Awards

Nominations Now Being Accepted for APCC's 
"Excellence Awards"

To be presented in December 2003  
Click here for your award nomination form

1. Honor Roll of Excellence in Communication (client award)

Awarded to a CEO, department, company, agency, or other unit of an organization for encouraging excellence in communication. To be eligible, the client must have no fewer than five full-time employees and must offer a product or service other than communication consulting, marketing, or business/technical writing.

To nominate a client, provide a 1-2 page narrative addressing any of the following:

  • The organization’s top-down commitment to writing quality through training programs focused on writing.
     
  • Money or time allocated to employee training in writing or document design and development.
     
  • Sponsorship or participation in presentations, meetings, workshops or training programs.
     
  • Emphasis on writing excellence in performance reviews and promotion criteria.
     
  • Sponsorship of scholarships/awards for employees or their family members for writing excellence.
     
  • Supporting documentation such as course materials, before-and-after samples, testimony from relevant sources, etc. 

2. Excellence in Writing (member award) Self-nominations welcome. 
Awarded to an APCC member for outstanding writing, editing, or revision of a professional document.

To nominate a member for an original piece, provide a copy of the original document and a 1-2 page narrative addressing:

  • The writing process.
     
  • Any difficulties or challenges.
     
  • Solutions to problems or challenges.
     
  • The significance of the document, its merits, and the contribution it makes to the profession it serves.

To nominate a member for an edited or revised piece, provide a copy of both the original and the revision and a 1-2 page narrative addressing the points listed above.

3. Excellence in Training (member award—self-nominations welcome. 
Awarded to an APCC member for conducting an outstanding communication training program or course.

To nominate a member, provide a 1-2 page narrative addressing:

  • The overall plan of the training program as well as its purpose, scope, and intended audience.
     
  • The merits of the program, its effectiveness, and the contribution this training makes to the profession/industry it serves.
     
  • Tupporting documentation such as sample course materials, evaluations, pre-/post-test summaries, participant/client testimony. 

Click here for your award nomination form.