<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Colleagues -<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:-webkit-standard;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span> </span></p><p style="font-family:-webkit-standard;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);margin-left:0in"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The Society for Technical Communication is pleased to open nominations for the 2020 Ken Rainey Award for Excellence in Research. </span></p><p style="font-family:-webkit-standard;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);margin-left:0in"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></b></p><p style="font-family:-webkit-standard;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);margin-left:0in"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Criteria for nominations<span></span></span></b></p><p style="font-family:-webkit-standard;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);margin-left:0.25in"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The researcher must have accomplished the following:<span></span></span></p><p style="font-family:-webkit-standard;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);margin-left:0.25in"></p><ul><li><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Identified one or more problems of clear and compelling relevance to practitioners and/or academics.</span><br></li><li><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Developed a quality research design, including an appropriate match between methods and the focus and purpose of the inquiry.</span><br></li><li><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Relied upon sound methods for data collection and data analysis.</span><br></li><li><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Applied appropriate measures to ensure ethical protection of study participants.</span><br></li><li><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Reported results in ways that have influenced or have promise to influence practice, theory, or teaching in the field.</span><br></li><li><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Demonstrated positive impact on the field.</span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><font face="arial, sans-serif">Guidelines for Nominees</font><font face="-webkit-standard"><span></span></font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><font face="arial, sans-serif">Updated criteria: Nominees <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">A nominee must be a regular member of the Society for Technical Communication at the time of application.</span></font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><span>Nominations can be made made anyone in the field no matter if they are an STC member or not. </span></font></font><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Self-nominations are allowed and encouraged. </span></p><p style="font-family:-webkit-standard;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);margin-left:0in"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><p style="font-family:-webkit-standard;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);margin-left:0in"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Deadline and details for nominations<span></span></span></b></p><p style="font-family:-webkit-standard;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);margin-left:0in"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">November 15, 2019 (nomination packets will be due December 6, 2019)<span></span></span></p><p style="font-family:-webkit-standard;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);margin-left:0in"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p style="font-family:-webkit-standard;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);margin-left:0in"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">To nominate someone (or yourself), simply send the full name, email address, and phone number of the nominee to the committee chair, Lisa Melonçon at <a href="mailto:meloncon.research@gmail.com" target="_blank">meloncon.research@gmail.com</a><br></span></p><p style="font-family:-webkit-standard;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);margin-left:0in"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span></p><div>Learn more about the award and see past winners: <a href="https://www.stc.org/ken-rainey-award/" target="_blank">https://www.stc.org/ken-rainey-award/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Please let me know if you have any questions,</div><div>Lisa</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">
Lisa Melonçon, PhD<br><div>Co-Editor, Rhetoric of Health and Medicine (<a href="http://journals.upress.ufl.edu/rhm" target="_blank">http://journals.upress.ufl.edu/rhm</a>)</div><div>Book Series Editor, Foundations and Innovations in TPC (<a href="https://wac.colostate.edu/books/tpc/" target="_blank">https://wac.colostate.edu/books/tpc/</a>)<br></div><div><span>Professor, Technical Communication, Department of English</span></div><div>University of South Florida</div><div>4202 Fowler Avenue, CPR 311</div><div>Tampa, FL 33620-5550</div><div>Phone: 803-370-0008</div><div>Email: <a href="mailto:meloncon.research@gmail.com" target="_blank">meloncon.research@gmail.com</a> or <a href="mailto:meloncon@usf.edu" target="_blank">meloncon@usf.edu</a></div><div><a href="http://tek-ritr.com" target="_blank">http://tek-ritr.com</a></div><div>Twitter:@lmeloncon<br></div><div>Pronouns: she/her</div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family:Garamond,serif"></span>
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