Stacey W McCray

Bio

As an information specialist within the Biological and Environmental Research Information Systems (BERIS) group, Stacey Wysong McCray assists with the development of an expanding variety of scientific publications and related content detailing pioneering biological and environmental science supported by the U.S. Department of Energy's Biological and Environmental Research program. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Journalism from Georgia Southern University and a Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership from Shorter University.

Professional Experience

• Information Specialist — Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2015-present
• Assistant Director of University Communication — Shorter University, 2013-2015
• Design Editor — Chattanooga Times Free Press, 2002-2013
• News Editor — Dalton Daily Citizen, 2001-2002
• Higher Education Reporter — Statesboro Herald, 1999-2001

Awards

Society for Technical Communication Awards

• 2016 Award of Distinguished Technical Communication and Best of Show — Energy Frontier Research Centers: Science for Our Nation’s Energy Future
• 2016 Award of Excellence — KBase Quick Start Guide
• 2017 Award of Distinguished Technical Communication — Basic Energy Sciences Program Update
• 2018 Award of Distinguished Technical Communication — Research Priorities to Incorporate Terrestrial-Aquatic Interfaces in Earth System Models Workshop Report
• 2018 Award of Distinction — U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Research Centers
• 2018 Award of Excellence — Climate and Environmental Sciences Division Strategic Plan
• 2019 Award of Excellence — Genome Engineering for Materials Synthesis Workshop Report
• 2019 Award of Merit — Genomic Science Program By the Numbers infographic
• 2020-2021 Award of Excellence — U.S. Department of Energy Free-Air CO₂ Enrichment Experiments: FACE Results, Lessons, and Legacy
• 2022 Award of Excellence — National Virtual Biotechnology Laboratory (NVBL): Report on Rapid R&D Solutions to the COVID-19 Crisis
• 2022 Award of Distinction — U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science User Facilities: Lessons from the COVID Area and Visions for the Future

Journalism Awards

• 2013 Golden Press Card Awards — Second Place Design
• 2013 Tennessee Sports Writers Association — First Place Design
• 2012 Tennessee Sports Writers Association — Third Place Design
• 2011 Tennessee Sports Writers Association — First Place Design

Education

• B.S., Journalism — Georgia Southern University
• M.A., Organizational Leadership — Shorter University

Professional Affiliations

• Creative Pro Network
• Society for Technical Communication