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Society for Technical Communication (STC) Award Winners, 2014-2015

Previous Award Winners are here.

STC logo The Society for Technical Communication (STC) advances the theory and practice of technical communication across all user abilities and media so that both businesses and customers benefit from safe, appropriate, and effective use of products, information, and services.

STC Carolina Chapter Award of Excellence

STC defines an Award of Excellence as follows: Consistently meets high standards in all areas. The entry might contain a single major flaw or a few minor flaws. The entry clearly demonstrates an exceptional understanding of technical communication principles.
SAS MDM 4.1: User's Guide, Second Edition
*This entry also received an STC International Summit Award of Merit.
  • Chris Walker, writer
  • Carolyn Sutton, editor
SAS Mobile BI: Accessibility Features for Users with Low Vision (video)
*This entry also received an STC International Summit Award of Merit.
  • Karen Mobley
  • Ed Summers
  • Jesse Olley
SAS Mobile BI User Assistance
*This entry also received an STC International Summit Award of Excellence.
  • Karen Mobley
  • Brad Kellam
SAS Mobile BI: Using VoiceOver to Work with the App (video)
  • Karen Mobley
  • Ed Summers
  • Jesse Olley


SAS Programming in the Pharmaceutical Industry, Second Edition book cover SAS Programming in the Pharmaceutical Industry, Second Edition
*This entry also received an STC International Summit Award of Merit.
  • Jack Shostak, author
  • John West, developmental editor
  • Kathy Underwood, copy editor
  • Robert Harris, graphic designer
Text Mining and Analysis: Practical Methods, Examples, and Case Studies Using SAS book cover Text Mining and Analysis: Practical Methods, Examples, and Case Studies Using SAS
  • Goutam Chakraborty, co-author
  • Murali Pagolu, co-author
  • Satish Garla, co-author
  • John West, developmental editor
  • Amy Wolfe, copy editor
  • Denise T. Jones, technical publishing specialist
  • Robert Harris, graphic designer

STC Carolina Chapter Award of Distinguished Technical Communication

STC defines an Award of Distinguished as follows: 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 in the way that it anticipates and fulfills the needs of its audience.

Entries receiving an Excellence or Distinguished award are eligible for submission to the STC International Summit Competition. This is a separate submission process.

Personalizing SAS Visual Analytics: A Survey of Accessibility Features (video)
*This entry also received an STC International Summit Award of Merit.
  • Karen Mobley
  • Ed Summers
  • Jesse Olley
SAS 9.4 Web Applications: Tuning for Performance and Scalability
  • Qiana N. Eaglin, writer
  • Carolyn Sutton, editor
Business Analytics Using SAS Enterprise Guide and SAS Enterprise Miner: book cover Business Analytics Using SAS Enterprise Guide and SAS Enterprise Miner: A Beginner's Guide.*This entry was also voted the Best of Show for the 2014-2015 competitions and received an STC International Summit Award of Merit.
  • Olivia Parr-Rud, author
  • Jenny Foerst, developmental editor
  • Brenna Leath, copy editor
  • Stacy Suggs, graphic designer
  • Denise T. Jones, technical publishing specialist
SAS Macro Programming Made Easy, Third Edition  book cover SAS Macro Programming Made Easy, Third Edition *This entry also received an STC International Summit Award of Merit.
  • Michele M. Burlew, author
  • John West, developmental editor
  • Sallie Fiore, copy editor
  • Robert Harris, graphic designer
  • Stacy Suggs, graphic designer
  • Denise T. Jones, technical publishing specialist