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
  • 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.
  • Research Grants Committee: Receives and reviews proposals for basic and applied research projects that benefit STC members and the technical communication profession
  • 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
  • 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)
  • 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
  • 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Awards

Other STC awards.

STC

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