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2010-2011 Technical Communication Summit Awards Winners

Congratulations to all the winners in the STC Washington, DC - Metro Baltimore Chapter Summit Technical Communication Competition!

The winners receive their awards at the 2011 STC WDC Summit Competition Awards Celebration on 3 March 2011.

Winners of our past local competitions are entitled to display the appropriate Archived Competition Award Ribbons: 2008-2013.

Entry Statistics	Award Breakdown
Total entries: 43 Total award winners: 34	Distinguished: 7 (includes 1 Best of Show) Excellence: 11 (includes 1 Best Student Entry) Merit: 16

Winners of the 2010-2011 Distinguished Technical Communication Award and the 2010-2011 Excellence Award in the local chapter may go on to the International Technical Communication Summit Awards Competition. Winning entries in that competition are presented at the annual STC Technical Summit in May.

A marks the winning entries in the International Competition. Seven entries from our chapter won STC International Competition awards this year.

We are pleased to present the lists of winners for our local competition.

Entry title	Contributors	Company
Best of Show
Sourcefire 3D System Analyst Guide v. 4.9.1	Judith Arnold, Sarah Gill, Dave Parrish, John Leone, Donna Flood	Sourcefire, Inc.
Best Student Entry
Teknos: The Journal of Science, Mathematics, and Technology	Rachel Chuang, Esther Wang, Allison Wang, Zeming Lin, Pali Singh, Melanie Kim, Jacqueline Speiser; Stephanie Melendez	Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Distinguished Technical Communication
An entry that wins an award of Distinguished Technical Communication is clearly superior in all areas. The entry contains no major flaws and few, if any, minor flaws. It applies the principles of technical communication in an outstanding way, particularly the way that it anticipates and fulfills the needs of its audience.
Altarum Institute Annual Report 2009	Liz Ritter, Marijka Lischak, Janice Lynch Schuster	Altarum Institute
Propane Technology Review	Julie Chappell; Propane Education & Research Council; Energetics, Inc.; Roy Willis, PERC; Brian Feehan, PERC; Mark Leitman, PERC; Brandon Robinson, PERC; Greg Kerr, PERC; Ross Brindle, Energetics; Sarah Lichtner, Energetics; Lindsay Pack, Energetics; Emily Maffett, Energetics; Valerie Riedel, Energetics	Energetics Incorporated
Reducing Global Threats through Innovative Science and Technology	Nancy Ambrosiano, Octavio Ramos, Jr., James M. Cruz	Los Alamos National Laboratory
New Frontiers in Characterizing Biological Systems; Report from the May 2009 Workshop	Holly Haun; Judy Wyrick; Biological and Environmental Research Information System; Shirley Andrews; Betty Mansfield; Jennifer Bownas; Marissa Mills; Kris Christen; Sheryl Martin; Christopher Caldwell; Anita Alton; Arthur Katz, U.S. Department of Energy; Mitchel Doktycz, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; H. Steven Wiley, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory	Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Pictures of the Future	Arthur F. Pease	Siemens A.G.
Sourcefire 3D System Analyst Guide v. 4.9.1	Judith Arnold, Sarah Gill, Dave Parrish, John Leone, Donna Flood Note: Unfortunately, this entry did not win at International because two of three judges did not show for International consensus and the third one did not turn in their comments.	Sourcefire, Inc.
SAMHSA Permanent Supportive Housing Toolkit	Chandria Jones, Pamela Fisher, Carol Bianco, Westat Graphics and Printing, Advocates for Human Potential, Inc.	Westat
Excellence
An entry that wins an award of Excellence consistently meets high standards in all areas. The entry might contain a single major flaw or a few minor flaws. The entry demonstrates an exceptional understanding of technical communication principles.
Tactical Air Control Party-Modernization, Vehicular Communications System, Train the Trainer Course Materials	Diane Swift, Heather Brown, PhD, Paul Costen, Michael Anderson	Antech Systems, Inc.
Supervisors and Mentors: Guiding the Interns	Juanita Richeson, Russ Lickteig, Mike Hiatt	Booz Allen Hamilton
Getting Started: Doing Business with Fannie Mae	Jacqueline Austin, William Cragg	Fannie Mae
Loan Delivery Job Aids	Phil Corriveau, Jacqueline Austin	Fannie Mae
Payoff Calendar	Michele McNamara, Phil Corriveau, Kathleen Colliton	Fannie Mae
2010 Science Highlights TSC Directorate: Theory, Simulation, and Computation	Sharon Mikkelson, Susanne King, Kathy Pallis	Los Alamos National Laboratory
Plutonium Science and Research Strategy	Suki Coonley, Kelly Parker, Ed Lorusso	Los Alamos National Laboratory
Building on Our Strengths—The 2009 Missile Defense Agency Technology Applications Report	Scott Tillett, Lisa Hylton, NTTC Washington Operations Outreach and Engineering Teams	National Technology Transfer Center (NTTC) - Washington Operations
U.S. Department of Energy's Bioenergy Research Centers: An Overview of the Science	Jennifer Bownas, Judy Wyrick, Biological and Environmental Research Information System, Shirley Andrews, Betty Mansfield, Holly Haun, Marissa Mills, Kris Christen, Sheryl Martin, Christopher Caldwell, Anita Alton	Oak Ridge National Laboratory
NIH and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Website	Donna Messersmith, Bethany Hoffman, Beth Maloney, Yvonne Bersofsky, Samantha Fox	Palladian Partners
Web52 Program Area User's Guide	Candace Kendrick	US Department of Agriculture
Merit
An entry that wins a Merit award consistently meets high standards in most areas. The entry might contain a small number of major or minor flaws, but it still applies technical communication principles in a highly proficient manner.
ANA Foundation of Nursing 2010	Rosanne Roe; Eric Wurzbacher; Carol Bickford; Katherine C. Brewer, Content editor; Ann O'Sullivan, Workgroup chair; David Fox, Designer	American Nurses Association
Waypoint Living Spaces Online Ordering (WOO) Training	Viqui Dill	American Woodmark Corporation
ASME Water Management Technology Best Management Practices and Innovations for the Process Industries	Julie Chappell; Energetics Incorporated; Dr. Michael Tinkleman, ASME; Global Energy Partners, LLC; Keith Carns, Global Energy Partners, LLC; Ray Erhard, Global Energy Partners, LLC; Gerry Hamilton, Global Energy Partners, LLC; Kelly Parmenter, Global Energy Partners, LLC; Abhinaya Puri, Global Energy Partners, LLC	Energetics Incorporated
Hedging Interest-Rate Risk	Michele McNamara, Sue Martin, Peter Coccaro	Fannie Mae
Multifamily Acquisitions	Michele McNamara, Cathryn Barnes, Phil Corriveau	Fannie Mae
Multifamily Investor Reporting	Michele McNamara, Frank Acheampong, Kathleen Colliton	Fannie Mae
Multifamily MBS Fundamentals	Michele McNamara, Derrick Lindsey	Fannie Mae
Underwriting Manufactured Home Loans	Jay Dougherty	Fannie Mae
Quick reference card: Configuration parameters in the onconfig.std file	Inge Halilovic, Jin Leem, Justin McDavid	IBM
2010 Beam Instrumentation Workshop Guide	Clay Dillingham, Barbara Maes	Los Alamos National Laboratory
National Security Science	Kirsten Fox, Jeannie Butterworth, Donald Montoya	Los Alamos National Laboratory
National Cancer Institute 2011 Annual Plan and Budget Proposal Collateral Brochure	Heather Pierce, Emily Krebbs, Maureen Berg, Joan Barbour	Palladian Partners
NICHD Infant Mortality Awareness Campaign	Maureen Berg, Jan Carrese, Jodi Mazel, Joan Barbour, Meryl Thomas, Aaron Auyeung, Rob Wald	Palladian Partners
Sourcefire Quick Start Guide: DC3000/MDC3000	Donna Flood, Judith Arnold	Sourcefire, Inc.
Teknos, The Journal of Science, Mathematics, and Technology	Kevin Boehm, Akshay Deverakonda, Melanie Kim, Esther Wang, Aaron Koenig, Nicholas Alexander, Su Hyen Bae, Rachel Chuang, Yang Dai, Hari Devanathan, Blair Graham, Siddharth Hariharan, Zeming Lin, Jeremy Owen, Stephanie Melendez, Victor Shao, Jacqueline Speiser, Mary Sun, Allison Wang, George Wang, Esther Wang, Jessica White, Ryan Yan	Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
The Strategic Framework for U.S. Efforts in Afghanistan; GAO-10-655R (June 15, 2010)	C. Etana Finkler, Nina Pfeiffer, Tetsuo Miyabara, Erin Behrmann, Marcus Oliver, Charles Michael Johnson, Jr., Jacquie Williams-Bridgers; John M. Miller; Camille Adebayo; Armetha Liles	U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)

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2010-2011 Technical Communication Summit Awards Winners

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