Tracy C. Summers
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Awards & More

For additional career successes, see my Resume page.


Top Three Achievements

  • Earned a Master of Arts in Professional & Technical Communication with a 3.8 GPA (cumulative)
  • Graduated with honors (B.A.) from the
    University of
    North Texas, Denton TX
  • Awarded for best proposal (and more) in the
    UNT Technical Writing Contest (2014 and 2013)


Academic Success

Leadership and Business Courses 
  • Organizational Behavior: studied leadership methods, motivation techniques, and the team environment
  • Corporate Presentations: studied audience analysis and presentation skills
  • Strategic Social Media: studied social media strategies for business communication
  • Marketing Concepts: studied marketing strategies 
  • Pedagogy and Communication: studied theories of pedagogy and issues experienced by instructors ​
Technical Communication Courses
  • Principles of Technical Communication: studied theories and the history of technical communication
  • Technical Editing: studied grammar, technical edits, and feedback techniques
  • Advanced Technical Writing: studied grammar and writing styles 
  • Teaching Technical Writing: studied technical writing for instructors
  • Grants & Proposals: studied persuasive writing
  • Digital Literacies: studied coding languages and the digital aspect of technical communication
  • Electronic Media Design: studied concise writing, website design, and project management
  • Usability: studied website issues, usability tests, and the user experience 
  • Commercial Publication: studied design and advertising
  • Designing Technical Documents: studied design and content organization
  • Writing in the Sciences: studied scientific writing





Awards & Scholarships

  • UNT Professional and Technical Writing Contest Awards (Second Place Overall: 2014; White Paper: 2014; Proposal: 2014, 2013)
  • Toulouse Graduate Scholarship: 2014
  • Collin College Foundation Scholarship: 2012
  • Team Work Awards (SuperMedia)
  • Leadership Awards (SuperMedia)
  • Customer Service Awards (SuperMedia)
  • Sales Awards (SuperMedia)


Memberships

  • UNT Advisory Board 
  • Alpha Chi National Honor Society
  • Society for Technical Communication
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