Registration begins 1 December 2011 for the - Home
- FAQs
- About Us
- What We Do
- Jobs
- Contact Us
- WDC-MB Members Only
- Site Info
- Print / Switch Styles
Pull browser window out or in to widen or shorten center column line length.
The following is the main content for the page.Chapter History
On this page:
Individual Honors
Chapter History—Special Recognitions
Chapter-Level Special Recognitions
| Year | Recipient | Honor |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Shirley G. Carter |  Shirley G. Carter Memorial Award. This is a chapter-level award to assist college students in the Washington, DC metropolitan area who are pursuing established degree programs in some area of technical communication and have completed at least one year of post-secondary education. |
| 1989 | Austin T. Brown |  The chapter's High School Science Writing Contest Scholarship was renamed as the Austin T. Brown Technical Communication Award Competition. (The fund was started in 1962.) This is a chapter-level award for high school students in the Washington, DC metropolitan area to encourage the development of technical writing skills among students in grades 10, 11, and 12. |
Society-Level Special Recognitions
| Year | Recipient | Honor |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Marian O. Norby Tribute |
 The Society-level Marian Norby Scholarship is for full or part time U.S. federal government females who work as a secretary or administrative assistant and are interested in studying for a degree or attending a continuing education or training course related to technical communication. |
| 2004 | Dr. Janice (Ginny) C. Redish |  President's Award |
| 2002 | Mary R. Wise |  President's Award—"For your long-time dedication and unconditional service to STC, and especially for your involvement with the implementation of our new brand." |
| 1997-2000 | Tracey Chiricosta |  Director–Sponsor, Region 2 |
| 1999-2000 | Mary R. Wise | President of the Society also served as Director–Sponsor, Region 2, 1994-1997 |
| 1999 | Austin T. Brown Chapter Scholarship |
President's Award |
| 1996 | Annette Reilly |  President's Award—"You are the ideal volunteer, always generously giving of your knowledge, time, and energy and never taking the much-deserved credit. STC is enriched by your contributions." |
| 1993-1994 | Annette D. Reilly | President of the Society also served as Director–Sponsor, Region 2, 1990-1991 |
| 1991-1990 | Suzanne Porter–Kuchay |
 Director–Sponsor, Region 2 |
| 1991 | Marian O. Norby Tribute |
President's Award—"In recognition of her sustained and dedicated effort in managing a vitally important Society committee, and for contributing to the quality of member newsletters." Marian served as the Manager of the Tellers Committee for over 16 years." |
| 1988-1989 | Austin T. Brown Chapter Scholarship |
President of the Society |
| 1983 | Dr. Della A. Whitaker |  Della A. Whitaker International Scholarship. This is a Society-level scholarship to assist college students who are pursuing established degree programs in some area of technical communication and have completed at least one year of post-secondary education. Two awards are granted to graduate students, and two to undergraduates. |
| 1982-1986 | Austin T. Brown Chapter Scholarship |
Director–Sponsor, Region 3 |
| 1979-1982 | Shirley G. Carter Chapter Scholarship |
Director–Sponsor, Region 3 |
| 1975-1976 | Peter Smith Tribute |
 President of the Society |
We Need Your Help
The Chapter History Committee is collecting information to include on this page. We are contacting senior members to try to fill in our missing history. If you have any information about the chapter's early years, please send it to so we can add it to the site.
If you have pictures you'd like to add to our Album of chapter photo archives or information that will fill in the blanks, please send e-mail to
Related Links
Last modified Saturday, 01-Oct-2011
![[Valid XHTML 1.0]](images/valid-xhtml10-blue.png "This page is valid XHTML 1.0."){kind=small}
![[Valid CSS!]](images/valid-css2-blue.png "This page is valid CSS 2.1."){kind=small}
![[Made with Cascading Style Sheets]](images/mwcos-79x28.gif "This page uses Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) for the page layout."){kind=small}
![[Valid RSS]](images/valid-rss.png "Validate the RSS feed"){kind=small}
![[Cynthia Says Tested]](images/Ctested-79x28.gif "Passes Section 508 standards and WCAG guidelines for accessibility."){kind=small}
![[Web Access Symbol (for people with disabilities)]](images/ncam_globe-31x28.png "This site uses accessibility features to accommodate disabled users."){kind=small}
![[Level Triple-A conformance: W3C-WAI Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0]](images/wcag1AAA-79x28.gif "This page conforms to W3C-WAI 1-, 2-, and 3-level accessibility guidelines."){kind=small}
![[Passes the Lynx Validator]](images/lynx_inspected_paw-79x28.gif "This page inspected by the Lynx Viewer for Lynx users."){kind=small}