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February 23, 2004

      The BEA Festival of Media Arts Committee is pleased to announce winners in the 2004 competition. The Festival received a record number of entries. All entries were reviewed by a panel of professional judges and the entries have been pared down to the winners announced here. The Festival Awards Ceremony and Screening will take place on Saturday, April 17th in the Las Vegas Convention Center as part of the annual convention of the Broadcast Education Association. On that night, the best of the best from among this list of winners will receive their Best of the Festival: King Foundation Award. We hope to see you there. Thanks to the King Foundation and Avid for sponsoring the event. We also thank Joyce Tudryn, our M.C. for the event. Congratulations to all the winners!

2004 BEA Festival of Media Arts
Competition Winners

 
Faculty Competitions
Student Competitions
 
  - Audio
- Interactive Multimedia
- News
- Scriptwriting
- Video
- Audio
- Interactive Multimedia
- News
- Scriptwriting
- Small & 2-Year Colleges
- Video
 
   
Faculty Audio Competition
Competition Chair: David E. Reese, John Carroll University

BEA Best of Festival/King Foundation Award Winner
Keith Brand, Rowan University
"Low Power to the People"

Radio Documentary

Best of Competition: Michael Brown, University of Wyoming, "Worlds of Music: Music of the Cajun Community"

Promo, PSA or Commercial

Best of Competition: Don Connelly, Western Carolina University, "Culture"

Student Audio Competition
Competition Chair: Maryjo Adams Cochrane, Sam Houston State University

BEA Best of Festival/King Foundation Award Winner
William G. Candler, Western Carolina University
"Promo Distraction"

Sports--Best Sportscaster

1st Place: Jarrod P. Shadrick, University of Alabama, "2003 Women's College World Series, Oklahoma VS Alabama"
2nd Place: Vince Payne, Marshall University, "Student Sportscaster Compilation"
2nd Place: Tom Ortuso, Rowan University, "Rowan Vs Rampo College - NCAA D-111 Basketball"
3rd Place: Chadwick Mark Anderson, University of
Alabama, "Alabama vs Louisiana Tech"

Sports--Student Sportscast

1st Place: Sean Bass & Bobby Crook, University of North Texas, "The Late Edition Sports 11/17/03"
2nd Place: Travis Huntington, Colorado State University, "KCSU Sports Update"
3rd Place: Tom Ortuso, Rowan University, "Rowan University Football Show"

Newscaster

1st Place: Baker Machado, Colorado State University, "Newscast for 10/31/03"
2nd Place: Marika Krause, Colorado State University, "Newscast"
3rd Place: Adam Geller, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, "Newscast Samples"

Specialty Program

1st Place: Matt Perez, University of LaVerne, "Working Independently in the Music Industry # 1"
2nd Place: Elaine Fregoso, University of LaVerne, "Music News Breakdown # 4"
3rd Place: Andrea Burridge, Ryerson University, "A Work in Progress"
3rd Place: John Cabral, California State University, Northridge, "Some things Considered"

DJ

1st Place: Tim Johnson, Northwestern College/St. Paul, "LIFENET FM"
2nd Place: Vania Joseph, University of LaVerne, "Vania Joseph Show"
3rd Place: Gabe Schirm, Colorado State University, "DJ Aircheck"

PSA/Commercial

1st Place: William G. Candler, Western Carolina University, "Promo Distraction"
2nd Place: Daniel Clay Stimeling, Marshall University, "W-M-U-L Car Dealer"
3rd Place: Vania Joseph, University of LaVerne, "Two Girls Doin' Their Own Thing"

Comedy/Drama

1st Place: Kevin Justus, Marshall University, "Dr. Love"
2nd Place: Mike Moore, Colorado State University, "All My Music"
2nd Place: Mike Santos & Braden Dick, Colorado State University, "KCSU I Hate You"
3rd Place: Matt Lescault, Brandon Sullivan, & Jordan Sullivan, Grossmont Community College, "Off Stage Radio Theatre: A Lesson Learned"

Educational Program

1st Place: Abby Berendt, Colorado State University, "Hip Hop and the Media"
2nd Place: Josh Huseby, Colorado State University, "Excuse Me Mr. President"
3rd Place: Bill Pavlou, Rowan University, "Are You There, America? It's Me God"

Faculty Interactive Multimedia Competition
Competition Chairs: Tim Clukey, Plattsburgh State University and Sandy Henry, Drake University

BEA Best of Festival/King Foundation Award Winner
Steven D. Anderson & M. Joseph Hinshaw, James Madison University
"Video Exposure Control Tutorial"

Educational Production:

Award of Excellence: Melissa Lee Price, Staffordshire University, "Dr. Missy's Flash Tutorial"
Award of Excellence: Brian M. Winn, Michigan State University, "The Fantastic Food Challenge" (CD-ROM)
Award of Excellence: Robert DeVargas, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, "Eternal Interactive" (CD-ROM)

Entertainment Production

Best of Competition: Weiyan Wang, Southwest Missouri State University, "Isabelle Huppert: La Vie Pour Jouer"

Informational Production

Best of Competition: Melissa Lee Price, Staffordshire University, "Hypermedia"
Award of Excellence: Carol B. Schwalbe, Arizona State University, "Cronkite E-zine"

Solo Website Production

Best of Competition: Andy Lapham, London College of Music & Media, "Undergraduate Project Toolkit"

Adjunct Professor/Grad Student Production

Best of Competition: Jennifer Paige West, University of North Carolina, "Life at the End of the Road"

Student Interactive Multimedia Competition
Competition Chairs: Andy Lapham, London College of Music & Media and
Howard Goldbaum, University of Nevada - Reno

BEA Best of Festival/King Foundation Award Winner
Daniel Drinkard, James Madison University
"Virtual Guitar Tutor
"
Online
Persuade/Sell

1st Place: Joel Speasmaker, James Madison
University, "Think: An Interactive Commentary on Excessive Consumerism"
2nd Place: Jonathan Adams, Southwest Missouri
State University, "Surf & Sirloin"
3 rd Place:
Ross Featherstone, Bournemouth
University, "badlystitched.co.uk"

Online
Instruct/Train

1st Place: Simon Jobling, Staffordshire University, "Hitting the Target"
2nd Place: Sally Smith, Staffordshire University, "Golf Caddy"

Online Inform/Educate

1st Place: Christopher Booker, Indiana University, "War in the Shadows"
2nd Place: Crystal West, University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, "The Night Sky"
3rd Place:
Joel Speasmaker, James Madision
University, "Rich Hilliard Portfolio"

Online
Entertain

1st Place: Christina Handford, Staffordshire University, "Pollen Park"
2nd Place: Richard Whitehouse & Paul Gooder,
Staffordshire University, "Manchester Up Close"
3rd Place:
Kevin Tighe, Central Washington
University, "EllensburgExtreme"

Fixed Media
Persuade/Sell

1st Place: Haflidi Sigfusson, James Madison
University, "Interactive Portfolio"

Fixed Media
Instruct/Train

1st Place: Daniel Drinkard, James Madison
University, "Virtual Guitar Tutor"
2nd Place: Fransisca Utami, California State
University/Northridge, "Indonesian Food for Two"
3rd Place:
Richard Frost, Staffordshire University, "Franlin's Lab"

Fixed Media
Inform/Educate

1st Place: Stephanie Berns, Bournemouth University, "Evolution-Variation-Extinction"
2nd Place: Alfonso Gugino, Thames Valley University, "Sharks"
3rd Place:
John Kondis, University of North Carolina, "Along the Powwow Trail"

Fixed Media
Entertain

1st Place: Luke Whittaker, Bournemouth University, "A Break in the Road"
2nd Place: Deborah Muirhead, Staffordshire
University, "Moving Toy Mechanisms"
3rd Place:
Randall Moore, Brandon Kerr & Chris Nagle, Southwest Missouri State University, "Pandora's Box"

Faculty News Competition
Competition Chairs: C.A. Tuggle, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Radio Chair
Dale Edwards, Televison Chair

BEA Best of Festival/King Foundation Award Winner
(None Awarded)

Radio News

Award of Excellence: Neil Roberts, Minot State University, "On Air at the Fair"

TV News

Best of Competition: Kevin Hager, Wichita State University, "Smoke Detector Test"

Student News Competition
Competition Chairs: Dana Rosengard, University of Memphis, Television Chair
Tim Brown, University of South Carolina, Radio Chair

BEA Best of Festival/King Foundation Award Winner - Television
Russell Wilde, Southern Utah University
Compilation - "Highway Patrol Crash", "Zion Inn Motel Fire", "Every 15 Minutes"

BEA Best of Festival/King Foundation Award Winner - Radio
William Pitts, Arizona State University
Compilation - "Tasers", "Palo Verde Nuclear Plant", "Young Marines"

Newscast - TV

1st Place: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2nd Place: Elon University
3rd Place: Southern Illinois University

Hard News - TV

1st Place: Leland Vittertm Northwestern University, “Navy Boot Camp”
2nd Place: Russell Wilde, Southern Utah University, "Highway Patrol Crash"
3rd Place: Brandon Rittiman, Arizona State University, "Harbison Canyon"

Feature News - TV

1st Place: Josh Farmer, Colorado State University, "Casper Monument Controversy"
2nd Place: Diana Alvear, University of Maryland, "Baltimore Street Vendors"
3rd Place: Risa Avila, Arizona State University, "Smart Tents"

Sports - TV

1st Place: John Huddleston, University of Alabama, "Super Fan"
2nd Place: Aaron Mesmer, University of North Carolina, "Sports Clichés"
3rd Place: Tim Hagerty, Lyndon State College, "Biggest Loss of the Season"

Hard News - Radio

1st Place: William Pitts, Arizona State University, "Tasers"
2nd Place: Russell Wilde, Southern Utah University, "Highway Patrol Crash"
3rd Place: William Pitts, Arizona State University, "Palo Verde Nuclear Site"

Feature - Radio

1st Place: Mary Allison Sossaman, University of North Carolina, "Music Makers"
2nd Place: Mandie Trimble, University of Alabama, "Alabama Catfish Farming"
3rd Place: Tom Murray, Arizona State University, "Sun City Poms"

Sports - Radio

1st Place: Tim Hagerty, Lyndon State College, "Sight and Strikes"
2nd Place: John Liddle, University of North Texas, "Lewisville High School"

Newscast - Radio

1st Place: "The Late Edition", KNTU - University of North Texas
2nd Place: "UNT in Focus", University of North Texas

Faculty Scriptwriting Competition
Competition Chair: Fred G. Thorne, California State University - Chico

1st Place and BEA Best of Festival/King Foundation Award Winner
Frederick Jones, Southeast Missouri State University
"Hope is a Three-legged Dog"

Award of Excellence

Eric Edson, California State University, Northridge, "Unlikely Places"

Award of Excellence

Rustin Greene, James Madison University, "Christmas In The Trenches"

Award of Excellence

Anne Orwin, Rochester Institute Of Technology, "In Hope Of A Hawk"

Award of Excellence

Michael Hendrix, Southwest Missouri State University, "She's Still Sarah"

Student Scriptwriting Competition
Competition Chair: Glenda C. Williams, University of Alabama

BEA Best of Festival/King Foundation Award Winner
Catherine Harris, San Francisco State University
"A New Idea"

Short Feature

1st Place: Todd Bryant, University of Alabama, "Hair A La Mode"
2nd Place: Randall Moore, Southwest Missouri State University, "Pandora's Box"
3rd Place:
Kira Rubenstein Ryerson University, "Cliché"

Full-length Features

1st Place: Catherine Harris, San Francisco State University, "A New Idea"
2nd Place: Jeanette Castillo, Indiana University, "The Idiot"
3rd Place:
Danny Bourque, Trinity University, "Vagabonds"

Television

1st Place: Peter Aranda and Eric Alan Sera, Purdue
University/Calumet, "Quit Bugging"
2nd Place: Norman Gilchrist, Jr., San Francisco State
University, "Home for the Holidays"
3rd Place:
Brad Patrick, Texas Tech University, "The
Likelihoods"

Small & 2 Year Colleges Competition
Competition Chair: Christie Kelley, York College

BEA Best of Festival/King Foundation Award Winner
Abigail Scott, Chattahoochee Technical College
"K-9 Assistants"

Audio Competition

1st Place: Matt Lescault-Wood, Brandon Sullivan and Jordan Sullivan, Grossmont Community College,
"Offstage Radio Theatre: A Lesson Learned"
2nd Place: Paige Gibson, Grossmont Community College, "Monster Truck Parody"

Video Competition

1st Place: Abigail Scott, Chattahoochee Technical College, "K-9 Assistants"
2nd Place: Joseph Garza, Chattahoochee Technical College, "Boys and Girls Club"
3rd Place: Joe Garcia III, University of LaVerne, "Latino USA"

Faculty Video Competition
Competition Chairs: Kevin Burke, University of Cincinnati and M. Joseph Hinshaw, James Madison University

BEA Best of Festival/King Foundation Award Winner
Brian Patrick, University of Utah
"Burying the Past--Legacy of the Mountain Meadows Massacre"

Special Technical Merit Award

Best of Competition: Sanjeev Chatterjee, University of Miami, "One Water"

Adjunct

Best of Competition: Patrick Yackley, Loras College, "Working in the Tri-States"

Educational/
Instructional

Best of Competition: Mark C. Timney, Keene St. College, "Inside the Mass Media: Television Tour"
Award of Excellence: Marilou Johnson and Luke Aeschliman, James Madison University, "The Project Approach in the Primary Grades"
Award of Excellence: Kevin Hager, Wichita State University, "Storm Team 12: Winter Watch"

Mixed

Best of Competition: Aaron Greer, University of Alabama, "Not Color-Blind, Just Near-Sighted"
Award of Excellence: Babak Sarrafan, San Jose State University, "Pour Some Sugar on Me"
Award of Excellence: Ron Osgood, Indiana University, "To Washington"

Commercial

Best of Competition: John Woody, James Madison University, "Blue Ridge Community College Enrollment Spots"

Narrative

Best of Competition: Andrew Quicke, Regents University, "Removal of Innocence"
Award of Excellence: Yahia Mahamdi, Santa Clara University, "City of Dreams"

Documentary

Best of Competition: Brian Patrick, University of Utah, "Burying the Past-Legacy of the Mountain Meadows Massacre"
Award of Excellence: Craig Schaefer, Loras College, "For God and Country"
Award of Excellence: Maryanne Reed, West Virginia University, "Cancer Stories: Lessons in Love, Loss and Hope"
Award of Excellence: Sanjeev Chatterjee, University of Miami, "One Water"

Promotional

Best of Competition: Eraj Shadaram, California State University at Fullerton, "College of Communication"
Award of Excellence: John M. Woody, James Madison University, "One Day/One Community"
Award of Excellence:
Ian Feinberg, Chattahoochee Technical College, "Entertainment Technology Program Presentation"

Student Video Competition
Competition Chair: Bill Bolduc, University of North Carolina Wilmington

BEA Best of Festival/King Foundation Award Winner
Randall Moore, Brandon Kerr & Chris Nagle, Southwest Missouri State University
"Pandora's Box"

PSA/Promotional

1st Place: Austin Kellerman, University of North Texas, "Feel Our Passion"
2nd Place: Jennifer Dudley, Arizona State University, "Expressions in Stone"
3rd Place: Scott Myrick, Elon University, "Phoenix 14 News: Fall Promo"
Honorable Mention: Melissa Parks, Pepperdine University, "Don't Be Played"

Studio

1st Place: Stephanie Kun, Ohio University, "Friday's Live"

Documentary

1st Place: David Pittock, University of Nebraska,
"Lincoln, Cuba: Illogical Temple"
2nd Place: Sarah Jenson, University of Northern Iowa, "Shell Rock Honey & Flowers"
2nd Place: Hilla Medalia, Southern Illinois University, "Daughters of Abraham"

Mixed

1st Place: Jason Eppink, Pepperdine University, "Deaf to the Muses"
2nd Place: Kane Kelly, University of North Texas,
"Undressed"
3rd Place: Ashley Cicero, Ohio University, "AVW's Jukebox: Cringe"
Honorable Mention: Jennifer Dudley, Arizona State
University, "Celebrating Shakespeare"

Narrative

1st Place: Randall Moore, Southwest Missouri State University, "Pandora's Box"
2nd Place: Kurt Paulsen, Bethany Lutheran College, "The Skylands of VanMorse"
3rd Place: Ben Bumgarner, Southwest Missouri State University, "Xcommunicate"