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Spotlight Awards

Southern California Technical Communication Competitions

Spotlight Awards Winners

Members from eight Southern California STC chapters were invited to enter this year's Southern California Technical Communication Competition…and the winners are (drum roll please)…

Best of Show/Distinguished Award

Technical Communicators Entry Title Entry Category
Karen Bergen, Linus Su, Chris Botelho Artisan 800 Series User's Guide Kit Technical Publications

Distinguished Award

Technical Communicators Entry Title Entry Category
Bonni Graham, Larry Schlichting, Todd Radtke Scantron iNSIGHT 30 Imaging Scanner Welcome Kit Technical Publications
Matt Edwards, Kathleen Pierce Infinium II Assay, Two-Sample HC Protocols Technical Publications

Excellence Awards

Technical Communicators Entry Title Entry Category
Pamela Coca, Adrienne Escoe, Jolynn Atkins Escoe Bliss Professional Staffing Website Online Publications
Diane Fidyke, Sage Learning Services - Irvine Team Peachtree by Sage Financial Design Anytime Learning Online Publications
Diane Fidyke, Sage Learning Services - Irvine Team Sage MAS 500 Application Partner Certification Anytime Learning Online Publications
Diane Fidyke, Sage Learning Services - Irvine Team Sage MAS 90 and 200 Paperless Office Anytime Learning Online Publications
Raymond E. Urgo, Shirley Tweedell, Jeanine Colini, Ryan Achzet The Policies & Procedures Authority (e-newsletter) Online Publications
Karen Bergen, Burt Courtier, Randy Davidson, Chris Botelho Connecting Your Epson Printer to a Wireless Network Online Publications
Carrie M. Damschroder Scanning & Printing Barcodes with OfficeMate Enterprise Technical Publications
Mary Barta, Ron Nordyke 2009 GL1800/A - Helpful Tips for Getting Started Technical Publications
Mary Barta, Alex Monge Pro Honda Oils And Chemicals Technical Publications
Julie Snow, Linda Wiesner, Mike Bloomenfeld, Dany Galgani Sun Modular Datacenter S20/D20 Site Planning Guide Technical Publications
Bob Brower, Gary Schwind 3600 Large-Wire Clearance Guidelines Technical Publications
Sarah Ward Mitchell UltraMate Premier Suite version 6.7
Installation Instructions for Single-user and Multi-user
Technical Publications

Merit Awards

Technical Communicators Entry Title Entry Category
Scott Galaba Spare Support and Frequently Asked Questions for Spare Backup, Inc. Products Online Publications
Sarah Ward Mitchell UltraMate 6.7
Installation/Upgrade Guide
Online Publications
Glenn Voyles, James Bonnet, Claire Condra WorkCenter Dispatch Online Help Online Publications
Jack Molisani, Ron Pereira Graphic Design, Precision Wordage The LavaCon Conference 2008 Brochure Technical Publications
Larry Schlichting, Bonni Graham RealTime Character Recognition utilizing NestorReader User's Guide Technical Publications
Karen Bergen, Randy Davidson, Bruce Levert, Chris Botelho Ensemble HD Home Cinema System Technical Publications
Kathleen Pierce, Robyn Leung, Amy Lui Illumina Product Guide 2008 Technical Publications
Peter Ying-Chieh Lee, Gary Schwind, Bob Brower Software Release Notes for DataManager 6.8 Technical Publications

The awards were presented on Saturday, January 24, 2009, at the Spotlight Awards Banquet in San Juan Capistrano, CA. The evening featured STC's Immediate Past President, Linda Oestreich, as a guest speaker and a presentation of all of the award-winning entries.

Congratulations to the winners—we hope you're enjoying the spotlight!

Spotlight Awards Contacts

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Awards Manager
Allyson Smith

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Karen Bergen

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