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For the third consecutive year, Elizabeth Klein, a recent graduate of Electronic Media Communications at University of Cincinnati Raymond Walters College won the Student Emmy Award from the Ohio Valley Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts Sciences (NATAS).

This is one of two such awards made each year by the chapter.

The unprecedented third consecutive award was earned for Elizabeth’s capstone project, "Alice: A Mad Tea Party," completed as part of her associate of applied science degree program in electronic media technology at UC Raymond Walters College. This stop-motion animation project was also part of the application portfolio Elizabeth submitted to gain acceptance this past fall to the respected animation program at California Institute for the Arts in Valencia, Calif.

The 46th annual Ohio Valley Regional Emmy Awards ceremony took place in Columbus, Ohio, in late July. Also recognized in the award citation for "Alice: A Mad Tea Party" were: R. Aaron Allen (audio engineer), David Bailey (music composer) and the faculty of electronic media communications as advisers. Department faculty advisers included in the citation are: H. Michael Sanders, Dave Hubble, David Hartz, William Boyle and Eric Anderson.

Gary Anaple, director of the NATAS Student Emmy competition for the Ohio Valley Chapter, noted in a message to e-media communications director H. Michael Sanders that Elizabeth’s third consecutive Student Emmy was “absolutely unprecedented.” Anaple also wrote, “The entries were particularly strong this year. The Student Awards Committee would like to acknowledge the excellent work by students [producing] the following… 'A Noteable Adventure' – University of Cincinnati Raymond Walters College.” The producers of this project are current RWC eMedia students Joel Gross and Leslie McVey.

R. Aaron Allen, who shares recognition for "Alice: A Mad Tea Party" with Elizabeth Klein, is a current student in electronic media technology at RWC. Aaron, who did sound and effects for the animation project, has been accepted for transfer this coming fall term into the BFA program in electronic media at UC’s College-Conservatory of Music.

Other electronic media communications students nominated for Student Emmy Awards this year included: Tamara Allegra-Smith, R. Aaron Allen and Daniel Sammons Jr. for Animation & Graphics Composite, Joshua Katz for "Son of a Naked Gun," Carrie Reynard for "Shadow Witch" and Farooq Ahmad, Tamara Allegra-Smith, R. Aaron Allen, Derek Holland, Leslie Hurst, Jaeson Jackson, Daniel Sammons Jr., Daniel Smith, Greg Whitacre and Jennifer Whitacre for "What Ain’t Yours."

Resources:

http://www.rwc.uc.edu/rwcmedia/