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| COLLEGE PROMOTIONAL DVD WINS AWARDS
Lincoln, Neb.-The University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts new DVD
for recruiting prospective students has received several
awards since it was released last Fall. "The national recognition that our DVD has continued to receive through these various awards programs reaffirms for all of us that the work of our faculty and students is of high quality and at a level that is favorably competitive with that of others, not only in academic settings, but in the commercial arena as well," said Giacomo M. Oliva, dean.  On May 10, the DVD was announced as a Winner of the American Business Awards' Stevie Award in Sales and a Finalist in Marketing under the category of "Interactive Media." Hailed as the "business world's own Oscars" by the New York Post, the Stevie Awards are the first national, all-encompassing business awards program honoring great performances in the workplace in the United States. More than 800 nominations from companies of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted for consideration in more than 40 categories.  Telly Awards Other awards the DVD project has won include: • Two Honorable Mentions from the Accolade Awards in the categories of College/University and Editing. The Accolade Competition recognizes professionals who demonstrate exceptional achievement in film, video, television and commercials. • A Silver Winner in the 2003 Galaxy Awards, which recognize excellence for product and service marketing by the International Academy of Communications Arts and Science/Mercomm, Inc. • Honors in the 2003 Magellan Awards publicity campaign competition from the League of American Communications Professionals. • A Horizon Interactive Gold Award in the category of "Self Promotion/Company Identity." The Horizon Awards were created to recognize outstanding achievements in the field of interactive media. The competition is limited to firms, agencies and individuals that earn less than $5 million in annual revenue or an in-house department that has an annual budget of less than $1 million. Entries are received from all over the world. "Everyone who was involved in the creation of the DVD is very excited and gratified that it has done so well in so many competitions," said Assistant Professor Rick Endacott. "When you consider that most of the other competitors are professional production companies, ad agencies and public relations forms, I think it says a lot about the high level of professionalism demonstrated by the students, faculty and staff who contributed to the project." The entire DVD was created and produced by faculty and students from all three departments in the College. The DVD includes a 12-minute movie, which provides an introduction to what it is like to be a student in the College. The DVD also includes special "bonus material" for each department and the College. |
