The five Bay Area chapters sponsored a 2007–08 STC technical communication competition to benefit the STC Kenneth Gordon Scholarship. The following sections list the award winners at each of the three award levels recognized in STC competitions. Each section begins with the official criteria for that level of award.
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.
Dana Beatty, Apple
Mei Wang, Apple
Sue Leasure, Apple
Karen Thomas, Apple
Frances Segal, Apple
Lissy Abraham, Apple
Frances Segal, Apple
Ann Walker, Apple
Harold Bradley, Elsevier MDL
Karen Byers, Elsevier MDL
Anne DeLaFiganiere, Elsevier MDL
Caroline Bressler, Palm
Arthur Manzi, Palm
Josh Noble
The entry consistently meets high standards in all areas. It might contain a single major flaw or a few minor flaws. The entry clearly (if slightly imperfectly) demonstrates an exceptional understanding of technical communication principles.
Clifford Hunt, Apple
Sara Donahue, Apple
Charlotte Clark, Apple
Murray Jason, Apple
David Arrigoni, Apple
Jeanne Woodward, Apple
Jun Suzuki, Apple
Jeanne Woodward, Apple
David Arrigoni, Apple
Usha Alexander, Apple
Sara Donahue, Apple
Ann Walker, Apple
Ginny Gelczis, Apple
Stefan Smith, Apple
Garet Igarashi, Apple
Jason Cabassi, Apple
Elizabeth Labine, Aurora Networks
Ed Perry, Aurora Networks
John Wilkinson, Rollingwood Solutions
Abby Breedt, Autodesk
Annette McGovern, Autodesk
Andrew Vernon, Autodesk
Andrew Vernon, Autodesk
Laura Wade, Autodesk
Crystal Stevenson, Biocare
John Steel, Biocare
Gilad David Maayan, GigaSpaces
Michael Mitrani, GigaSpaces
Shlomo Pariente Cohen, GigaSpaces
Limor Maayan, GigaSpaces
Pamela Taylor, Cisco Systems
Bronya Feldmann, Cisco Systems
Elizabeth Tinker, Cisco Systems
Jackie Wheeler, NorthStar
Roza Leyderman, Oracle Corporation
Cathi Skyles
Kwong Liew
Jane Faraola, Palm
Midyne Spear
Kwong Liew
Arthur Manzi, Palm
Kristin Schwarz, Palm
Cathi Skyles
Patrick Ames
Steve Osborn, Redwood Health Services
Steve Graydon
Nan Perrott
Greg McMillan
Clyde Higaki
David R. Gardner
Robert Hastings
Charles Tan
Wing F. Ko
Bill Evans
Kevin Delgadillo
Peter Wexler
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.
Clifford Hunt, Apple
Sara Donahue, Apple
Charlotte Clark, Apple
Kay Burnett, Apple
Danny Wong, Apple
Christine Franco, Apple
Kay Burnett, Apple
Danny Wong, Apple
Christine Franco, Apple
Jeff Wong, Apple
Christine Franco, Apple
Tom Llewellyn, Apple
Ed Perry, Aurora Networks
Dave Sell, Aurora Networks
Melissa Hicks, Mosaic Marketing
Vince Swanson, Aurora Networks
Ed Perry, Aurora Networks
Vince Swanson, Aurora Networks
Ed Perry, Aurora Networks
Dieter Schlaepfer, Autodesk
Mike Fisher, Autodesk
Allen Lowe, Autodesk
Ian Hawkins, Autodesk
Philip Sharman, Autodesk
Bill Crawford, Autodesk
Melanie Allen, Autodesk
Alison Keller, Autodesk
Andrew Vernon, Autodesk
Marcy Telles, Autodesk
Charmaine Moyer, Cisco
Steve Stover
Mark Tandowsky, Cisco
Sandy Sherrill, IBM
Robert Lee, IBM
Glenn Galler, IBM
Gilad David Maayan, GigaSpaces
Nati Shalom, GigaSpaces
Jackie Wheeler, NorthStar
Diana Lorentz, Oracle Corporation
Patricia Huey, Oracle Corporation
Tonie Flores, OSIsoft
Joe Sadusky
Cathi Skyles
Jane Faraola, Palm
Nathaniel Lim, IMPAC Medical Systems
Jim Black-Downes
Chris Garner
Rachel Gorski
Tom Metz
Elliott Stewart, VMware
Teresa Velasco, VMware
Amy Waller, VMware
Kelli Lidwell, VMware
Wendy Shaffer, VMware
Douglas Stuart, VMware
Louise Galindo, VMware
Rebekah Cook, VMware
Rena Leith, VMware
Svetlana Voskoboinikova, VMware
Caroline Arakelian, VMware
Elliott Stewart, VMware
Sandra Farkas, VMware
Louise Galindo, VMware
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
The following members of the Kenneth Gordon Scholarship Committee produced and managed the competition:
Judith M. Herr, Patrick Lufkin, Richard Mateosian, Joy Montgomery