The six Northern California chapters of the Society for Technical Communication (STC) sponsor an annual technical communication competition. We submit winners in the Distinguished category to the Society-level competitions, where they compete with entries from around the world.
Distinguished
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.
The competition forwards Distinguished entries to the Society level competitions.
iDVD ’08 Help
Dana Beatty, Apple
Mei Wang, Apple
Sue Leasure, Apple
iWork ’08 Instructional Suite
Karen Thomas, Apple
Frances Segal, Apple
Lissy Abraham, Apple
Frances Segal, Apple
Ann Walker, Apple
Molecular Connection
Harold Bradley, Elsevier MDL
Karen Byers, Elsevier MDL
Anne DeLaFiganiere, Elsevier MDL
My Palm Treo Smartphone Tutorials
Caroline Bressler, Palm
Arthur Manzi, Palm
Josh Noble
Excellence
The entry consistently meets high standards in all areas. It might contain a single major flaw or a few minor flaws. The entry clearly demonstrates an exceptional understanding of technical communication principles.
Airport Extreme Setup Guide
Clifford Hunt, Apple
Sara Donahue, Apple
Charlotte Clark, Apple
Audio Unit Programming Guide
Murray Jason, Apple
David Arrigoni, Apple
Jeanne Woodward, Apple
Core Audio Overview
Jun Suzuki, Apple
Jeanne Woodward, Apple
David Arrigoni, Apple
iMovie ’08 Help
Usha Alexander, Apple
Sara Donahue, Apple
Ann Walker, Apple
iPhone User’s Guide
Stefan Smith, Apple
Garet Igarashi, Apple
Gary Miller, Apple
iPod Shuffle Quick Start
Ginny Gelczis, Apple
Stefan Smith, Apple
Garet Igarashi, Apple
Jason Cabassi, Apple
Opti-Trace CMS Craft Management Software
Installation and User Guide
Elizabeth Labine, Aurora Networks
Ed Perry, Aurora Networks
Autodesk LocationLogic XML Web Services Developer’s Guide
John Wilkinson, Rollingwood Solutions
Abby Breedt, Autodesk
Autodesk MapGuide Studio User’s Guide
Annette McGovern, Autodesk
Andrew Vernon, Autodesk
Autodesk MapGuide Studio Getting Started Guide
Andrew Vernon, Autodesk
Laura Wade, Autodesk
Biocare Website
Crystal Stevenson, Biocare
John Steel, Biocare
GigaSpaces Wiki Documentation Portal
Gilad David Maayan, GigaSpaces
Michael Mitrani, GigaSpaces
Shlomo Pariente Cohen, GigaSpaces
Limor Maayan, GigaSpaces
Migrating from Cisco IOS to Cisco IOS XR Software
on the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router
Pamela Taylor, Cisco Systems
Bronya Feldmann, Cisco Systems
Elizabeth Tinker, Cisco Systems
NorthStar Process Customization Guide
Jackie Wheeler, NorthStar
Oracle Database 2 Day Developer’s Guide
Roza Leyderman, Oracle Corporation
Palm GPS Navigator Car Kit Setup
Cathi Skyles
Kwong Liew
Jane Faraola, Palm
Palm Treo 680 Read This First
Midyne Spear
Kwong Liew
Arthur Manzi, Palm
Now You Know Treo 680 Smartphone
Kristin Schwarz, Palm
Cathi Skyles
Patrick Ames
Sonoma Medicine
Steve Osborn, Redwood Health Services
Steve Graydon
Nan Perrott
Stoke SSX-3000 Hardware Quick Start
Greg McMillan
Clyde Higaki
David R. Gardner
Robert Hastings
Charles Tan
Wing F. Ko
Bill Evans
Kevin Delgadillo
Peter Wexler
Merit
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.
Designing Airport Networks Using Airport Utility
Clifford Hunt, Apple
Sara Donahue, Apple
Charlotte Clark, Apple
Mac OS X Security Configuration Guide
Kay Burnett, Apple
Danny Wong, Apple
Christine Franco, Apple
Mac OS X Server Security Configuration Guide
Kay Burnett, Apple
Danny Wong, Apple
Christine Franco, Apple
Xserve Diagnostics User’s Guide
Jeff Wong, Apple
Christine Franco, Apple
Tom Llewellyn, Apple
Aurora Platform — Solutions for Headends and Hubs
Ed Perry, Aurora Networks
Dave Sell, Aurora Networks
Melissa Hicks, Mosaic Marketing
AT3300G 1 GHz Analog Transmitters
Installation and Activation Guide
Vince Swanson, Aurora Networks
Ed Perry, Aurora Networks
AT3550 1550 nm Broadcast Transmitters
Installation and Activation Guide
Vince Swanson, Aurora Networks
Ed Perry, Aurora Networks
AutoCAD 2008 New Features Guide
Dieter Schlaepfer, Autodesk
Mike Fisher, Autodesk
Allen Lowe, Autodesk
AutoCAD Map 3D 2008 Geospatial Developer’s Guide
Ian Hawkins, Autodesk
Philip Sharman, Autodesk
Bill Crawford, Autodesk
Autodesk Map 3D Help 2008
Melanie Allen, Autodesk
Alison Keller, Autodesk
Andrew Vernon, Autodesk
Marcy Telles, Autodesk
Cisco 7201 Installation and Configuration Guide
Charmaine Moyer, Cisco
Steve Stover
Mark Tandowsky, Cisco
IBM IMS Newsletter
Sandy Sherrill, IBM
Robert Lee, IBM
Glenn Galler, IBM
Scalability Revolution White Paper
Gilad David Maayan, GigaSpaces
Nati Shalom, GigaSpaces
NorthStar Help
Jackie Wheeler, NorthStar
Oracle Database SQL Language Reference 11g
Diana Lorentz, Oracle Corporation
Oracle Database 2 Day + Security Guide
Patricia Huey, Oracle Corporation
OSIsoft RtReports Documentation Set
Tonie Flores, OSIsoft
Palm Treo 755p Smartphone Quick Reference
Joe Sadusky
Cathi Skyles
Jane Faraola, Palm
Précis-Central Training Guides I & II
Nathaniel Lim, IMPAC Medical Systems
Jim Black-Downes
Using Geneva
Chris Garner
Rachel Gorski
Tom Metz
VMware Fusion Quickstart Guide
Elliott Stewart, VMware
Teresa Velasco, VMware
VMware Infrastructure 3 Documentation Set
Amy Waller, VMware
Kelli Lidwell, VMware
Wendy Shaffer, VMware
Douglas Stuart, VMware
Louise Galindo, VMware
Rebekah Cook, VMware
Rena Leith, VMware
Svetlana Voskoboinikova, VMware
VMware Workstation User’s Manual
Caroline Arakelian, VMware
Elliott Stewart, VMware
Sandra Farkas, VMware
Louise Galindo, VMware
Judges
The following volunteers judged the entries:
Melody Brumis, Karen Byers, Ken Delpit, Jim Dexter, Tonie Flores, Guy Haas, Michael Meyer, Nathaniel Lim, Jessica Livingston, Joy Montgomery, Chris Muntzer, Nancy Wilson, Elaine Pendergrast, Mary Rosberg, Marc Smircich, Vince Swanson, Lenore Weiss, Nancy Wilson, Steve Zegas
Volunteers
The following members of the Kenneth Gordon Scholarship Committee produced and managed the competition:
Judith M. Herr, Patrick Lufkin, Richard Mateosian, Joy Montgomery
Welcome to Touchstone – 2024-25 Touchstone – About Touchstone – Call for Entries – Volunteer to Judge – Prior Winners