2011 Spotlight Awards Winners!
By Carrie Chambers, Public Relations Manager
Southern California Technical Communication Competition
Members from Southern California STC chapters were invited to enter this year’s Southern California Technical Documentation Competition…and the winners are (drum roll please)…
Best of Show Award
Technical Communicators |
Entry Title |
Nancy Thompson, Laura Goglia, Don Kim, Christopher English |
Epson Artisan 837 User’s Guide |
Distinguished Awards
Technical Communicators |
Entry Title |
Nancy Thompson, Laura Goglia, Don Kim, Christopher English |
Epson Artisan 837 User’s Guide |
Michael Fleder, Jon Jay |
Welding for Collision Repair Technicians |
Excellence Awards
Technical Communicators |
Entry Title |
Kate Tinklenberg |
Best practices for KVM and Tuning KVM for performance |
Carrie Chambers |
Achieving Meaningful Use with OfficeMate/ExamWRITER |
Karen Bergen, Leslie Wolf, Yeme Desta |
BrightLink Start Here |
Riyaz Adamjee, Steve Zirl, Stuart Bender, Mark Kovacs, Jeff Lowe, Maureen Malitz, Denise Wilson, Dannette Ford, Nicole Duran |
Online Help and Orientation for CCC ONE Total Repair Platform (including Estimating) |
Steve Janoff |
HiScanSQ System Quick Reference Guide |
Merit Awards
Technical Communicators |
Entry Title |
Cinnamon Tillotson |
TruSeq SBS Kit v3 (200 Cycles) Reagent Prep Guide (for HiSeq and HiScanSQ) |
Michael Opsteegh |
Backing Up and Restoring Data |
Italian National Antarctic Program, Antarctica New Zealand, United States Antarctic Program, Environmental Research & Assessment Ltd., Member nations of the Antarctic Treaty |
McMurdo Dry Valleys ASMA Manual: Antarctic Specially Managed Area No. 2 (Antarctica NZ/US Antarctic Program) |
Kathleen Pierce, Lynn Carrier |
Eco Real-Time PCR System Setup Poster |
Henri Kester |
Sequencing Analysis Workflow Help for DNA Variant Calling |
Jane Altman, Cinnamon Tillotson |
TruSeq DNA Sample Preparation Kit Support Web Page |
Michael Fleder, Josh Coen, Aaron Braegger |
GKC Email Campaign |
The awards were presented on Saturday, January 28, 2012, at the Spotlight Awards Banquet in San Juan Capistrano, CA. The evening featured keynote speaker Sharon Burton and a presentation of all of the award-winning entries.
Congratulations to the winners—we hope you’re enjoying the spotlight!
Photos
Lance-Robert took photos of the winners and presenters at the banquet. They are available here (no registration necessary): https://picasaweb.google.com/114566882198839689775/SpotlightAwardsJan2012
You can access additional information about the competition at http://www.stcspotlightawards.org/ .
2010 Spotlight Awards Winners!
By Carrie Damschroder, Public Relations Manager
Southern California Technical Communication Competition
Members from Southern California and Nevada STC chapters were invited to enter this year’s Southern California Technical Documentation Competition…and the winners are (drum roll please)…
Best of Show Award
| Technical Communicators | Entry Title |
Debbie Eisenstein |
Quantum Scalar i40 and i80 User's Guide |
Distinguished Award
| Technical Communicators | Entry Title |
Colin Babb, Ken Collins, Suzy Lang, Dave Bradford, John Pierce |
Naval Aviation Vision – January 2010 |
James Neumann |
Quantum DXi6500, Model 6510 Installation and Configuration Guide |
Excellence Award
| Technical Communicators | Entry Title |
Mimi Kotner, Rick Naystatt, Craig Madsen, Mike Pekonen, Suzy Lang, Dave Bradford, Ken Collins, John Pierce |
Naval IT, C4ISR, Space Systems, and Enterprise Support: Today and Tomorrow—Fall 2009 |
Kristine H. Stollar, Adrienne Esztergar, Jim Lindauer |
Philips DXL ECG Algorithm Physician's Guide |
Shari Asplund |
Discovery and New Frontiers News |
ITP Strategic, Kia Motors America, Inc. |
Kia – Accessory Pricing Guide Website |
Merit Awards
| Technical Communicators | Entry Title |
Carrie M. Damschroder |
ExamWRITER 9.0 Enhancements |
Michael R. Opsteegh |
Using the General Ledger Interface |
Vanessa Vandervalk, Rebecca Thompson |
iPro2 CGM User Guide |
Jennifer L. Anthony |
Enhanced Diagnostic Monitor v2.4.0 User’s Guide |
Barbara Giammona, U.K. Production Team, Dave Hartley, Laurence Tondelier, Helen Underwood, Amber Watkin, Mike Ross |
The Purple Cow Newsletter |
Kristine H. Stollar, Mark A. Wing, Jeff Corliss |
PageWriter TC70/TC50/TC30 Cardiograph Quick Help Guide |
Mark Anthony |
Quantum Vision 4 User's Guide |
Stuart Bender, Maureen Malitz, Steve Zirl, Riyaz Adamjee, Training Development |
The CCC Material Calculator™ Resource Kit: Computer-based Training CD |
Terrence Dunne, Haig Barrett, Inc.; Rudy Rosales, Haig Barrett, Inc.; Fritz Cloninger, Haig Barrett, Inc.; Bud Benscoter, Haig Barrett, Inc.; Natasha Gaudino, Haig Barrett, Inc.; Bobbi Edwards, Depository Trust & Clearing Corp.; Glynis Aquino, Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. |
PVM Overview |
Terrence Dunne, Haig Barrett, Inc.; Rudy Rosales, Haig Barrett, Inc.; Fritz Cloninger, Haig Barrett, Inc.; Bud Benscoter, Haig Barrett, Inc.; Natasha Gaudino, Haig Barrett, Inc.; Bobbi Edwards, Depository Trust & Clearing Corp.; Glynis Aquino, Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. |
Kaizen 102: "Lean"ing in the Right Direction |
Terrence Dunne, Haig Barrett, Inc.; Rudy Rosales, Haig Barrett, Inc.; Fritz Cloninger, Haig Barrett, Inc.; Bud Benscoter, Haig Barrett, Inc.; Natasha Gaudino, Haig Barrett, Inc.; Bobbi Edwards, Depository Trust & Clearing Corp.; Glynis Aquino, Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. |
Kaizen 103: PDCA in Action in a Kaizen Event |
ITP Strategic, Kia Motors America, Inc. |
Kia – Accessory Pricing Guide Website - Tutorial |
Cassandra Van Gelder, Lisa St. Martin |
Capturing Screenshots into CS3 Applications |
ITP Strategic, Toyota Global Knowledge Center |
Best Practice Bulletins |
ITP Strategic, Toyota Global Knowledge Center |
Toyota Smart Key System 2010 |
The awards were presented on Saturday, March 12, 2011, at the Spotlight Awards Banquet in San Juan Capistrano, CA. The evening featured keynote speaker Linda Oestreich and a presentation of all of the award-winning entries.
Congratulations to the winners—we hope you’re enjoying the spotlight!
Photos
Lance-Robert took photos of the winners and presenters at the banquet. They are available here (no registration necessary): http://www.flickr.com/photos/23942573@N06/sets/72157626274680450/