Touchstone 2009-10 Awards
The six Northern California chapters of the Society for Technical Communication (STC) sponsor an annual technical communication competition. Winners in the Distinguished category and, at the judges’ discretion, some entries in the Excellence category go on to the Society-level competitions, where they compete with entries from around the world. This year we are sending all Excellence entries to the Society-level competitions.
The entry is clearly superior in all areas. It contains no major flaws, and few, if any, minor flaws. It applies the principles of technical communication in an outstanding way, particularly in the way it anticipates and fulfills the needs of its audience.
Autodesk
Nick Hasselblad Jessica Yu Paul
Norman
Claudia Wood Ashley Rutherford Song
Yang
Shirley Koh Colin Zhang Kathy
Wang
Teresa Yu Autodesk Manufacturing Technical
Publications
Chevron
Andrea Farr
Jacqueline Jones
The entry consistently meets high standards in all areas. It might contain a single major flaw or a few minor flaws. The entry clearly (if slightly imperfectly) demonstrates an exceptional understanding of technical communication principles.
Apple
Nathan Melsted
Stefan Smith
Garet Igarashi
Autodesk
Jeanie Wayker Claudia Wood Nick
Hasselblad
Teresa Yu Paul Norman Jessica
Yu
Ashley Rutherford Colin Zhang Kathy
Wang
Patrick Miller Rene Plautz Bill
Cari
Darin Redlinger Ted Saufley Bill
Bogan
Irena Kubicova Stepa Vnuckova
Autodesk Manufacturing Technical Publications
IBM
Lora Harrison Erin Wilson Kevin
Cheung
Soyo Ahn Gustav Verhulsdonck Shannon Rouiller
Debbie Mayhew Brett Johnson
Palm
Joe Sadusky Kwong Liew Arthur
Manzi
Kristin Schwarz Palm User Assistance Team
Write Quick
Abby Breedt
Write Quick
Monique Semp
The entry consistently meets high standards in most areas. It might contain a small number of major or minor flaws but it still applies technical communication principles in a highly proficient manner.
Advent
Heather Donnell
Stewart Florsheim
Apple
Usha Alexander
Ann Walker
Julie Finnigan
Apple
Lon Poole
Danny Wong
Christine Franco
Apple
Bob Mueller
Kay Burnett
Tom Llewellyn
Apple
Ginny Gelczis
Ahree Lee
Tom Llewelly
Aurora
Cheryl Morris
Edmund Perry
Shridhar Kulkarni
Aurora
Vince Swanson
Edmund Perry
Glenn Carley
Autodesk
Shirley Koh
Nick Hasselblad
Palm
Cathi Skyles
Kwong Liew
Arthur Manzi
Palm User Assistance Team
Palm
Caroline Bressler Midyne Spear David
Chien
Kathe Rickel Palm User Assistance Team
Palm
Joe Sadusky Kristin Schwarz Paul
Shine
Arthur Manzi Tom Baker Chris
Lucey
Jane Faraola Caroline Bressler Josh
Noble
Kathe Rickel Palm User Assistance Team
Sun Microsystems
Matt Matlock
Sue Jackson
Sun Microsystems
Daniel Brougher
Michael Bloomenfeld
Billie Markim
The following people evaluated the entries: Abby Breedt, Melody Brumis, Karen Byers, Marc DeLucia, Jerry Franklin, Susan Jaeger, Nathaniel Lim, Michael Meyer, Joy Montgomery, Chris Muntzer, Frank Ripp, Monique Semp, Vince Swanson, Prescott Williams, Steven Zegas
The following people volunteered in non-judging roles: Guy Haas, Judith Herr, Misty Herr, Joe Humbert, Patrick Lufkin, Richard Mateosian