TThe staff of EQuad News received two IRIS awards from the New Jersey Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (NJ/IABC) in January.

The first award, a 2002 IRIS Award of Excellence, went to EQuad News in the external newsletter category.

The award recognizes "overall creativity (design, writing, photography, illustration), quality of materials, appropriateness to audience, budgeting, and effectiveness in meeting objectives."

EQuad News was the only external newsletter to receive an IRIS Award of Excellence this year.

Contributors to EQuad News are Director of Engineering Communications Ann Haver-Allen, Communications Assistant Sara Peters, Assistant Dean for development Jane Maggard, copy editor Alicia Brzycki, photographer Frank Wojciechowski, and writers Steve Schultz, Peter Page, and David Barry.

The second award went to Ms. Peters and Mr. Schultz. They share a 2002 IRIS Award of Merit for their special report titled "Pioneer research blazes the trail: While defining new boundaries at the edges of discovery, engineering faculty guide their students to the frontier."

Their award-winning series appeared in the summer issue of EQuad News and focused on research taking place in the laboratories of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the contribution that such research brings into the engineering classrooms.

The writing awards are based on style, clarity, readability, originality, organization of information, appropriateness to audience, budgeting, and effectiveness in meeting objectives.

IABC is a global network of professionals engaged in strategic business communication management that inspires, establishes, and supports the highest professional standards of quality and innovation in organizational communication.

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