Lone Star Community STC -- Individual Recognitions

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Individual Recognitions

Throughout the history of the Lone Star community, many dedicated volunteers have contributed to its success. Society- and community-level honors recognize LSC members' outstanding contributions to the Society, the Lone Star community, and the advancement of the technical communication profession. Individual honors include Fellows, Associate Fellows, and Distinguished Community Service Awards.

Fellow

The highest rank that the Society can confer upon a member is that of fellow. Those who become fellows are associate fellows who have attained such eminence in the arts and sciences of technical communication that they are deemed worthy of being designated among the select few whose service has distinguished both the Society and the profession.

LSC is proud to recognize its fellows:

Year	Recipient	Citation	Year Received Assoc. Fellow
2007	Elizabeth Bailey	For excellence as a manager, writer, teacher, and mentor in a wide variety of industries and businesses in technical communication and technology management, and for distinguished contributions to STC at all levels.	2004
2001	Robert Dale Erickson	For excellence as a technical writer and editor, innovative support for technological changes, advancing the use of the Internet, and advancing the Society and the profession.	1994
2001	Karen Steele	For demonstrating excellence as a consultant, writer, editor, and manager of technical communication; and for outstanding service to the Lone Star Chapter STC, particularly with the chapter’s Consulting and Independent Contracting special interest group.	1995
1999	A. Binion Amerson, Jr.	For excellence in technical communication, especially in the natural sciences, and for important contributions to the Society, notably in guiding STC recognition of outstanding member achievements.	1997
1998	Lory Hawkes	For exceptional achievement as an innovative teacher and mentor of technical communicators; for valuable contributions as an involved member of the chapter and allied professional organizations; and for distinguished service to the Society at all levels.	1995

Associate Fellow

The STC recognizes and honors deserving senior members by conferring upon them the rank of associate fellow. Those selected as associate fellows are exceptional individuals who have demonstrated a consistent pattern of meaningful contributions to the Society and to the profession over a period of years.

LSC is proud to recognize its associate fellows:

Year	Recipient	Citation
2007	Doug Dow	For your innovative and pioneering efforts to advance Internet technology and online publication and for extending technical communication knowledge to international audiences.
2007	Kathryn Poe	For your exemplary display of networking among technical communicators in your efforts to share knowledge and experiences and your continuous support of others expanding their own knowledge of technical communication.
2006	Dr. Jackie Damrau	For her many years of dedication, her infinite wisdom, her leadership, and her passion for STC and the field of Technical Communication
2005	Ann Balaban	Outstanding chapter leadership; significant contribution to Society as the PR Competitions Manager, Competitions Committee member, and conference presenter; and establishing a standard for chapter membership operations and sharing that standard internationally through Tieline articles and other forums.
2004	Elizabeth Bailey	For being the standard bearer for all things STC and sharing all you have learned along the way.
2004	Judith L. Glick-Smith	For blazing a trail for all technical communicators to follow and doing it with style.
2004	Gail W. Lippincott	For her efforts in education and continual promotion of STC to future technical communicators.
2002	Jan D. Shelton	For service to the Society and to the membership, especially as mentor and teacher. For exploring new methods of communication and sharing that knowledge with other members of the Society, and for unfailingly giving of herself to help those in search of employment.
2001	Robert G. Hurst	Recognizing outstanding contributions to technical communications and invaluable service to the Society for Technical Communication.
1998	Judith N. Skinner	For dedicated service and leadership in the Society and the Lone Star chapter, particularly in the chapter scholarship committee.

Distinguished Community Service Award

The Distinguished Community Service Award (DCSA) award acknowledges the work of community members who provide exemplary service to the Society through their dedication to the community and its activities. Recipients are selected on the following basic criteria:

Length of community membership
Consistency of service over the time of community membership
Variety of service to STC

LSC is proud to recognize its DCSA recipients:

Year	Recipient	Citation
2007	Dr. Jackie Damrau	For your infinite contributions to the Lone Star Community, for organizing the 2006 Region 5 Conference, and for your wisdom, experience, hard work, and dedication for our field and to STC.
	Jeanne Foster	For outstanding contributions as Region 5 Conference Registration Manager and LSC Hospitality Manager, and for your continuing dedication, hard work, and enthusiasm.
	Paul Holland	For your unfailing willingness to initiate and wholeheartedly support innovative and successful Lone Star Community activities.
2006	Rob Brown	For outstanding contributions to the 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 Competitions of the STC Lone Star Community and for your inspiration, enthusiasm, creativity, and dedication throughout the year.
	Elisa K. Miller	For your sustained contributions to the STC Lone Star Community and your exemplary efforts in revitalizing the membership activities within our Community.
	Lauren Womack	For your unfailing willingness to initiate and wholeheartedly support new endeavors; for your success as our Public Relations manager; and for your inspiration, enthusiasm, creativity, and dedication.
2005	Virginia Gilstorf	In recognition of your exemplary efforts and outstanding contributions to the competitions of the Lone Star community.
	Louise Keeton	In recognition of your dedication to the Lone Star community and of your willingness to distribute and maintain our communications no matter how stressful your personal life may be.
	Kathryn Poe	For your sustained contributions to the Lone Star community--for your wisdom, experience, sound advice, and desire to help us through the Transformation initiative.
2004
	Doug Dow	For your outstanding contributions to the Lone Star chapter in creating an award-winning Technically Write that engages all members of the chapter and the Society at large.
	Jasmine Graham	For your tireless pursuit and outstanding contributions to the Lone Star chapter in achieving the Chapter of Distinction Award in 2002-2003.
	Diane Mazzarella	For your outstanding contributions and dedication to the Lone Star chapter while serving as Secretary from 2000 to 2003.
2003	Ruby Bohannon	For your outstanding contributions and "can do" attitude of your service to the Lone Star chapter as its Treasurer from 1999-2002.
2003	Marian Blake	In recognition of your exemplary efforts to revitalize the Lone Star chapter and of your continuing contributions to chapter activities.
2002	Kelly Burch	In recognition of your outstanding effort in redesigning the Lone Star chapter STC Web site and bringing it to a professional level that reflects the Society.
	Jim Chambless	For sustained contributions to the Lone Star chapter STC -- for your wisdom, experience, and sound advice.
	Gail Lippincott	For extraordinary service to the Lone Star Community STC ― as a leader, scholar, mentor, and role model.
2001	Elizabeth Bailey	For your beyond-the-call service to both the Lone Star chapter and the Society since 1997; and for the drive, energy, and fun you brought during your tenure.
2000	Donald E. Gay	In recognition of your continuing efforts to assist the Lone Star chapter in serving our members.
	Jerry H. Hill	In honor of your sustained contributions to the competitions of the Lone Star chapter.
	Margaret Mall	For your unfailing willingness to initiate and support innovative and successful membership activities.
1999	Ann Balaban	In recognition of your leadership as a Lone Star chapter president, and for your outstanding contributions and support to the competitions and the Internet SIG.
	Jeyne Bennett	In recognition of your leadership in reviving the Lone Star chapter Online SIG, and for your continuous contributions to the online competition.
	Robert C. Bruce	For your exceptional contributions to the Lone Star chapter Web pages and other electronic media, and for your leadership as a Lone Star chapter secretary.
	Jo Francis Byrd	For distinguished service to the Lone Star chapter as a mentor, and for contributions to the Consulting & Independent Contracting SIG, Internet SIG, and chapter activities.
	Cynthia Curl	In recognition of your exceptional contributions and leadership to the Lone Star chapter job bank committee.
	Michel G. Hiatt	For your continuous contributions and support to the Lone Star chapter newsletter, seminars, and activities.
	Deborah D. Schwartz	In recognition of your dedicated contributions to the Lone Star chapter as meeting reservations coordinator, competitions judge, and Region 5 Conference planner.
1998	LeAnne Baird	For outstanding and distinguished service as manager of the chapter Service Committee.
	Kelly L. Burch	For extraordinary dedication to the successful publication of the award-winning Lone Star chapter’s newsletter, Technically Write, and for the contributions to the Region 5 Conference.
	Georgina C. Cantoni	For outstanding and distinguished dedication to the Region 5 Conference and overall commendable service to the Lone Star chapter.
	Amy M. Grubbs	For outstanding dedication to the development and maintenance of the Lone Star chapter database.
	Jerry H. Hill	For outstanding and distinguished service as the Lone Star chapter treasurer.
	Carla L. Jones	For distinguished service to the Lone Star chapter as a member of the administrative council and contribution to the Region 5 conference.
	Robert W. Pasch	For co-ordination of registration for numerous Lone Star chapter seminars and regional conferences and contributions to competition committees.
1997	Kathlyn Auten	For exceptional service to the Lone Star chapter for her years of competitions management and other volunteer services.
	Leslie M. Bateman	For exceptional service to the Lone Star chapter as a conscientious treasurer and having the willingness to serve as the chapter needs her.
	Douglas G. Dow	For consistently volunteering for duties in the Lone Star chapter including work on the web page, judging in the publications and Web competitions, writing software reviews for the newsletter, working on chapter service projects, and filling in when others do not follow through.
	Carol C. Faldet	For consistent, long-time service to the Lone Star chapter as a warm and gracious hospitality manager, for going out of her way to help on printing projects, and for seeking to help others improve themselves.
	Dawn M. Lofgren	For conscientious and continuous service to the Lone Star chapter planning meetings and serving on the competition, winter seminar, and the Region 5 committees.
	Heather L. White	For outstanding, dedicated service to the Lone Star chapter as secretary and scholarship manager, helping to raise more money for scholarships and chapter service than in any other year.
1996	Charles B. Banks	For being at the forefront of the Lone Star chapter's travels on the Information Superhighway and for continuing support of the chapter's activities.
	Leah Chevalier Mouton	For exceptional leadership of the Winter Seminar and for continuing contributions to the Lone Star chapter.
	Jan D. Shelton	For outstanding contributions to the Job Bank of the Lone Star chapter and for continuing efforts to maintain and improve its service to our members.
	Karen A. Steele
1995	Jean Mielke Avery	For excellent leadership through both Lone Star chapter board service and technical publications and art competitions.
	Paul D. Barth
	Charles C. Brooks
	Laura Spencer	For increasing chapter awareness of the Lone Star chapter through strategic public relations programs.
	Sue P. Stewart
1994	Judith L. Glick-Smith
	Christy Kurtz
	Jim Savidge
	Mary McWilliams Johnson	For your outstanding contributions to the Lone Star chapter, especially your vision, enthusiasm, creativity, and dedication in editing and promoting the award-winning Technically Write newsletter and in founding the Lone Star chapter Video Special Interest Group.
1993	Linda I. Bell	For dedicated, dependable, and selfless service and contributions to the Lone Star chapter.
	Robert G. Hurst	For varied and continuing contributions to the Lone Star chapter.
	Roger E. Masse	For varied and continuing contributions to the Lone Star chapter, especially for the success of the Job Bank.
	Judith N. Skinner	For exceptional leadership, commitment, and contribution to the Lone Star chapter.
1991	A. Binion Amerson, Jr.	For varied and continuous contributions to the Lone Star chapter and to the Society, and especially for being the moving spirit behind the 40th STC Annual Conference.
	James R. Geeting
	Douglas D. Miltenberger
	Lew C. Sayers, Jr.
1990	Donald E. Burnett	For his many contributions to the Lone Star chapter, especially his job bank committee participation.
	Betty M. Davis	For her exceptional contributions to the Lone Star chapter, especially as the chapter’s first seminar coordinator.
	Anita T. Ross	For her many contributions to the Lone Star chapter and to the Society for Technical Communication, especially as an award-winning chapter newsletter editor.
1989	Candace A. Allbright	For her many contributions to the Lone Star chapter and to the STC, especially her chapter job bank committee participation.
	Robert Dale Erickson	For his many contributions to the Lone Star chapter and to the Society for Technical Communication, especially as manager of the chapter membership committee.
	James R. Moss	For his continuous and varied contributions to the Lone Star chapter and to the Society for Technical Communication, especially as initiator of the Lone Star chapter’s Annual Winter Seminar.