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UCF Tech Writing Students Receive
STC Pellegrin Scholarships

Carrie Avery has received a $300 scholarship award from the Society for Technical Communication (STC) for excellence in technical communication and a certificate for her achievements as a student in the M.A. program at the University of Central Florida (UCF). Peggy Bivins and Alex Garcia have each received $300 scholarships and certificates for their achievements in the undergraduate program.

The scholarships, from the Melissa Pellegrin Memorial Scholarship Fund, were presented to the UCF students at a meeting of the sponsoring STC Orlando Chapter at the Winter Park Civic Center on April 26th, 2005.

The judging criteria include the student's overall GPA and GPA in the major, the quality of the letter expressing the student’s interest in technical communication, the student's activities in technical communication, and financial need.

The scholarship fund honors the memory of a 1994 UCF graduate and Orlando STC chapter member. A plaque bearing the scholarship recipients’ names is on permanent display in the UCF English Department.

A complete listing of all previous scholarship recipients is available at http://www.stc-orlando.org/education/college/allcollawards.asp.

The Society for Technical Communication is the world's largest professional organization in its field with over 18,000 members in 150 chapters worldwide. STC members work as technical writers, editors, illustrators, managers, educators, translators, and other communicators who make technical information understandable and available to those who need it. Information about STC can be found at its website at www.stc.org. Information about the Pellegrin scholarship program can be found at http://www.stc-orlando.org/education/college/schlrs.asp.