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About the Usability and User Experience Community
Awards and Recognition

The Usability and User Experience Community has two kinds of recognitions:

The Excellence in Usability Award is given each year to recognize outstanding work in the field of usability
The Distinguished SIG Service Award is given to a volunteer to honor their work in service to the STC and the Community

Excellence in Usability Awards

2002

Gail Hughes and the Innovations Team
Department of Labor and Industries, State of Washington

For a truly innovative document that communicates government regulations clearly and simply. For thinking outside the box to meet the needs of their users.

2001

Tharon Howard
Clemson University, Department of English

For long and generous service in creating, maintaining, and guiding an online community for usability professionals. In this virtual world, novices and the famous learn, share, and promote usable design. His work has touched many lives.

Distinguished SIG Service Award

2007	Amanda Nance Discussion List Coordinator As list coordinator, Amanda has done a great job making sure that one of the key activities of the UUX community operates smoothly and successfully. She politely and capably enforces list policies, periodically informs members of policies and ways to use the list tools, and actively participates in the list herself. The citation on her award reads: For managing the discussion list of the STC Usability and User Experience community with enthusiasm, dedication, and diplomacy.
2006	Susan Duncan Membership manager. Her service and dedication has long benefited the UUX community and its members and made incoming members feel welcome. The citation on her award reads: For your continuing dedication as membership manager for the Usability and User Experience community. Thank you for making new members feel so welcome and for your cheerful support and leadership.
2005	Chauncey Wilson Past Manager and Discussion List Coordinator For steadfast support of STC Usability and User Experience and in recognition of your many contributions as a mentor and leader in the community.
	Allen Rotz Washington DC Usability SIG leader For your steadfast leadership of the Washington DC Usability SIG and for enthusiastically giving so much time, effort, and creativity in STC Usability and User Experience activities.
2004	Alice Preston Usability Interface Newsletter Associate and Copy Editor For your unfailing support of the Usability SIG and its many activities and especially for contributing your time and skills to the Usability Interface newsletter.
2003	Whitney Quesenbery Past Manager and Webmaster For outstanding leadership of and continuing contributions to the Usability SIG; and for sharing your enthusiasm, experience, and dedication to the profession.
2002	David Dick Usability Interface Newsletter Editor For leadership as the Managing Editor of Usability Interface and for continuing selfless contributions to the Usability SIG.
2002	Ginny Redish Usability SIG Founder For founding the Usability SIG and for her continuing support and leadership. Her unflagging work as a champion of usability within the STC and in the community at large has led the way for us all.