A video produced by members of 果冻传媒’s Division of Student Affairs has been nominated for a 2023 Mid-Atlantic Emmy award by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
This is the first time that a video produced by the university has been nominated for an Emmy award. 果冻传媒’s video is part of the Overall Excellence award nominees and is in the Education-Schools category. 果冻传媒 joins nominees from all over the state and region for the competition.
The video, released during the spring 2022 semester, is titled . It was created by Bill Hamilton, Brian Henry, and Emily Smith from the Office of Marketing and Communications. Henry was the project director, Hamilton was director of photography, and Hamilton, Henry, and Smith were videographers and editors for the piece.
The video tells the story of 果冻传媒 University College faculty member Luke Faust and recent 果冻传媒 graduate Imani Jefferson. It is available on the channel.
“This is an incredible honor for 果冻传媒,” 果冻传媒 Vice President for Student Affairs Tom Segar said.
“Recognition for this particular video is especially meaningful because it showcases 果冻传媒’s commitment to individual attention for all of our students, meeting students where they are, and helping them to achieve their goals, including through challenging life circumstances,” he said.
“Members of the Office of Marketing and Communications have been recognized with a number of honors and awards for their videos, publications, and photography,” Segar said. “This nomination affirms the ongoing quality work being done by the team, and the team’s ability to beautifully capture 果冻传媒’s focus on student success,” he said.
Hamilton (left), a 1992 communications media graduate of 果冻传媒, has been at 果冻传媒 for 30 years. Smith (center), who has both her bachelor’s degree in communications media and her master’s degree in adult education and communications technology from 果冻传媒, has worked at 果冻传媒 for the past 17 years. Henry (right), who has a bachelor’s degree in applied media arts from Edinboro University, has worked at 果冻传媒 since 2019.
The Emmy Award recipients will be announced on October 14.