Announcements

Lois Marsh Honored with SIG Service Award

By Raymond Urgo, SIG Manager

At the recommendation of the Policies & Procedures SIG leadership team, the STC Board recently elected to honor Lois E. Marsh with the STC Distinguished SIG Service Award for her contributions to the P&P SIG.

Lois has contributed to the Policies and Procedures SIG and its discipline in a variety of capacities since the early 2000s.

Since 2003, Lois has served the SIG as Editor of our newsletter. She led the way in repositioning the newsletter to appeal to a more global audience. She has accomplished her goals by leading the effort to rename the newsletter after more than ten years from Step and Specs to Direction. She led the transition of the newsletter from portable document format to HTML format with a new banner and logo. As editor, she recruited and managed volunteers to assist on the newsletter team. Lois also recruited members to author articles for the newsletter and has led the publication of each issue consistently in a timely manner.

In addition to being editor, Lois has authored articles for our newsletter. She has been very supportive with feedback and ideas for revamping our Web site.

Lois is a team player in our SIG. She welcomes participation, input, and feedback from other team members, and always demonstrates a cooperative and positive attitude which contributes to her being a pleasant person to work with.

When it comes to volunteer service and the SIG’s newsletter, Lois is indeed someone who we have come to count on for quality assistance.

The citation for Lois’s award, to be presented during the STC Annual Conference in May, reads: In recognition of your exemplary efforts to revitalize the newsletter of the Policies and Procedures SIG and for your positive and cooperative volunteer spirit to all SIG activities.

For further information about Lois and to congratulate her on her DSSA honor, contact her by emai: Lois.

Upcoming Course in Policies and Procedures

Introduction to Policies & Procedures Communication (Web-based course)

University of California, Los Angeles Extension

Dates: April 13 through June 8, 2006

Fee: $550. ($500 for STC members)

Course# 439.19

Reg# R9115

Instructor: Raymond E. Urgo (rurgo@urgoconsulting.com )

Contact: UCLA Extension 310/825-4192 or www.uclaextension.edu

Call for Volunteers

The P&P SIG seeks volunteers for the following opportunities:

• Volunteer Coordinator
• Information & Research Project Assistants
• Information & Research Manager

For details, see http://www.stcsig.org/pp/volunteer/open_positions.php