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STC
Involvement
Advises
the Cedarville
University STC student chapter
Member
of the STC Board of Directors, May 1998-May 2006
Appointed
for a one-year term as Assistant to the President for Academic
and Research Programs (re-appointed from 1998-2006)
Responsible for the following committees:
- Academe-Industry Committee: Promotes understanding
between teachers and practioners of technical communication;
promotes fellowships for faculty and practicing professionals
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Secondary Education Outreach Committee: Explores, develops,
and coordinates programs with schools, agencies, and STC
chapters to help high school teachers develop and use
functional, practical writing curricula.
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Research Grants Committee: Receives and reviews proposals
for basic and applied research projects that benefit STC
members and the technical communication profession
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Scholarships: Receives and reviews applications for STC
scholarships in technical communication to undergraduate
and graduate students in technical communication or a
closely allied field; awards scholarships and notifies
the board
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Special Opportunites Grants: Receives and reviews proposals
for controlled activities that can develop and communicate
new information to the STC membership. These special opportunities
do not qualify as research programs. (Moved to another
AP in 2002)
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Jay R. Gould Award Committee: Distributes information
about STC's award for outstanding educators, receives
applications and selects nominees for awards; recommends
condidates to the board
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Journal Editor Fellowship: Administers a program for new
and prospective journal editors (Suspended until further notice)
Manager
of Sigma Tau Chi, an honorary society for students
in technical communication, 1992-1999
Manager
of the Jay R. Gould Award Nominating Committee, 1998-Present
Onsite
judge in the International Technical Publications Competition,
1998-1999
Judge
for the Ken Caird Student Article Competition, 1997-1999
Reviewer
of proposals at the STC Annual Confernce, 1996,
1997, 1998
Served
on the Conference Support Committee for the 1999 STC Annual
Conference
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STC
To better
understand STC (The Society for Technical Communication),
check out their Web site at www.stc.org.

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