[ATTW-L] STC Rainey Award nominations due November 1, 2020.

[Miles Kimball]

Please consider nominating a valued colleague for the Society for Technical
Communication's *2021 Ken Rainey Award for Excellence in Research*. The
Rainey Award honors research that has made positive, significant
contributions to technical communication practice and teaching. It rewards
a lifetime of quality research in the field, a single high-quality
empirical study, or a set of related high-quality studies.  Learn more
about the award and see past winners <https://www.stc.org/ken-rainey-award/>
.

*Criteria for Nominations*

The researcher must have accomplished the following:

   - Identified one or more problems of clear and compelling relevance to
   practitioners and/or academics.
   - Developed a quality research design, including an appropriate match
   between methods and the focus and purpose of the inquiry.
   - Relied upon sound methods for data collection and data analysis.
   - Applied appropriate measures to ensure ethical protection of study
   participants.
   - Reported results in ways that have influenced or have promise to
   influence , theory, or teaching in the field.
   - Demonstrated positive impact on the field.

*Eligibility and Nomination Guidelines*


   - Nominees must be current members of the Society for Technical
   Communication and need to have been STC members for at least twelve months
   prior to the nomination.
   - Nominations can be made by anyone in the field, no matter if they are
   an STC member. Self-nominations are allowed and encouraged.

Nominees may fit one or both of these categories:

   - An STC member who has conducted a lifetime of quality research that
   has made significant contributions to the field of technical communication,
   *OR*
   - An STC member who has made a significant contribution to the field of
   technical communication due to a high-quality, single empirical study or a
   high-quality set of related empirical studies.


*Nomination Procedures and Deadlines*

To nominate someone (or yourself), simply send the full name, email
address, and phone number of the nominee to the 2021 Rainey Award Committee
chair, Miles A Kimball (miles.kimball at gmail.com ) and STC Staff Liaison
Elaine Gilliam (gilliam at stc.org) by *1 November 2020*.  After the committee
chair and STC staff determine that a nominee is eligible, the nominee must
prepare a nomination packet, which will be due 12/15/2020.

*Miles A Kimball, PhD*

Professor, Department of Communication & Media, Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute

Associate Fellow, Society for Technical Communication

Co-editor, SUNY Press Technical Communication Book Series

-- 
Miles Kimball, PhD
2021 Rainey Award Committee Chair
Associate Fellow, Society for Technical Communication
Professor of Communication  & Media
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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