[ATTW-L] Technical Communication's new editor: Miriam Williams

[Stephen Bernhardt]

What they said.

Steve Bernhardt
Santa Fe, NM


On Sun, Sep 27, 2020 at 2:06 PM Karen Schriver <kschriver00 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Sam has been nothing short of amazing in guiding *Technical Communication*
> to produce articles of high quality and significant value to a wide
> audience! He has been generous with his time and gracious in his feedback
> to authors. He represents the gold standard for journal editors.
>
> Thank you, Sam.
>
> Karen
>
> On Sep 27, 2020, at 1:55 PM, Ann Blakeslee <ablakesle at emich.edu> wrote:
>
> I second Karen. This is fantastic news. Congratulations, Miriam! And much
> gratitude, Sam!
>
> Ann
>
> On Sun, Sep 27, 2020 at 1:52 PM Karen Schriver <kschriver00 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> What wonderful news, Sam!
>>
>> Congratulations, Miriam Williams! The field is very excited to have you
>> as the new Editor-in-Chief of *Technical Communication! *
>>
>> I look forward to working with you.
>>
>>
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Karen
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>> On Sep 27, 2020, at 1:45 PM, Dragga, Sam <Sam.Dragga at ttu.edu> wrote:
>>
>> It is a privilege to share with you this exciting news:
>>
>> The Board of Directors of the Society for Technical Communication is
>> pleased to announce that Dr. Miriam F. Williams of Texas State University
>> will assume the position of Editor-in-Chief for the journal, *Technical
>> Communication*, starting in January 2021. Dr. Williams is Professor and
>> Associate Chair of the Department of English at Texas State and previously
>> directed its  MA program in Technical Communication.
>>
>> In her professional career, Dr. Williams worked for the Texas Department
>> of Health and Human Services Commission (DHS) as a Policy Specialist and
>> Regulation Editor/Developer. Later, at DHS, Dr. Williams served as the
>> Program Administrator for Regulation Editors.
>>
>> After completing her PhD in Technical Communication and Rhetoric at Texas
>> Tech University, Dr. Williams started her academic career at Texas State
>> University in 2005.  She served as the Presidential Fellow for 2011-2012
>> and was promoted to Full Professor in 2014.
>>
>> Dr. Williams is an award winning scholar, including the 2020 CCCC Award
>> for Best Article Reporting Historical Research or Textual Studies in
>> Technical and Scientific Communication (“Technologies of
>> Disenfranchisement: Literacy Tests and Black Voters in the US from 1890 to
>> 1965,” *Technical Communication* 65.4, 2018, co-authored with Natasha N.
>> Jones) and the 2016 CCCC Award for Best Original Collection of Essays in
>> Technical or Scientific Communication (*Communicating Race, Ethnicity,
>> and Identity in Technical Communication*, Routledge, 2014, co-edited
>> with Octavio Pimentel).  In 2017, she was elevated to Fellow of the
>> Association of Teachers of Technical Writing (ATTW).
>>
>> Dr. Williams views practitioner-academic collaborations in research as a
>> central part of her vision for the journal. As a scholar and practitioner
>> with a commitment to social justice, she intends to keep the journal
>> relevant, timely, and award winning.
>>
>> Sam
>>
>> Sam Dragga
>> Professor Emeritus, Texas Tech University
>> Editor, *Technical Communication*
>> sam.dragga at ttu.edu
>> 1-806-543-6099
>>
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