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Awards and Recognition

Cotton Incorporated accepted a student design competition and scholarship program proposed by Anthony Miller, chair of the fashion and accessory design department. The $30,000 program is part of the 2009 Cotton Student Sponsorship Program, which furthers awareness of cotton fiber and textiles among fashion students.

Rey Ortiz (M.A., animation, 2008) is one of 16 digital artists competing in the mtvU reality show "." The competitor are in teams according to geographic region (Latin America, Europe, Asia), all hoping to win a $400,000 cash prize and tons of gear from show co-sponsor Hewlett-Packard. Ortiz is on the Latin America team.

"BugWorld!," a short film by Al Waller (B.F.A., computer art, 2003), will screen at the Oct. 12.

Kyle Entsminger (B.F.A., computer art, 2003) and Chris Curra (B.F.A., computer art, 2002) of Perpetual FX Creative will launch "Galactic Bowling," a first-of-kind video game developed for PC, Oct. 20. It is the first title released under the Galactic franchise. "Galactic Bowling" will be available online via STEAM.

Charles Heydinger, furniture design M.F.A. candidate, and animation professor Hal Miles are finalists in the Creative Coast Alliance and Ariel Savannah Angel Partners FastPitch competition. Their business ideas, "Stretchable Rubber Clock" and "Film Production and Soundstages," will be judged by potential investors Oct. 10.

3D World named SCAD's animation program one of the top three in North America.

Kirsta Benson has secured a position with the Washington County Historical Society as the historic sites supervisor for both the Warden's House and the Hay Lake School museum, in Stillwater, Minn.

Nathaniel Walker (M.A., architectural history, 2006) has been accepted to the Ph.D. program in architectural history at Brown University, with paid tuition and a teaching assistants position.

Mike Mankin, Julian Andretta, Dylan Jenks, and Mitchell Jones, architecture students in professor Scott Sworts' ARCH 405/406 Design Studio, have received a "Citation of Merit" for their project titled "Integration of On-site Energy Generation" in the Leading Edge Design Competition sponsored by Southern California Edison, Pacific Gas and Electric, California Energy Commission, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, and New Buildings Institute. There were 111 entries from around the world; one first place and three merit citations were awarded.

SCAD professor Ming Tang has developed temporary housing structures for the homeless victims of the May 2008 earthquake that killed 69,000 people. "The central feature of our project is the development of … a kinetic structure that exhibits characteristics of umbrellas and folded fans, with the potential of arranging themselves into various contexts and dwelling requirements," she wrote in the Council for Sustainability and Eco Practices at SCAD blog. "We named it 'Bamboo + Paper House,' a self-reconstructive structure for instant installations, which, according to the changing internal requirements and site topography, can produce potentially infinite scenarios."

A research paper, titled "Collaboratively Crafting a Unique Architecture Education through MODEL Assessment" and written by Scott Singeisen, architecture chair, and David Dirlem, senior assessment coordinator, was accepted for the SID08 conference.

Christian Sottile (M.Arch, 1997) won the Georgia Emerging Professional Award, one of the 2008 American Institute of Architects Georgia Honor Awards.

Paragon Design Group won five awards in graphic and Web design in the 2008 American Graphic Design Awards. Paragon Design Group is run by alumni Susan Isaacs (M.Arch., 2001), Andrew Davies (M.F.A., computer art, 2003), and Philip Joyner (B.F.A., computer art, 2000). The American Graphic Design Awards honors outstanding new work across various media like print and collateral, package design, interactive design, motion graphics and corporate identity. Paragon Design Group is Savannah's only design house specializing in graphic design, Web design and motion graphics. Recently, Paragon also has won seven local ADDY Awards and five Florida Print Awards.

Architecture professor Scott Dietz's consulting firm received a Historic Savannah Foundation Preservation award for 2007-08 for its work on 212 E. 32 St.

Kyle Entsminger (B.F.A., computer art, 2003) and Chris Curra (B.F.A., computer art, 2002) of Perpetual FX Creative will launch "Galactic Bowling," a first-of-kind video game developed for PC, Oct. 20. It is the first title released under the Galactic franchise. "Galactic Bowling" will be available online via STEAM.

Paragon Design Group won five awards in graphic and Web design in the 2008 American Graphic Design Awards. Paragon Design Group is run by alumni Susan Isaacs (M.Arch., 2001), Andrew Davies (M.F.A., computer art, 2003), and Philip Joyner (B.F.A., computer art, 2000). The American Graphic Design Awards honors outstanding new work across various media like print and collateral, package design, interactive design, motion graphics and corporate identity. Paragon Design Group is Savannah's only design house specializing in graphic design, Web design and motion graphics. Recently, Paragon also has won seven local ADDY Awards and five Florida Print Awards.

Chris Miller, Ph.D., professor of design management, facilitated a workshop, titled "Learning and Doing a Charrette: Exploring Solutions for Homelessness in Copenhagen," at the 2008 Ethnographic Praxis in Industry Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, Oct. 13-18. The workshop is in collaboration with Beth Johnson (B.F.A., product design, 2004) and Kristin Johnson from Continuum.

Cotton Incorporated accepted a student design competition and scholarship program proposed by Anthony Miller, chair of the fashion and accessory design department. The $30,000 program is part of the 2009 Cotton Student Sponsorship Program, which furthers awareness of cotton fiber and textiles among fashion students.

Laura Russell (B.F.A., fashion, 2008) was awarded the third annual Jeffrey New Talent Award at Fashion Cares 2008. Jeffrey Kalinsky and Isaac Mizrahi presented the award at the Atlanta event Aug. 25.

Ashley Reid (M.F.A., fashion, 2005) was one of six emerging designers chosen to show her line, Clewis Reid, at Charleston Fashion Week March 24-29, 2009. The North Carolina native was the subject of an article in the San Luis Obispo Tribune. See her collection at www.clewisreid.com.

Undergraduate fashion student Audra Noyes will intern with BCBG in Los Angeles during winter break.

Brian Smith, editor in chief of SCAD-Savannah's student newspaper, District, and Makensangla Imcha, editor in chief of SCAD-Atlanta's student newspaper, The Connector, were among 60 college newspaper editors selected nationwide to attend the 13th annual Management Seminar for College Newspaper Editors, sponsored by the James M. Cox Jr. Institute for Newspaper Management Studies and hosted at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia July 20-26. Smith is a senior professional writing student, and Imcha is a junior fashion student.

Fibers M.F.A. candidates Rubi McGrory and Karin Soderholm, fibers department studio technician, organized an exhibition of international embroidery works,"Stitch Spectacular," Jan. 9-Feb. 5, 2009 at Dimensions Gallery, 412 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Savannah, Ga. Their blog received coverage on Design*Sponge.

The Savannah College of Art and Design , an experimental surface design studio based in the language of cloth and textiles, is the first student college- or university-related studio to show at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair. This year's event was held in New York City.

Hamilton Hall production technician John Williams has an exhibition on display in his hometown of Charleston, S.C. " John Williams Photography Invitational Exhibition: Images from MOJA Arts Festival Events" is on display at the New Perspectives Gallery through Oct. 30.

The Savannah College of Art and Design , an experimental surface design studio based in the language of cloth and textiles, is the first student college- or university-related studio to show at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair. This year's event was held in New York City.

Charles Heydinger, furniture design M.F.A. candidate, and animation professor Hal Miles are finalists in the Creative Coast Alliance and Ariel Savannah Angel Partners FastPitch competition. Their business ideas, "Stretchable Rubber Clock" and "Film Production and Soundstages," will be judged by potential investors Oct. 10.

Antonio Larosa sofa design

Furniture design department chair Antonio Larosa's sofa design, "Vegas" was the premier piece selected for the Michieli booth at the Abitare il Tempo international design show in Verona, Italy, Sept. 18-22.

DeRose Design, a high-end producer of bathroom furniture selected undergraduate furniture design students Lacey Campbell, Dustin Friedel, Elizabeth Fryman, Ryan Long and Henry Parker to show their designs for a vanity collection at the Kitchen and Bath Show in Atlanta in May 2009. A design by Friedel will be built as a full-scale functioning prototype by DeRose.

Laura Davis, furniture design M.F.A. candidate, is an assistant designer in the JCPenney Hard Home group after completing the trainee program. She was selected during a visit by JCPenney representatives to SCAD in 2007.

A furniture piece designed for JLF by Brooke Traeger (M.F.A., interior design, 2004), is featured in Contract Magazine. Traeger is a designer with ForrestPerkins. To view the piece, go to JL Furnishings/Lone Meadow site. Its number is 23-00126LML and is named the Brooke Curved Banquette.

3D World named SCAD's animation program one of the top three in North America.

The Savannah College of Art and Design , an experimental surface design studio based in the language of cloth and textiles, is the first student college- or university-related studio to show at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair. This year's event was held in New York City.

SCAD was named one of the "25 cutting-edge schools with an eye toward the future" in Kaplan's 2008 "You Are Here: A Guide to Over 380 Colleges and Unlimited Paths to Your Future."

Tom Fischer, Savannah, photography

Tom Fischer, chief academic officer at SCAD, launches his book "Paradise/Paradox" with a lecture at the River Club Sept. 24. The book features essays and 61 photos "of places that were once considered ideally beautiful, but which human intrusion has significantly altered," according to the Web site.

SCAD was named "Hottest for Studying Art" among "America's 25 Hottest Colleges" by Kaplan/Newsweek in 2006.

May Lewis Poetter, visionary co-founder of the Savannah College of Art and Design, was honored Oct. 31 at Southern Mississippi University for her incredible lifetime achievements and contributions to education. Poetter was inducted into the University of Southern Mississippi Alumni Hall of Fame in a ceremony honoring seven accomplished alumni. Her two daughters, SCAD President Paula S. Wallace and SCAD Senior Vice President for Admission and Communications Pam Rhame, accepted the award on her behalf. Poetter earned a degree in elementary education from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1962 and later completed her master's degree at Emory University. She taught elementary school for many years in the Atlanta Public School System, where she received a promotion to supervisor for English programs. Two English textbooks that she wrote for the Houghton Mifflin Co. have served as valuable resources for teachers across the United States. Since co-founding SCAD in 1978 with Wallace, Richard Rowan and her late husband, Paul, Poetter has continued to actively engage in the life of the university.

Target Corp. donated $3,000 to SCAD career services as part of the Target Professional Grant for students who want to participate in professional development opportunities outside the classroom.

SCAD is the first art and design college to be awarded the 2007 Outstanding Distance Education program by the Instructional Technology Council.

Fortune Small Business included SCAD in its "America's Best Colleges for Entrepreneurs" list in 2007.

DesignIntelligence ranked SCAD's interior design graduate program in the top 10 in the nation and top two in the South.

Paragon Design Group won five awards in graphic and Web design in the 2008 American Graphic Design Awards. Paragon Design Group is run by alumni Susan Isaacs (M.Arch., 2001), Andrew Davies (M.F.A., computer art, 2003), and Philip Joyner (B.F.A., computer art, 2000). The American Graphic Design Awards honors outstanding new work across various media like print and collateral, package design, interactive design, motion graphics and corporate identity. Paragon Design Group is Savannah's only design house specializing in graphic design, Web design and motion graphics. Recently, Paragon also has won seven local ADDY Awards and five Florida Print Awards.

Undergraduate graphic design student Matt McInerney's clothing company, Turn Nocturnal, recently was featured by Target in their Red Hot Shop. Read more.

Alumna Helene Childress (B.F.A., graphic design, 2007) was chosen as a finalist for a holiday Hallmark Card Design competition supporting the RED campaign. The cards will be available for sale and available for voting for the grand prize beginning Nov. 8. Read more.

Shayda Yavari (B.F.A., graphic design, 2006) accepted a position as a studio production artist and designer at Premier Exhibitions Inc., Atlanta, Ga. Their shows include "Bodies Revealed," "Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition," "Titanic Aquatic" and "Dialog in the Dark."

Kyle Sauter (B.F.A., graphic design, 2007) landed a full-time job with Rome Snowboard Design Syndicate, where he also interned. He will create graphics for their boots and bindings.

Undergraduate graphic design student Eun Jee Hwang, with contributions from undergraduate graphic design students Eryn Shaw and Matt Accetta, is the winner of the PGA Legends of Golf poster design competition. The winner will receive a $1,000 scholarship.

Undergraduate graphic design student Eun Jee Hwang, with contributions from undergraduate graphic design students Eryn Shaw and Matt Accetta, is the winner of the PGA Legends of Golf poster design competition. The winner will receive a $1,000 scholarship.

SCAD's The Magazine (Fall 2007, Vol. 11, Number 1) received a Certificate of Design Excellence as a winning entry in PRINT Magazine's Regional Design Annual 2008. PRINT's Regional Design Annual is the most comprehensive survey of graphic design in the United States. All winning work will be organized by region and featured in the December 2008 issue of PRINT. More than 20,000 individual entries were received for the 2008 Regional Annual, from almost every state. The process of selection is stringent, the work chosen is first-rate, and it represents the best design, illustrations and photography being produced throughout the United States. Graphic designer Leslie Geer (B.F.A., graphic design, 1992) and editor Jennifer Long, as well as numerous SCAD photographers and writers, created this award-winning publication.

Jonathan Hildebrand (M.A. graphic design, 2008) and Giovanni Montoya, a graduate interactive design and game development student, are the first SCAD students to land internships in Germany. Both are completing six-month internships with MergedMedia in Friedewald.

At the annual Associated Collegiate Press National College Media Convention in Kansas City, Mo., SCAD Student Media won the following awards:

District, National Newspaper Pacemaker Award
Isaac Klunk (B.F.A., sequential art, 2008), first place, Universal Press Syndicate/ACP Cartooning Award
Kay Wolfersperger (B.F.A., graphic design, 2005), third place, Swift Communications/ACP Display Advertising Award

The following SCAD students attended the convention: James Biscardi (District photography editor), Matt Braddick (Connector copy editor), Caila Brown (SCAD Radio promotions director), Maken Imcha (Connector editor-in-chief), Al Moses (SCAD-Atlanta Radio program director), Victoria Phetmisy (District staff writer and SCAD Radio reporter) and Travis Walters (District news editor).

Architecture professor Scott Dietz's consulting firm received a Historic Savannah Foundation Preservation award for 2007-08 for its work on 212 E. 32 St.

Jeanne Lambin was the featured speaker at the Northwest Modernism Symposium in Boise, Idaho, which was held Sept. 4-5.

Students in professor Jeanne Lambin's Preservation Planning class created a Savannah Shop Local Challenge to promote local businesses in downtown Savannah over Labor Day weekend. The event was highlighted in Preservation News, the online blog of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, as well as in the Savannah Morning News and local television stations. Many local businesses participated in the event. Students raised funds from more than 20 sponsors including the Savannah Development and Renewal Authority and the Downtown Business Association. Find out more.

Professor Jeanne Lambin was the keynote speaker and facilitator for "Preserving Resources from the Recent Past in Florida" workshop held Nov. 6-9. The three-day workshop resulted in the creation of a white paper that provided guidelines for the evaluation of the country's more recent heritage. It is anticipated that the proceedings from the conference will be published next year.

John R. Bennett (M.A., historic preservation, 2007) was elected chairman of the Chatham Urban Transportation Study Citizens Advisory Committee. CUTS is the metropolitan planning organization for the Savannah area. He also serves on the CUTS policy committee. Bennett is director of student media at SCAD and is a student in the Doctor of Public Administration program at Valdosta State University.

Amy Lind (B.F.A., illustration, 2006) was commissioned to paint a portrait of the four founders of The Gretch Company, a Savannah, Ga.-based music company. The portrait celebrates the company's 125th year anniversary. Copies of the portrait are scheduled to be gifted to institutions such as the Georgia Music Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The "unveiling" of the portrait took place Sept. 12 in Japan.

Alumna Endia Mitchell (B.F.A., illustration, 1991) just published a new children's book, "Happy." For more information, visit www.endia-ink.com.

The SCAD illustration department was ranked as one of the top five innovative programs by Applied Arts magazine in the October 2008 issue. The ranking highlighted universities where educators are preparing students for the changing world of design.

The SCAD illustration department was ranked as one of the top five innovative programs by Applied Arts magazine in the October 2008 issue. The ranking highlighted universities where educators are preparing students for the changing world of design.

Chris Miller, Ph.D., professor of design management, facilitated a workshop, titled "Learning and Doing a Charrette: Exploring Solutions for Homelessness in Copenhagen," at the 2008 Ethnographic Praxis in Industry Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, Oct. 13-18. The workshop is in collaboration with Beth Johnson (B.F.A., product design, 2004) and Kristin Johnson from Continuum.

DesignIntelligence ranked SCAD's industrial design graduate and undergraduate programs third and fourth in the nation, respectively.

Ryan Campbell (B.F.A., industrial design, 2008) designed a leaf-bagging device that has been featured in Lawn and Landscape magazine, the Dallas Morning News, the Oklahoma City Journal Record and the New York Times. She is marketing the product herself, and the product has been a big seller. View the Aeroleaf here.

JooYoung (Jade) Yoo (B.F.A., industrial design, 2008) accepted an offer at Philips Design in Atlanta after completing an internship in their Boston office as an ambient experience design consultant.

Kyle Entsminger (B.F.A., computer art, 2003) and Chris Curra (B.F.A., computer art, 2002) of Perpetual FX Creative will launch "Galactic Bowling," a first-of-kind video game developed for PC, Oct. 20. It is the first title released under the Galactic franchise. "Galactic Bowling" will be available online via STEAM.

Kyle Entsminger (B.F.A., computer art, 2003) and Chris Curra (B.F.A., computer art, 2002) of Perpetual FX Creative will launch "Galactic Bowling," a first-of-kind video game developed for PC, Oct. 20. It is the first title released under the Galactic franchise. "Galactic Bowling" will be available online via STEAM.

Jonathan Hildebrand (M.A. graphic design, 2008) and Giovanni Montoya, a graduate interactive design and game development student, are the first SCAD students to land internships in Germany. Both are completing six-month internships with MergedMedia in Friedewald.

A furniture piece designed for JLF by Brooke Traeger (M.F.A., interior design, 2004), is featured in Contract Magazine. Traeger is a designer with ForrestPerkins. To view the piece, go to JL Furnishings/Lone Meadow site. Its number is 23-00126LML and is named the Brooke Curved Banquette.

DesignIntelligence ranked SCAD's interior design graduate program in the top 10 in the nation and top two in the South.

Natalie Williams (B.F.A., interior design, 2007) is one of 13 professional interior designers competing on Bravo TV's "Top Design," a show in which contestants face challenges ranging from redesigning a fallout shelter to competing in a design triathlon in order to win the top prize, a $100,000 cash award and a four-page editorial showcase in Elle Decor magazine. Todd Oldham will mentor the designers, and Jonathan Adler, Margaret Russell and Kelly Wearstler will decide which designer wins. Season two of the show begins Sept. 3, 10/9c. Williams is a head designer at Yessick's Design Center in Alpharetta, Ga. To learn more about her, read her interview in montgomeryadvertiser.com.

DesignIntelligence ranked SCAD's interior design graduate program No. 1 in the nation.

Undergraduate metals and jewelry students Brittany Isenberg, Susie Murphy and Mackenzie Sutherland were chosen by Ruffian designers Brian Wolk and Claude Morais out of 13 students to work on designs for Ruffian's winter collection.

Jessica Abrahams (B.F.A., metals and jewelry, 2008) won second place in the 2008 Swarovski "Create Your Style" design contest. She received a trophy at the New York awards ceremony and $2,500. Twelve SCAD students submitted entries, of which four were chosen as semifinalists: Liz Smetek (B.F.A., metals and jewelry, 2008), Abrahams, and undergraduate students Grace Kim and Debbie Pancake.

Graduate painting student Mike Dowley's thesis exhibition will take place at B. Matthew's restaurant in Savannah, Ga. "My paintings come from an intuitive, reactive image-making process," he said.

Hamilton Hall production technician John Williams has an exhibition on display in his hometown of Charleston, S.C. " John Williams Photography Invitational Exhibition: Images from MOJA Arts Festival Events" is on display at the New Perspectives Gallery through Oct. 30.

Ian Aleksander Adams, undergraduate photography student, was one of three finalists this year in the Adobe Design Achievement Awards in the Digital Photography category. For his "Bad News" installation, he was awarded a $1,000 cash prize, the Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Premium software suite, a flight to New York City, and accommodations for two nights as he was taken on studio tours with other students through various creative companies. Selections from the "Bad News" installation can be seen online. The installation has also been published as a two page spread in JPG Magazine.

"Requiem for a Dream," an exhibition by photography M.F.A. candidate Alison Behr, will take place at TruSpace Gallery, 2423 Desoto Avenue, Savannah, Ga., Nov. 14-20. There will be an artist talk, Nov. 14 at 6:30 p.m., and an opening reception on the same day, 7-10 p.m. Behr explores the familiar paradoxes in our country's expectations as defined by the American Dream. This photographic series aims to remind us that promises of prosperity and freedom are often tempered by the realities of decline and limitation. Free and open to the public.

Rick Bumgardner (B.F.A., photography, 2004) won a $10,000 grand prize in PCPhoto Magazine's "Iconic Locations" photography contest. Out of more than 4,000 images submitted, his, shot in Venice, Italy, was selected as the grand prize winner. It has been published in the November issue of the magazine. Baumgardner won a Canon 5D digital SLR camera, a pro-grade lens, software, a tripod, cash, a seven-night hotel stay, a monitor, printer calibration devices and much more, valued at approximately $10,000.

A printmaking exhibition titled "process^13" will be on display Nov. 5-11 at blankspace gallery, 112 E. 40 St. A reception will take place Friday, Nov. 7, 7-10 p.m. This show consists of work by the 13 students in Debra Oden's Relief Printmaking class. There will be several pieces for sale. The work will range from traditional black-and-white wood cut prints to nontraditional work with color and installations. The gallery will be open by appointment. E-mail Malia Paasch for an appointment or further questions.

"Etch-A-Sketch, An Exhibition of Etchings," a show featuring work of one of professor Debra Oden's printmaking classes, will take place Nov. 14-18, at Moon River Brewing Company's upstairs gallery space, 21 W. Bay St. There will be a reception Friday, Nov. 14, 6-8 p.m. with food and live music. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.

Brian Smith, editor in chief of SCAD-Savannah's student newspaper, District, and Makensangla Imcha, editor in chief of SCAD-Atlanta's student newspaper, The Connector, were among 60 college newspaper editors selected nationwide to attend the 13th annual Management Seminar for College Newspaper Editors, sponsored by the James M. Cox Jr. Institute for Newspaper Management Studies and hosted at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia July 20-26. Smith is a senior professional writing student, and Imcha is a junior fashion student.

Adam Davies, professional Writing, Savannah, Mine All Mine book

The film rights to "Mine All Mine," the new novel by professional writing professor Adam Davies, have been sold to Touchy Feely Pictures, and Davies is under contract to write the screenplay. Vanity Fair said of the book, "Inspired by the [real-world] looting of artifacts from museums in the war-torn Middle-East, Davies addresses the politics of art and ownership while hanging on to his trademark eccentricity and sharp-edged comedy." Other reviewers call the novel "a rollicking, rocking good read" (David Benioff), "laugh-out-loud funny" (People), "unabashedly fun" (Entertainment Weekly), "raving mad…manic, frantic, deranged and insane" (USA Today) and "a comic thriller composed with literary refinement" (Troy Patterson, National Public Radio).

At the annual Associated Collegiate Press National College Media Convention in Kansas City, Mo., SCAD Student Media won the following awards:

District, National Newspaper Pacemaker Award
Isaac Klunk (B.F.A., sequential art, 2008), first place, Universal Press Syndicate/ACP Cartooning Award
Kay Wolfersperger (B.F.A., graphic design, 2005), third place, Swift Communications/ACP Display Advertising Award

District, National Newspaper Pacemaker Award
Isaac Klunk (B.F.A., sequential art, 2008), first place, Universal Press Syndicate/ACP Cartooning Award
Kay Wolfersperger (B.F.A., graphic design, 2005), third place, Swift Communications/ACP Display Advertising Award

SCAD Radio: Best Radio News Reporting, First Place
SCAD Radio: Best Radio Public Service Announcement, First Place
SCAD Radio: Best Radio Promo, Finalist
SCAD Radio: Best Radio Promotional Event, Finalist
District TV: Best Comedy Program, Finalist
District TV: Best General Entertainment Program, Finalist