STC NEWSLETTER COMPETITION

Judge Name: 
Newsletter Name:


Judging and Evaluation Form

Chapters and Student Chapters

STATISTICAL  A: Fundamental Elements

A check mark indicates the presence of an essential element in Category A (please see competition rules for specific requirements for paper and online newsletters).

Category A:                        Issue
Fundamental Elements            1    2    3
1.  Publication frequency      [  ] [  ] [  ]
2.  Society contact info       [  ] [  ] [  ]
3.  Newsletter title 
    and chapter name           [  ] [  ] [  ]
4.  STC symbol (logo)          [  ] [  ] [  ]
5.  Society logotype           [  ] [  ] [  ]
6.  Publication date           [  ] [  ] [  ]
7.  Editor’s name and
    contact information        [  ] [  ] [  ]
8.  Newsletter mailing address [  ] [  ] [  ]
9.  Publication policies       [  ] [  ] [  ]
10. Reprint policies           [  ] [  ] [  ]
11. Society mission statement  [  ] [  ] [  ]
12. Copyright statement        [  ] [  ] [  ]
13. Senior officers’ 
      names and contact info   [  ] [  ] [  ]
Total number of elements        __   __   __
Number of elements missing      __   __   __
Multiply number of elements 
      missing by 4              __   __   __ 	Total
Subtract from 20 
      to get issue score        __   __   __    _____
(no negative score for an issue)
(max. score per issue = 20; max. total score for Category A = 60)


Judge’s Comments 

Good commentary is extremely important to the newsletter editors. Please divide your commentary into the two areas to the right, and provide both kinds of commentary.

Send commentary as an email note or as an attached file.

Provide separate commentary in both categories:

Areas of Excellence
Praise achievements. Be sure to include significant positive feedback as to what the newsletters are doing right. Your positive comments make up the pages of the Annual Conference and traveling exhibits.

Areas for Improvement
Editors often appreciate suggestions on how they can improve their newsletters. Identify areas that lowered their score.


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Chapters and Student Chapters

STATISTICAL  B: Recommended Topics

A check mark indicates the presence of a recommended topic in Category B (please see competition rules for specific requirements for paper and online newsletters).

Category B:                         Issue
Recommended Topics               1    2    3
1.  Chapter meeting notice      [  ] [  ] [  ]
2.  Chapter meeting report      [  ] [  ] [  ]
3.  Chapter president’s or 
    board member’s message      [  ] [  ] [  ]
4.  Chapter activity	        [  ] [  ] [  ]
5.  Chapter membership news     [  ] [  ] [  ]
6.  Feature article	        [  ] [  ] [  ]
7.  Employment news or 
    opportunities               [  ] [  ] [  ]
8.  Editor’s column or 
    letter from the editor      [  ] [  ] [  ]
9.  Letter to the editor        [  ] [  ] [  ]
10. Review of book/software/etc [  ] [  ] [  ]
11. Networking information      [  ] [  ] [  ]
12. Educational news or 
    opportunities               [  ] [  ] [  ]
13. Director-sponsor report     [  ] [  ] [  ]
14. One other Society report    [  ] [  ] [  ]
Total number of topics included	 __   __   __
Paper newsletters: 
    count up to 10 topics
Online newsletters: 
    count up to 12 topics        __   __   __   Total
Paper newsletters: 
    multiply by 2
Online newsletters: 
    multiply by 1.667            __   __   __   
(max. score per issue = 20; max. total score for Category B = 60)


JUDGE'S COMMENTS

Good commentary is extremely important to the newsletter editors. Please divide your commentary into the two areas to the right, and provide both kinds of commentary.

Send commentary as an email note or as an attached file.

Provide separate commentary in both categories:

Areas of Excellence
Praise achievements. Be sure to include significant positive feedback as to what the newsletters are doing right. Your positive comments make up the pages of the Annual Conference and traveling exhibits.

Areas for Improvement
Editors often appreciate suggestions on how they can improve their newsletters. Identify areas that lowered their score.