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2016-2017 Technical Communication Competition Winners

Winners of the 2016-2017 Distinguished Technical Communication Award and the 2016-2017 Excellence Award in the local chapter may go on to the International Summit Awards Competition. Distinguished winning entries in that competition are displayed at the annual STC Technical Communication Summit in May.

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International Winners

A marks the entries that won awards in the International Competition.

List of Washington, DC – Baltimore (WDCB) Chapter Winners

We are pleased to present the winners for our chapter competition.

Winning Entries

Table contents

The first column shows the entry title, the second column shows the contributors to the entry, and the third column shows the name of their company.

Entry title	Contributors	Company
Best of Show—Publication
Energy Frontier Research Centers: Science for Our Nation’s Energy Future	Natalia Melcer; U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences; Marissa Mills; Stacey McCray; Brett Hopwood; Biological and Environmental Research Information System	Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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.
Energy Frontier Research Centers: Science for Our Nation’s Energy Future	Natalia Melcer; U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences; Marissa Mills; Stacey McCray; Brett Hopwood; Biological and Environmental Research Information System	Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Working Group on Virtual Data Integration	Holly Haun; Kris Christen; Judy Wyrick; Stacey McCray; Brett Hopwood; Biological and Environmental Research Information System; Dean Williams, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Jay Hnilo, U.S. Department of Energy Office of Biological and Environmental Research	Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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.
Making a House an Accessible Home: The Role of PTs	Donald E. Tepper	American Physical Therapy Association
Managing Patients Who Are Transgender	Donald E. Tepper; Chris Hayhurst; Daniela Mead, PT, DPT, MPA	American Physical Therapy Association
Above Ground Model 424x/424xLC3 Automotive Dynamometer Installation Guide	Spencer Kreikemeier; Suzanne Ammirati	Dynojet Research, Inc.
C3E Awards "Celebrating Five Years of Progress"	Paget Donnelly; Candis Larson, Mele Associates; Melissa Eichner; Victoria Brun; Jennyfer Herzfeld; Lauren Giles; Raisa Ledesma, Department of Energy; Julie Chappell; Alice Chao, Department of Energy	Energetics Incorporated
Mission-Innovation.net	Chanbory Buth, Akimeka; Matt Antes; Anna Mosby	Energetics Incorporated
Achieving Large-Scale, Cost-Effective, Reproducible Manufacturing of High-Quality Cells: A Technology Roadmap to 2025	Lindsay Pack; Sarah Lichtner; Krishnendu Roy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Greg Dane, Georgia Research Alliance; Ross Brindle	Nexight Group
KBase Quick Start Guide	Holly Haun; Stacey McCray; KBase User Engagement Team, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Teknos	Shane Torbert; Caelan Barranta; Savana Hadjipanteli	Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology
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.
Raters Gonna Rate	Donald E. Tepper	American Physical Therapy Association
PT in Motion	Donald E. Tepper; Eric Ries, APTA; Lois Douthitt, APTA; Troy Elliott, APTA	American Physical Therapy Association
Catalog Your DevOps Application	Peter Arsenault	CA Technologies
Group Monitoring Configuration with MCS	Susan Tibbetts	CA Technologies
DynoWare RT Powersports Quick Start Guide	Spencer Kreikemeier; Suzanne Ammirati	Dynojet Research, Inc.
National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC): Water Sector Resilience Final Report and Recommendations	Beth Ward; Jim Carey; Jack Eisenhauer; Shruti Kuppa; Annie Best; Lindsay Pack; Lindsay Kistner; Vicki Markovitz; Jack Baylis, The Baylis Group, LLC; Albert J. Edmonds, Edmonds Enterprises; Margaret E. Grayson, Consulting Services Group, LLC; James J.Murren, MGM Resorts International; Joan McDonald, JMM Strategic Solutions; Beverly Scott, Beverly Scott Associates; Ginger Norris, Department of Homeland Security	Nexight Group
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS): 2015 Sector-Specific Plan (SSP) Sector Snapshots	Annie Best; Lindsay Kishter; Caitlin Durkovich, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Greg Carnevale, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Bill Schweigart, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Rachel Liang, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Eric Choy, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Michelle Yezierski, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Daniel Schultz, U.S. Department of Homeland Security	Nexight Group
Seattle City Light Standards: A Guide to Our Organization	Laura Vanderpool; John Shipek; Jamie Eby	Seattle City Light
My Health Technology for Seniors	Lonzell Watson

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