About the Usability and User Experience Community

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

See the web version of the WISHA Safety and Health Core Rules
Read the Usability Interface article about the work at WISHA 

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.

Karen Bachmann
Past SIG Manager

From August 2002 to June 2008, Karen Bachmann served as Manager of the Usability and User Experience (UUX) community. During this time, she exhibited superb performance to oversee a myriad of initiatives and accomplishments.
Her contributions to the community include: organized events for UUX members at annual STC conferences; ensured the critical tasks of rechartering were accomplished (UUX was the first community to recharter under the new STC governance); single-handedly coordinated the first-ever UUX election resulting in selection of a Manager, Assistant Manager, and Treasurer; and provided leadership to volunteers to ensure UUX became one of the most highly acclaimed SIG communities.
Karen also recruited outstanding volunteers to edit the newsletter, coordinate membership, and manage the discussion forum. Without her dedicated work for six years, UUX would not be the flourishing community it is today. The citation on her award reads:

For outstanding leadership as Usability and User Experience (UUX) SIG manager and for offering encouragement and support as a mentor to members of our profession.

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.

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.

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.