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STC Education Committee
Year-End Report 1997-1998

	Summary
	Scholarships and Excellence Awards
	Faculty Development
	Support to Orange County Schools
	1997 High School Technical Writing Competition
	1998 High School Technical Writing Competition
	World Wide Web Site
	Committee Charter and Procedures
	Individual Recognition

Summary

1997-1998 was another busy and productive year for the Education Committee. In addition to performing our traditional role in selecting scholarships and supporting faculty development, we established the Melissa Pellegrin Memorial Scholarship Fund, conducted the 3d Annual Central Florida High School Technical Writing Competition, and assisted an area elementary school in preparing its fourth graders for the Florida Writes test. We also maintained our World Wide Web site and provided mentoring assistance upon request to students and to professional colleagues.

Scholarships and Excellence Awards

• Presented $300 graduate scholarships to Michele Damron and Melanie Woods (UCF)
• Presented $400 undergraduate scholarships to Sharon K. Wissert and Ann K. Vogt (UCF)
• Presented $100 excellence award to Burton Braman (Seminole CC)
• Presented $100 excellence award to Luis Perez (Valencia CC-East)
• Provided complimentary conference registrations to five recipients; all five attended and accepted their awards. The sixth recipient received the award at a chapter meeting.

Faculty Development

• Sent $250 check to UCF for technical communication faculty development
• Sent $50 check to Seminole CC for technical communication faculty development
• Sent $50 check to Valencia CC-East for technical communication faculty development

Support to Orange County Schools

• Attended Winter Park Chamber of Commerce Education Committee meeting
• Developed and provided templates in expository and narrative writing to help faculty at Rolling Hills Elementary prepare fourth graders for the Florida Writes test. Acknowledgment is made to Nicola Piber at UCF, who provided the lion's share of the work--and did a fine job.

1997 High School Technical Writing Competition

• Two of our three local winners, Amber Folk of Winter Park H.S. and Terina McEachern of University H.S., went on to earn Achievement awards at STC's 1997 International High School Technical Writing Competition.
• We received certificates from international (via Marty Goodwin) for Amber and Terina and forwarded them to the recipients.

1998 High School Technical Writing Competition

• Successfully conducted the Third Annual Central Florida High School Technical Writing Competition (thanks go to Linda Emerine for carrying the baton!)
• Evaluated the entries and, through consensus judging, selected six award winners.

• The award-winners, their parents, and their faculty advisors will be invited to the June 24 year-end chapter meeting to receive their awards.
• Received $250 in financial patronage from Xerox Corporation
• Following completion of the 1998 competition, the responsibility for the contest will pass to coordinator-elect Janice Briley, who, with help from Linda and the rest of the committee, has big plans for next year!

World Wide Web Site

• Maintained and updated Education Committee section of the Orlando Chapter STC Web site
• Currently working on a Web-based presentation of notes from the 45th Annual STC International Conference in Anaheim.

Committee Charter and Procedures

• The Education Committee drafted an operating Charter and Procedures for review and approval by the Administrative Council. The purpose is to provide a legacy of past efforts and guidance for future committee members as the committee expands its commitments.
• Once approved, the charter will also be posted to the committee's Web site to serve as a resource for other STC chapters.

Individual Recognition

• Dan Jones received the prestigious Jay Gould award for excellence in college instruction of technical communication. He was also named an Associate Fellow within STC, has published two books, and is well on the way toward his third. Way to go, Dan!
• Dan Voss was named Author of the Year at Lockheed Martin Electronic & Missiles, as a result of coauthoring (with Lori Allen) a college text on ethics in technical communication. This marked the first time in 40 years that award has not gone to an engineer.