Lone Star Community STC News for May 23, 2007--Congrats!

[R. Dale Erickson]

Lone Star Community STC News for May 23, 2007--Congrats!
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Congrats! You belong to an Internationally-Recognized Community!

by Mel Haughton, Immediate Past President, Lone Star Community

The Lone Star Community received several honors during the STC Annual
Conference, May 13-16, 2007. Why should you care? Because this means you
belong to an internationally-recognized community, and your LSC volunteers
are delivering outstanding value. Please help us celebrate this amazing
record.

Community of Distinction Award

Every year, STC provides an opportunity for chapters and special interest
groups (SIGs) to apply for the Community Achievement Award (CAA). The CAA
recognizes chapters and SIGs for their accomplishments in that specific
program year. The Distinction honor is given to only one chapter per size
category. This year LSC directly competed against Carolina, Northeast
Ohio, Orlando, and Phoenix. And for the fourth time in the last five
years, LSC won for our category (between 151 and 300 members). Why should
you care? Because you belong to the best chapter in this category! That
means we've been recognized internationally for our outstanding programs,
volunteer efforts, and educational opportunities. YOU get to reap all the
rewards for being a member of the LSC!

The Honor of Becoming a Fellow

Elizabeth Bailey became a Fellow of STC at the May 15 Awards Banquet in
Minneapolis, Minnesota. The rank of fellow is conferred only upon
associate fellows who have attained such eminence in the field of
technical communication.

The Honor of Becoming an Associate Fellow of STC

Kathryn Poe and Doug Dow became Associate Fellows of STC at the Awards
Banquet. The rank of associate fellow is conferred only upon a senior
member who has attained distinction in the field of technical
communication.

Best of Show Newsletter

Technically Write received the Best of Show award in this year's STC
newsletter competition. The competition honors chapter and SIG newsletter
producers who strive to achieve established goals and excel in newsletter
publication. Thanks to Doug Dow for his hard work on the newsletter the
past five years, and thanks to Jackie Damrau for taking over the duty as
Managing Editor.

Highest Award in Public Relations Competition

This year, LSC received an award of Distinguished Technical Communication
for its entry in the Public Relations competition. This competition
recognizes the effectiveness of chapters and SIGs in sustained or
special-event public relations efforts. Thanks to Lauren Womack for her
outstanding work.

LCR Volunteer of the Year

The STC Leadership Community Resource (LCR) committee provides sponsorship
to communities, mentoring and training to community and Society leaders,
and help for communities in crisis. At STC's Leadership day on May 13,
this Committee recognized our own Jackie Damrau with the LCR Volunteer of
the Year Award. Congratulations, Jackie!

Distinguished Chapter Service Awards

The Distinguished Chapter Service Awards acknowledge the work of chapter
members who provide exemplary service to the Society through their
dedication to the chapter and its activities. STC awarded three
Distinguished Chapter Service Awards this program year. Jackie Damrau,
Jeanne Foster, and Paul Holland received this honor for their outstanding
contributions to the LSC.

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