The Carolina Chapter Annual Awards Banquet, drew many members to the Prestonwood Country Club, Cary on March 11 and showcased the vitality and skill of local technical writers, editors, and graphic designers.

Meredith Blackwelder, Carolina Chapter President, opened the banquet and presented 2002 Distinguished Chapter Service Awards to Michelle Corbin and Emily Toone.

Judges

Bill Albing Karen Belding Pat Berry Jeanette Bottitta Sylvia Burleigh Michele Corbin Vanadis Crawford Amelia DeLoach Catherine Donleycott Kristen James Eberlein Diane Feldman Joy Greenwolfe Sabrina Harris

Elaine Hascal Mir Haynes Alan Hutchinson Jim Ingram Jana Jenkins Karen Kluttz Robert Kern Larry Kunz Ginny Matsey Kathleen B. Mohar Karen Mobley Wendy Panko Dave Parker Cate Parrish

Robert Perry Marla Presby David Price Jennifer Raisig John Simone Aimee Streicher Ruth Suehle Janine Sutphen Ingrid Towey Rich Vasconi Sarah Warren Anna Weaver Frances Wirth Kim Thornton

The Technical Publications Competition

Competition Co-chairs
John Simone, Rich Vasconi

Merit Award

Consistently meets high standards and applies technical communication principles in a highly proficient manner.

Altivar 58 Power Component Kits

• Category: Noncomputer Equipment
• Lisa Brewer, Square D

Pilot Light Operators

• Category: Noncomputer Equipment
• Andrea Wenger, Square D

Network Support Services — New Employee Training

• Category: Training Materials
• Frances Wirth, WhizID
• Steve Reid, Tarheel Multimedia Group
• Bonnie Mitchell, Norfolk Southern Network Support Services

Excellence Award

Consistently meets high standards and demonstrates an exceptional understanding of technical communication principles.

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Technology Transfer Commercialization Report for 2001

• Category: Annual Reports
• Lee Ann Obringer, Fuentec LLC
• Nancy Pekar, Fuentec LLC

Network

• Category: Newsletters
• Publication Group, Family Health International

Global Knowledge Style Guide

• Category: Organizational Manuals
• Global Knowledge Course Design Team, Global Knowledge
• John Rhoades, Global Knowledge

Health and Education Needs of Ethnic Minorities in the Greater Mekong Subregion

• Category: Technical Reports
• Erin O. Newton, RTI International
• Sonja E. Douglas, RTI International
• Myles F. Elledge, RTI International

Provider Checklists for Reproductive Health Services

• Category: Quick Reference
• Family Health International

Side Flange Box Extension

• Category: Noncomputer equipment
• Andrea Wenger, Square D

Altivar 58 TRX Installation Guide for Type H Controllers

• Category: Noncomputer Equipment
• Lisa Brewer, Square D

Distinguished Award

Clearly superior work that applies the principles of technical communication in an outstanding way, particularly in the way it anticipates and fulfils the needs of its audience.

National Forensic Laboratory Annual Report

• Category: Annual Reports
• Shari L. Lambert, RTI International
• Joanne M. Studders, RTI International
• Sharon A. Davis, RTI International

Qualitative Methods: A Field Guide for Applied Research in Sexual and Reproductive Health

• Category: Books
• Elizabeth Robinson, Family Health International
• Priscilla Ulin, Family Health International
• Elizabeth Tolley, Family Health International

Hill-Rom Nurse Communication Module Quick Reference Guide

• Category: Quick Reference
• Catherine Donleycott, Hill-Rom

Best of Show Award

RTI International Annual Report: Turning knowledge into practice

• Category: Annual Reports
• Karen Lauterbach, RTI International
• Shari L. Lambert, RTI International
• RTI Photography Services

The Online Communication Competition

Competition Chair
Ann-Marie Grissino

Merit Award

Consistently meets high standards and applies technical communication principles in a highly proficient manner.

Selling and Supporting the IBM SurePOS 600 Series Specialty Retail

• Category: Tutorials/Training
• IBM Retail Store Education Team

Selling and Supporting the IBM SureOne

• Category: Tutorials/Training
• IBM Retail Store Education Team

Selling and Supporting the IBM SurePOS 300

• Category: Tutorials/Training
• IBM Retail Store Education Team

Servigistics Online Help

• Category: Help
• Susan Hazen, Servigistics

Research Ethics

• Category: Tutorials/Training
• Robert Rice, Family Health International
• Florence Carayon, Family Health International
• Mary Harvey, Family Health International

Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices from Global Knowledge Network Title 5: Implementing TCP/IP in Cisco Networks

• Category: Tutorials/Training
• Global Knowledge Development Team

SAS@9 Integration Technologies Documentation

• Category: Books
• SAS Integration Technologies Documentation Team

IBM eServer xSeries Documentation Browser CD

• Category: Books
• The eServer xSeries Writing Team
• Dottie Gardner, IBM Corporation
• Wendy Henson, IBM Corporation

Oracle9/AS TopLink Mapping Workbench Demos (9.0.3)

• Category: Demonstrations
• Rick Sapir, Oracle Corporation

Oracle9/AS TopLink Online Documentation (9.0.3)

• Category: Demonstrations
• Rick Sapir, Oracle Corporation
• Joe Valente, Oracle Corporation

Excellence Award

Consistently meets high standards and demonstrates an exceptional understanding of technical communication principles.

4690 OS Java Programming and Implementation

• Category: Tutorials/Training
• IBM Retail Store Education Team

SAS Data Providers: ADO/OLE DB Cookbook

• Category: Reference Material
• SAS Open Data Access Documentation Team

Grant News

• Category: Technical Marketing
• Mary Ann Weatherman, WS/FCS

Web Site for Distinctive Remodeling, LLC

• Category: Technical Marketing
• Mir Haynes, Anabo Studios
• Kris Swiatocho, Anabo Studios
• Mike Hayes, Anabo Studios

SANPoint Control 3.5 Manuals and Help

• Category: Books
• Greg Rakauskas, Veritas
• Adam Newton, Veritas

Network Management Essentials

• Frances Wirth, WhizID

Distinguished Award

Clearly superior work that applies the principles of technical communication in an outstanding way, particularly in the way it anticipates and fulfils the needs of its audience.

RTI International External Web Site

• Category: Technical Marketing
• Stuart Somer, RTI International
• Anna L. Weaver, RTI International
• Henry H. Rogers, RTI International

BP Studios. Demo CD

• Drew Robison, BP Studios

The Technical Art Competition

Competition Chair
Ann Roberson

Merit Award

Consistently meets high standards and applies technical communication principles in a highly proficient manner.

Replacing the Power Board on a Size 6 ALTIVAR 58 Drive Controller

• Category: Interpretive Illustration (Line)
• Ed Vernon, Freelance

Excellence Award

Consistently meets high standards and demonstrates an exceptional understanding of technical communication principles.

National Coastal Condition Report

• Category: Informational Materials Design
• Anna L. Weaver, RTI International
• Shari L. Lambert, RTI International
• Rebecca S. Brophy, RTI International
• Linda Y. Cooper, RTI International

Excellence, Best of Show Award

Clearly superior work that applies the principles of technical communication in an outstanding way, particularly in the way it anticipates and fulfils the needs of its audience.

RTI International Annual Report

• Category: Annual Report Design
• Anna L. Weaver, RTI International
• Karen Lauterbach, RTI International
• Shari L. Lambert, RTI International
• RTI Photography Services