2011 Winners
Best in Show
  • Marilyn Leidenroth, B.F.A., illustration, 1997, Sydney, Australia
Individual Student
  • First place: Elizabeth Fuller, illustration, Nashville, Tenn.
  • Second place: Emily Quintero, illustration, Mitchellville, Md.
  • Third place: Julie Ferris, painting, Norcross, Ga.
Group-Students
  • First place: Caitlin Alexander, illustration, Dripping Springs, Texas; Kellan Stover, illustration, Alpharetta, Ga.
  • Second place: Yu-Wen Pan, graphic design, Taipei, Taiwan; Meng-Syuan Sie, animation, Taipei, Taiwan
  • Third place: Yu Kyong Kim, illustration, Yangsang, South Korea; Syo Gyoung Kim, illustration, Busan, South Korea
Alumni
  • First place: Alyssa Couturier-Herndon, B.F.A., fashion, 2008, Boston, Mass.
  • Second place: Jaime Howard, M.F.A., painting, 2009, Jacksonville, Fla.
  • Third place: Rachelle Fox, B.F.A., sequential art, 1999, Orlando, Fla.
Cyberwalk Arts Contest Award — Students
  • First place: Becca Blessing, interactive design and game development, Kingsland, Ga.
  • Second place: Eunlee Cho, animation, Nairobi, Kenya
  • Third place: David Diaz, animation, Charlotte, N.C.
Cyberwalk Arts Contest Award — Alumni
  • First place: Jade Nellans, B.F.A., illustration, 2008, Atlas, Mich.
  • Second place: Nicole Seitz, B.F.A., illustration, 1995, Hilton Head, S.C.
  • Third place: Lynsey Steinberg, B.F.A., illustration, 2009, Medford, N.J.
Gray's Reef Best Underwater Environment Award
  • Adela Kang, illustration, Port Coquitlam, British Columbia
American Greetings Award
  • Kimberly Valentinsson, sequential art, Bayonne, N.J.
Drawing Minor Award
  • Siji Chen, animation, Chengdu, China
Graduate Studies Award
  • Kintan Chuauhan, animation, Kandivali, India
Prospective Students — Undergraduate
  • First place: Devin Hilgenkamp, Carolina Forest Education Center, Myrtle Beach, S.C.
  • Second place: Adeola Ajayi, Mount Vernon Presbyterian School, Atlanta, Ga.
  • Third place: Bethany Gill, Sol C Johnson High School, Savannah, Ga.

2010 Winners
Best in Show
  • Madison Burger, illustration, Macungie, Pa.; Sam Spratt, illustration, San Francisco, Calif.
Individual Student
  • First place: Tori Spriggs, illustration, Spanish Fort, Ala.
  • Second place: Gaby Esteves, painting, Sunrise, Fla.
  • Third place: Cynthia Guzman, visual communication, Mexico City, Mexico
Group-Students
  • First place: Debbie Chen, industrial design, Taipei, China; Ran Wang, design management, Beijing, China; Wen-Shan Huang, industrial design, Pingtung, China; Jun Yan, interior design, Guangzhou, China
  • Second place: Wei Hsin Lai, industrial design, Taipei, Taiwan; Wan-Cheng Hung, arts administration, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan; Shu-He Lin, animation, Nantou, Taiwan
  • Third place: Sam Miller, illustration, Charlotte, N.C.; Elyse Robichaud, illustration, Windham, Maine
Alumni
  • First place: Jeremy Caldwell, B.F.A., illustration, 2009, Savannah, Ga.
  • Second place: Jordan Shapot, B.F.A., illustration, 2009, Citrus Springs, Fla.
  • Third place: Hannah Jackson, B.F.A., illustration, 2009, Jacksonville, Fla.
Cyberwalk Arts Contest Award — Students
  • First place: Lindsay Anne Rosenberg, illustration, Saginaw, Mich.
  • Second place: Joan Olkowski, graphic design, Dearborn, Mich.
  • Third place: Eunlee Cho, animation, Nairobi, Kenya
Cyberwalk Arts Contest Award — Alumni
  • First place: Tran Ngoc Nguyen, B.F.A., illustration, 2009, Savannah, Ga.
  • Second place: Nicole Seitz, B.F.A., illustration, 1994, Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
  • Third place: Jade Taylor Nellans, B.F.A., illustration, 2008, Atlas, Mich.
Gray's Reef Best Underwater Environment Award
  • First place: Ryan Sanchez, illustration, Savannah, Ga.
  • Second place: Jamie Gordon, photography, Seattle, Wash.; Mariana Ruiz, fashion, Miramar, Fla.; Corie Jones, art history, Palm Beach, Fla.; Kasandra Torres, photography, Miramar, Fla.
  • Third place: Leslie Martin, animation, Cincinnati, Ohio; Chelsea Deering, animation, San Antonio, Texas
American Greetings Award
  • First place: Casey Crisenbery, illustration, Lebanon, Ohio
  • Second place: Jayne Morgan, painting, Birmingham, Ala.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church "Where the Spirit Meets the Art" Award
  • Victoria Burke, South Effingham High School, Guyton, Ga.
Drawing Minor Award
  • Chok-Bun Lam, illustration, Hong Kong; John Sutherland, illustration, Denver, Colo.; Clark Rogers, graphic design, Frankfurt, Germany; Moises Silva, interactive design and game development, Peabody, Mass.
Graduate Student Award
  • Cheng-Fang Lee, interactive design and game development, Taipei, Taiwan
Prospective Students — Undergraduate
  • First place: Kyndra Ashe, Rosman High School, Brevard, N.C.; Jennifer Fleming, Bryan County High School, Pembroke, Ga.
  • Second place: Toan Nguyen, Groves High School, Savannah, Ga.; Shane Chapman, Rosman High School, Brevard, N.C.
  • Third place: Adam Bryant, Richmond Hill High School, Richmond Hill, Ga.; Bethany Gill, Johnson High School, Savannah, Ga.
Best replica of a famous artwork
  • Kari Schneider, Bloomingdale, Ga.
Best use of color:
  • Gabrielle Luppacchino, St. Vincent's Academy, Savannah, Ga.
Best special effect or optical illusion
  • Alnesha West, Groves High School, Savannah, Ga.
Best nightmare
  • Olivia Israel, Rosman High School, Brevard, N.C.
Best comic hero
  • Cesar Bautista, Groves High School, Savannah, Ga.

2009 Winners
Best in Show
  • Sarah Burgess, illustration, Sedley, Va.; Danielle Feliciano, illustration, Virginia Beach, Va.
Individual student
  • First Place: Wei Lai, industrial design, Sinjhuang City, Taiwan
  • Second Place: Allison Horner, painting, Dayton, Ohio
  • Third Place: Katherine Cantrell, illustration, Wooster, Ohio
Alumni
  • First Place: Alyssa Couturier-Atrdon, B.F.A, fashion, 2008, Boston, Mass.
  • Second Place: Emily Cook, B.F.A., graphic design, 2000, Edinburg, Va.
  • Third Place: Linda Riera, B.F.A, computer art, 2002, New York, N.Y.
Prospective students
  • First Place: Stephanie Forbes, Greenbriar High School, Evans, Ga.
  • Second Place: Brittain McCall, Lakeside High School, Martinez, Ga.
  • Third Place: Madeline Rupard, Greenbriar High School, Evans, Ga.
Group - students
  • First Place: Chulwoo Han, interior design, Jeonju, South Korea; Jung Kim, undecided, Seoul, South Korea; Sung Kyung Shin, undecided, Seoul, South Korea; Sang Woo Nam, B.F.A., undecided, Seoul, Korea
  • Second Place: Jessica Dion, illustration, Boston, Mass.; Alison Wisniewski, broadcast design and motion graphics, Cleveland, Ohio; Dhymond Nicholls, industrial design, St. Thomas, V.I.; Tyler Akers, art history, Lewisburg, W.Va.
  • Third Place: Lynsey Steinberg, illustration, Medford, N.J.; Kyle Miller, animation, Columbus, Ga.
Drawing Minor Award
  • Colin Tatum, painting, Darien, Conn.
Residence Life and Housing Award
  • First Place: Katherine Creasy, fibers, Florence, Ala.; Heather Bryant, illustration, Akron, Ohio
  • Second Place: Jimmy Fisher, broadcast design and motion graphics, Evanston, Ill.; Malorie Hepner, architecture, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Xavier Neuner, production design, Lafayette, La.
Gray's Reef Fantastic Fishes Award
  • First Place: Benjamin Gabelman, undecided, Ballston Spa, N.Y.; Capucine Gros, painting, Shanghai, China; Ramona Todoca, graphic design, Baia Mare, Romania
  • Second Place: Kok Gan, sequential art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Third Place: Samantha Fox, graphic design and photography, Suffern, N.Y.; Kaitlyn Fields, fashion, Stillwater, Okla.
Graduate Student Award
  • David Riddle, animation, Colorado Springs, Colo.; Amber Chance, illustration, Pueblo, Colo.




2008 Winners
Best in Show
  • Melody Waller
Individual student
  • First place: Andrea Boo
  • Second place: Robyn Haley
  • Third place: Peter Morillo
Student group
  • First place: Sam Spratt and Haley Jones
  • Second place: Zachary Goodson and Gerardo Rios
  • Third place: Hannah Jackson, Kristen Dahms, Chloe Mooberry, Kortnie Emmons and Catherine Madison
Alumni
  • First place: Dawn Tarter
  • Second place: Gray Taylor
  • Third place: Amiri Farris
Gray's Reef
  • First place: Leah Jewer, Holly Schmidt and Ariel Plotkin
  • Second place: Ramona Todoca and Capucine Gros
  • Third place: Sarah Kellner and Brittany Ann Vogel
Graduate student
  • First place: Vivienne Auyeung, Nick Garza, Chee Mun Low, Fay Helfer, Rey Ortiz and Kirsten Yamaguchi
Drawing minor award
  • Casey Crisenbery
Residence life award
  • First place: Hannah Inouye
  • Second place: Renwick Allen-McDowel and Curtis Byer
Prospective student category
  • Judges Award - Alessandra Hoshor, Savannah, Ga., Savannah Arts Academy
  • First Place - Olivia Isreal, Cedar Mountain, Ga., Rosman High School
  • Second Place - Brittain McCall, Martinez, Ga, Lakeside High School
  • Third Place - John Epps, Brevard, N.C., Brevard Senior High School
Honorable mention
  • Jessica Alford, Glen Saint Mary, Fla., Baker County High School
  • Lindsey Benedict, Griffin, Ga., Spalding High School
  • Jessica Cohen, Macclenny, Fla., Baker County High School
  • Jessica Davenport, Macclenny, Fla., Baker County High School
  • Alexandria Gotay, Macclenny, Fla., Baker County High School
  • Krystin Mullinax, Griffin, Ga., Spalding High School

2007 Winners
Best in Show
  • Amy Hahn, B.F.A., illustration, 2006, Libertyville, Ill.
Student
  • First place: Chia-Hua Chang, graphic design, Taiwan
  • Second place: Luke Heathcock, visual effects, San Diego, Calif.
  • Third place: Isaac Hammons, sound design, Harrisonville, Mo.
Alumni
  • First place: Marilyn Leidenroth, B.F.A., illustration, 1997, Roswell, Ga.
  • Second place: Sean Selfe, B.F.A., architecture, 2006, Savannah, Ga.
  • Third place: Luke Mays, B.F.A, illustration, 2006, Annapolis, Md.
Prospective students
  • First place: Derek Grimsley, West Port High School, Ocala, Fla.
  • Second place: Kathleen Rogers, Brevard High School, Brevard, N.C.
  • Third place: Alexandria Gotay, Baker County High School, MacClenny, Fla.
Group - students
  • First place: Nadia Pidgeon, interior design, Asheville, N.C.; Nikole Nelson, interior design; Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii
  • Second place: Kyle Sauter, graphic design, Peacham, Vt.; Myles James, graphic design, Marion, Ill.
  • Third place: Robert Ashburn, painting, Flagler Beach, Fla.; Carly Deyton, photo, Newnan, Ga.
Group - prospective students
  • First place: Huntsville High School, Huntsville, Ala.: Tyler Brock, Martina Kaiwi
  • Second place: Broughton High School, Raleigh, N.C.: Arielle Rassel, Andy Wellons
  • Third place: T.C. Roberson High School, Asheville, N.C.: Rebekah Whilden, Vanessa Wood
Drawing Minor Award
  • Bonnie Bozell, sequential art, Mentor, Ohio; Laurel Bushman, painting, Gunnison, Colo.
Gray's Reef Fantastic Fishes Award Winners
  • Lydia Rupinski, illustration, Tampa, Fla.; Emily Fleming, illustration, Augusta, Mich.

2006 Winners
Best in show
  • Cliff Lummus, graphic design, Canton, Ga.
Students
  • First place: Amy Hahn, illustration, Libertyville, Ill.
  • Second place: Frank Harker, interior design, Dearborn Heights, Mich.
  • Third place: Zhe Liu, graphic design, Beijing, China
Alumni
  • First place: Amelia Fabian, B.F.A., illustration, 2005, Friendswood, Texas
  • Second place: John Britt Spencer, B.F.A., illustration, 2005, Lexington, Ky.
  • Third place: Peter DeHart, B.F.A., product design, 2005, Lafayette, La.
Prospective students
  • First place: Andrea Boo, Richmond Hill High School, Richmond Hill, Ga.
  • Second place: Jen Almanza, Oviedo High School, Oveido, Fla.
  • Third place: Christina Vergana, North Gwinnett High School, Suwanee, Ga.
  • Judges Award: Zachary Thompson, Shuman Middle School, Savannah, Ga.
  • Honorable Mention: Betsy Bull, Savannah Arts Academy, Savannah, Ga.
  • Honorable Mention: Jessi Queen, Savannah Arts Academy, Savannah, Ga.
  • Honorable Mention: Daivon Gissendaner, Effingham County High School, Springfield, Ga.
  • Honorable Mention: Alexia Doe, Savannah Arts Academy, Savannah, Ga.
  • Honorable Mention: Samaria Neal, Windsor Forest High School, Savannah, Ga.
  • Honorable Mention: Alexa Cohen, Savannah Arts Academy, Savannah, Ga.
Group - students
  • First place: Amanda Coronado, sequential art, Alvin, Texas; Sarah Zelepsky, metals and jewelry, Hampton, N.H.
  • Second place: Charles Pate, painting, Greenville, S.C.; Mark Garris, illustration, Lockport, N.Y.
  • Third place: Luke Mays, illustration, Annapolis, Md.; Christopher Best, film and television, Annapolis, Md.
Group – prospective students
  • First place: Liberty County 4-H; Heather Williams, Alexander Wieberg and Dean Waters
  • Honorable Mention: Savannah Christian Preparatory led by Jessica Lopez
  • Honorable Mention: Savannah Christian Preparatory led by Kelly Lytjen
Gray’s Reef Fantastic Fishes Award Winners
Three $500 Gray's Reef Fantastic Fishes awards, sponsored by the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation via the Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary, were also awarded.
  • Amy Hahn, illustration, Libertyville, Ill.
  • Candice Ciefla, animation, Buffalo, N.Y.; Nathan Engelhardt, animation, Chicago, Ill.
  • Amanda Coronado, sequential art, Alvin, Texas; Sarah Zelepsky, metals and jewelry, Hampton, N.H.