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The Broadcast Education Association Announces the 2010 Winners of BEA Best of Festival King Foundation Awards Ceremony

Washington, D.C. – Sixteen faculty and students received Best of Festival Awards at the 8^th Annual BEA Best of Festival King Foundation Awards Ceremony for their creative works in the following categories: audio, video, documentary, interactive multimedia, news, scriptwriting, two-year and small colleges, and sports. The ceremony took place at BEA’s annual convention in Las Vegas on Friday, April 16.

This year two Best of Festival winners received Chair’s Awards for their overall excellence. The Faculty Chair’s Award was given to Dean Yamada, Biola University, for his entry Jitensha (The Bicycle), which was submitted to the Faculty Video Competition: Mixed Category. Dave Dorsey, Florida State University received the Student Chair’s Award for his entry Inner Demon, which was submitted to the Student Video Competition: Animation Category.

The BEA Festival of Media Arts is an international refereed exhibition of faculty creative activities and a national showcase for student work. The Festival provides a venue for exhibition of winning submissions, including recognition of project authors, through showcase and awards sessions held during the annual convention of Broadcast Education Association (BEA) in Las Vegas. The Festival seeks to enhance and extend creative activities, teaching, and professional standards in broadcasting and other forms of electronically mediated communication.

Best of Festival Winners

Faculty Audio Competition: Don Connelly, Western Carolina University, On the Home Front Nov. ‘44 (Long-Form Production Category)

Student Audio Competition: Daniel Starbuck, Appalachian State University, The Namesake of Boone, North Carolina (Educational Program Category)

Faculty Documentary Competition: Dale Carpenter & Larry Foley, University of Arkansas, Sacred Spaces: The Architecture of Fay Jones (Long Form)

Student Documentary Competition: Tevita Toutaiolepo, Julie-Ann Florio, & Kim Plummer, State University of New York – New Paltz, Patchwork

Faculty Interactive Multimedia Competition: Charles R. Piland, Elon University, Boy Scout Handbook Companion Website (Documentary, Promotional, & Informational Category)

Student Interactive Multimedia Competition: Hank Thornhill, James Madison University, The Interactive Guide to the Grand Staircase (Authorship Category)

Faculty News Competition: Denise J. Dowling, University of Montana, The Choking Game (Radio Hard News Reporting Category)

Student News – Radio Competition: Dave Herd, Brigham Young University, Marching Band (Radio: Feature News Reporting Category)

Student News – Television Competition: Kelly Brennan, Daniel Lannon, Jacob Wershing, Joe Flannery, and Francis M. Fox, Ohio University, Beyond the Game: Never Forget Kiss 45 (Television: Feature News Reporting Category)

Student News – Newscast Competition: Arizona State University, Cronkite NewsWatch

Faculty Scriptwriting Competition: Carey Martin, Liberty University, Comes a Cloaked Sword (Feature Category)

Student Scriptwriting Competition: Kellie Rice, San Jose State University, Daughters of the Wind ( Feature Category)

Faculty Video Competition: Dean Yamada, Biola University, Jitensha (The Bicycle) (Mixed Category)

Student Video Competition: Dave Dorsey, Florida State University, Inner Demon (Animation Category)

Student 2-year/Small Colleges Competition: Mallory Terrence, Gillian Davis, & Caitlin Friel, Cabrini College, Road of Insecurity: The Global Food Crisis ( Audio Production Category)

Student Sports Competition: Garrett Downing, Ohio University, Garrett Downing-TV Sports Anchor Composite (Television Sports Anchor Category)

Each recipient was honored with the presentation of a specially produced tribute video and a $1,000 cash award from the Charles and Lucille King Family Foundation. To see a complete list of winners, and winning entries, in all of the Festival of Media Arts competitions visit http://beafestival2010.wordpress.com/.

The Broadcast Education Association is the professional association for professors, industry professionals and graduate students interested in teaching and research related to electronic media and multimedia enterprises. There are currently more than 1,500 individual and institutional members world wide. Visit www.beaweb.org for more information.