May 03, 2011
Cinema and Photography students win awards
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Twenty outstanding students in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Department of Cinema and Photography recently earned scholarships and received awards for the 2010-2011 academic year.
The department is within the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts. The scholarships and awards total $14,500.
Here is a list of scholarship winners, by hometown. Where available, the listing contains the winner’s name, year in school, major, scholarship name, the amount, and a bit of background on the award.
Illinois
Bloomington: Hannah Russell, graduated December 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in photography. Charles Swedlund Award, $450. Established in honor of former professor Charles Swedlund, who taught at SIUC for 30 years. The award goes to an outstanding photography student.
Canton: Marcie Brewer, graduated in August 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in photography. C. William Horrell Memorial Award, $500. The award honors C. William Horrell, long-time faculty member and photography program founder. Presented to an outstanding undergraduate student for accomplishment in documentary photography and/or photojournalism in the past year. Brewer also has bachelor’s degrees in anthropology and linguistics.
Carbondale: Karen Kipp, senior, cinema. Richard Blumenberg Screenwriting Award, $1,000. The award honors the late Richard Blumenberg, a former professor in screenwriting in the department. The award is the result of a script competition where students submit feature-length scripts for judging by industry professionals. Kipp, who won for her script, “Osha,” also holds degrees in art and creative writing from Virginia Intermont University and a Master of Fine Arts in English from the University of Iowa.
Carlinville: Cory Fehrenbacher, senior, cinema. Liz Ralston Cinema Production Award, $750. Established by SIUC cinema alumnus Liz Ralston, the award goes to an outstanding student filmmaker for innovation accomplishment in the past year.
Chicago: Shardaria Johnson, senior, cinema, also majoring in radio-television. Minority Filmmaker Award, $250. Established by SIUC Cinema and Photography alum and Academy Award nominee Steve James, the award goes to an outstanding minority student in advanced courses in the cinema program to cover the costs of filmmaking.
Columbia: Darren Schroeder, senior, photography. Photography Outstanding Scholar Award, $500. Established to promote scholarly studies in area of photography history, theory and criticism.
Decatur: Wesley Powers, senior, photography. Robert Dennis Filmmaking Award, $750. Established by Robert Dennis, an alumnus of the Department of Cinema and Photography, the award is given to a student in the area of cinematography whose work is judged an outstanding expression of vision through the use of light.
Elmhurst: Samantha Sliwa, senior, photography. Loren Cocking Animation Award, $500. Established in honor of Loren Cocking, who taught film production and animation courses at the University from 1976 through 2002, the award goes to an outstanding student filmmaker for accomplishment in animation in the past year.
Hawthorn Woods: Robert Bachmann, sophomore, photography. Paul Harum Memorial Award, $500. Established in honor of Paul Harum, a photography student at SIUC who died in a motorcycle accident. The award was established in 1987, and goes to an undergraduate student for outstanding accomplishment in the past year.
Jacksonville: Joshua Reuck, senior, photography. David Gilmore Award, $900. The award goes to an outstanding photography student in the past year, and honors David Gilmore, a former department chair, who taught in the department for 32 years.
Monticello: Skye Peters, senior, cinema. Cinema Production Award, $250. The award goes to a student with a film project currently under way.
Oswego: Daniel Bowling, senior, photography, also majoring in industrial technology. Charles Swedlund Award, $450.
Roscoe: Danielle Williamson, senior, cinema. John C. Mercer Scholarship Award, $500. The award goes to outstanding cinema production students for their work in the past year, and honors the professor and founder of the University’s cinema program.
Round Lake Heights: John Anslow, junior, cinema. Cinema Outstanding Scholar Award, $250. The award goes to a cinema student for outstanding scholarly accomplishment in the past year.
Springfield: Sam Phillippe senior, photography. Photography Production Award, $500. The award goes to a student for outstanding accomplishment in photography in the past year.
Sumner: Jamie Schonaman, senior, photography. Mary Green Memorial Award, $500. The award honors Mary Greene, a photography student killed in a car accident in 1986, and goes to a student for outstanding accomplishment in photography.
Urbana: Shaheen Shorish, junior in cinema also majoring in philosophy. Minority Filmmaker Award, $250.
Winfield: Robert Kohler, junior, cinema. Cinema Production Award, $250.
Kentucky
Prospect: Susan Shircliff, senior, cinema. Cinema Outstanding Scholar Award, $250. Shircliff also has a bachelor’s degree in advertising from Murray State University.
Missouri
St. Louis: Mark Norris, senior, photography. Kodak Professional Imaging Award, $5,200. Presented to an outstanding student based on academic and professional excellence in the past year.
Ohio
Mentor: See Carbondale, Ill., award for Karen Kipp, who is originally from Mentor, Ohio.