Whitney as a young lighting designer

Awards and Recognitions

Associate Fellow - 2005
Society for Technical Commications

Frank R. Smith Outstanding Journal Article 2001
STC's Technical Communication Journal
"On Beyond Help – User Assistance and the User Interface"

Frank R. Smith Outstanding Issue of 2002
STC's Technical Communication Journal
Special Issue on EPSS, Editor Saul Carliner including
"Who is in Control? The Logic Underlying the Intelligent Technologies Used in Performance Support"

Elections Assistance Commission, Technical Guidelines Development Committee, Chair Sub-committee on Human Factors and Privacy, 2004

Federal Election Commission, Advisory Board on human factors for voting systems, 2003

Industry Affiliations

Usability Professionals' Association

• President, 2004, 2005
• Board of Directors, 2000 - present
• Director, Voting and Usability project, 2000-present
• Conference Presentations, 1999-2004

Society for Technical Communication

• Associate Fellow - 2005
• President's Award - 2004
• Distinguished SIG Service Award - Usability SIG - 2003
• Conference Program Manager for Usability, 2002
• Usability SIG Manager, 1999 - 2002
• Usability SIG Web Manager, 1997 - present
• Distinguished Chapter Service Award, 1997
• Philadelphia Chapter Webmaster, 1995 - 1998
• STC International Online Competition Judge, 1996-1997
• Conference Presentations, 1995-2004

UXnet

• Executive Board, 2002 - present

UTEST

• Advisory Council, 2001 - present

STC International Online Communications Competitions Awards

• NSI web site, 1998
• AT&T PDD, Best in Show 1996
• Productivity Shoppe Get Smart, 1996
• Cognetics web site, 1996-1997
• Hyperties documentation, 1996-1997
• Primary Source Media American Journey, 1995
• Hewlett Packard LaserJet 4 Travel Guide, 1992

United Scenic Artists

• Lighting Designer #278/3259, 1984-present