 Software ListManager User's Guide |
Rebecca Dinerman Prateeti Punja Ballal Eric Weitzel |
Group 1 Software |
|
Lupus: A Patient Care Guide for Nurses and Other Health Professionals |
Ray Fleming | NIAMS |
|
MAC® 5000 Resting ECG Analysis System Operator's Manual |
Debra M. Wagner | GE Marquette Medical Systems |
| Oceanic Modernization Service |
Elizabeth Reed A. Paul Clousse Curtice Lewis |
ARINC |
|
Postal Explorer Users Guide |
Anne Emmerth Patrick S. McCabe |
United States Postal Service |
| RightFAX 7.0 Administrator's Guide | Drew Peckham | AVT Corporation |
|
StorHouse System Administrator's Guide, Release 5.2 |
Susan McGuire Sandy Cornfeld Kathy Hawkins |
FileTek, Inc. |
| USDA National Canine Operations Manual |
John L. Patterson Dawn A. Wade Rebecca L. Frasure Beverly Gordon |
USDA |
| U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command Guidebook for Oil Pollution Abatement Systems on Surface Ships |
Harold W. Hofstad Donald White Lawrence Gallagher Sam Smith |
|
|
Writing and Organizing Readable Documentation (WORD) |
Joy Powell Elaine McNeary Anne Hagerty Smith |
Inter-National Research Institute, Inc. |
| Excellence | ||
| 1999 Rebuild America National Forum |
D&R International, Ltd. Kittner Design U.S. Department of Energy—Rebuild America Program |
D&R International, Ltd. |
| 3COM USB Network Interface Installation Guide & Reference Guide | Kate Tuck | 3COM |
| ARINC 1998 Annual Report |
Sheryl R. Sieracki David Sattler Raymond M. Glennon |
ARINC |
| Bentley Systems, PlantSpace P&ID User Course Guide |
Tony Cleveland Paul Snizek Dorothea White |
Bentley Systems, Inc. |
| ENERGY STAR Buildings Commercial Real Estate Program Marketing Brochure |
Deborah Cloutier Deborah Eckbreth |
ICF Consulting |
| Feature Article: "A throbbing in the air" | Elia T. Ben-Ari | American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) |
| Low-Voltage Controlgear, Switchgear and Systems Controls and Distribution | Michael Gieselman | Siemens AG |
| BMDO Update |
Lisa Hylton Pat Hartary Lan Crickman |
National Technology Transfer Center |
| "NOTES", the WJHU Newsletter |
Alice J. Becker Carol Harper, WJHU Gary Levine Ann Grillo Howard Korn Eli Renn Dan Curry |
|
| Office of Industrial Technologies Brochure | Louis J. Sousa | Department of Energy |
| Publication 95, Quick Service Guide | Patrick S. McCabe | United States Postal Service |
| Set of Information Source Module (ISM) Guides-Categorizer ISM Guide and Costing ISM Guide |
Lina Scorza Lee Yee |
XACCT Technologies |
| StorHouse SQL Quick Reference |
Sherri Andersen Sandy Cornfeld Kathy Hawkins |
FileTek, Inc. |
| TREEV 2000™ Installation and Configuration Guide |
Amy Poos Heli Roosild Peny Lang |
TREEV, Inc. |
| Versatile, flexible, robust-35B4 membrane keyboards | Ludmila Stupp | Siemens AG |
| Merit | ||
| 3RG7 Opto-BERO Optical Proximity Switches | Stefanie Griesheimer | Siemens AG |
| AQueView™ Quickstart Kit | Maggie Friedrich | Lucent Technologies |
| Catch the Spirit Newsletter |
Cara Stockham Mary Beth Hebert |
Lucent Technologies |
| CenterStage/Extended for StorageTek Tape Library | David DePerro | Softworks, Inc. |
| DataTREEV™ Getting Started Guide | Amy Poos | TREEV, Inc. |
| HomePath® Adviser User's Guide | Andrea G. Kenner | Fannie Mae |
| Life Technologies: Capabilities Brochure and Inserts | Tina Martin | Martin-Schaffer, Inc. |
| Life Technologies: Gateway Cloning Technology Flyer | Tina Martin | Martin-Schaffer, Inc. |
| Life Technologies: Gene Discovery Services Ad Campaign | Tina Martin | Martin-Schaffer, Inc. |
| Micros Systems, Inc. 3400 Setup Guide | Wendy A. Super | Micros Systems |
| Network Modeling News |
Susan J. Grodsky John Porter David M. Taylor |
MIL 3 |
| New Photoelectric Proximity Switches | Stefanie Griesheimer | Siemens AG |
| The OIT Times Newsletter | Louis J. Sousa | Department of Energy |
| Online Media Room Guided Tour |
Kit Bigler Andrew Lefko James Stolp |
USWeb/CKS |
| PacketStar™ PSAX 2300 Promotional Materials |
Norma Emery Cara Stockham Majorie Daheuille |
Lucent Technologies |
| P$YCLE Marketer's Guide | Suzanne Larkins | Claritas, Inc. |
| Physician Scheduler 4.0 Administrator's Guide | Mitch Duvall | MSI Software |
| PRIZM Cluster Snapshots | Suzanne Larkins | Claritas, Inc. |
| PSAX 2300 Product Information Kit |
Lynn Gandy Judy O'Neill |
Lucent Technologies |
| Publication 49, Preparing Standard Mail |
Anne M. Emmerth Robert McVeary |
|
| Super-bright LED's for Command and Signalling Devices | Dagmar Erhardt | Siemens AG |
| SIGUARD 3RG785 Safety Edges | Dagmar Erhardt, Roland Pürner | Siemens AG |
| SIGUARD 8WD Signalling Devices: Modular Connectivity | Dagmar Erhardt, Roland Pürner | Siemens AG |
| SIGUARD 3RG781 Light Curtains-Always on the safe side | Roland Pürner | Siemens AG |
| SIGNUM Metallic 35B3 Catalog 1999 | Dagmar Erhardt | Siemens AG |
| Tracker 99 User's Manual, Version 1.4 | Kathleen Burke Yoshida | FGM Inc. |
| Ultrasonic Proximity Switches Sonar-BERO for All Applications |
Karl Heinz Gauglitz Stefan Lechner |
Siemens AG |
| XACCT Interface Server User Guide |
Lina Scorza Lee Yee |
XACCT Technologies |
| Achievement | ||
| 35B1 Pushbutton Units and Indicator Lights | Dagmar Erhardt | Siemens AG |
| 8WA1-8WA2 Terminal Blocks |
Hiltrud Theiss Veronika Racek |
Siemens AG |
| ADC Teledata ClearAccess System Description |
Debbie Pulver Yaniv Nir |
ADC Teledata |
| Airway Facilities FY98 Performance Report |
Ellen Claire Roth Michael Porcaro |
|
| American Nurses Publishing 1999 Publications Catalog |
Ronald Taylor Rosanne O'Connor Carole Hope Goodman |
American Nurses Association |
| BioScience, the Journal of the American Institute of Biological Sciences |
Richard T. O'Grady Rebecca Chasan |
American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) |
| Compass Applications Guide |
Suzanne Larkins Leda Farbstein |
Claritas, Inc. |
| Control Your Internet Publication: Design & Style |
Cheryl L. Dwyer Tammy Hale Angela Weber |
Worldweb.net |
| eBuddy User Manual | Stephen D. Murphy | |
| E-ssentials: The Georgetown Student Guide to Campus Technology |
Christopher Davis Jill Hollingsworth Daniel Krebs Richard Avramenko Michael Buchsteiner David Hagen Chris Megill Mark Jakobs Bonnie Tyler Lorenzo Williams Monica Williams |
Georgetown University |
| Examining Richard Selzer's "Liver" | Ronald J. Nelson | James Madison University |
| Glass Project Fact Sheet Series | Julianne Trabucchi | Energetics, Inc. |
| IBM PGA TOUR Player Laptop Program User Guide |
Judith S. Kreger Gerald Pyle |
IBM |
| Japanese Beetle Program Manual |
Robert A. Schall Roz Prince |
USDA |
| Locamation Industrial Computer Products Manual | Patricia R. Bergsma | Locamation B.V. |
| Managed Services Methodology |
Kit Bigler Lauren Anthone Lisa Yantiss James Stolp |
USWeb/CKS |
| PacketStar™ Route Server Module User's Guide | Daree Allen | Lucent Technologies |
| Printing with Physician Scheduler 4.0 | Mitch Duvall | MSI Software |
| The RWD Technology Report Newsletter |
Tony Caruso Cindy Tolson |
RWD Technologies |
| SIGNUM 36B3 Metallic Command Devices | Dagmar Erhardt | Siemens AG |
| The SIGNUM 3SB3 Twin Pushbutton Unit | Dagmar Erhardt | Siemens AG |
| SIGNUM 3SE3 position switches with separate actuators | Roland Pürner | Siemens AG |
| SIMATIC ET 200S: 80% less wiring, 50% more space |
Andreas Thomas Renate Urasoi |
Siemens AG |
| SIRIUS 3RN1 Thermistor Protection Relays: A Heat Shield for Any Application | Rudolf Pels | Siemens AG |
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