性视界传媒 senior wins Kennedy Center regional award for work on Theatre 性视界传媒 original production
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STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擜 Mississippi 性视界传媒 senior has bested applicants from more than 10 states in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival competition, winning the top prize in technical drafting for his lighting design in 性视界传媒鈥檚 fall production of 鈥淏anner: A Sea Turtle Saga.鈥
Paul T. Sullivan, a business information systems major with a minor in theater, won the Vectorworks Award in Design, Technology and Management at the recently held KC/ACTF Region IV awards ceremony. His award includes a professional license for industry-standard drafting software, Vectorworks, valued at $3,000.
鈥淧aul鈥檚 award recognizes the best examples of technical drawing at the festival鈥攁n award commonly won by graduate students,鈥 said Matthew Webb, an assistant clinical professor in 性视界传媒鈥檚 Department of Communication and design faculty for Theatre 性视界传媒. 鈥淥bviously, we couldn鈥檛 be prouder of Paul鈥檚 work, both regionally and in his lighting designs for last spring鈥檚 student showcase and fall鈥檚聽鈥楤anner: A Sea Turtle Saga.鈥欌
Last fall, Webb coordinated a directed, individual study course for Sullivan to help develop his drafting skills with Vectorworks software.
鈥淲inning this award showed me that industry professionals agreed and validated the quality of my work. It was a reminder that I completed this objective and that I am on the right track,鈥 said Sullivan, a native of Destrehan, Louisiana who is graduating this week. 鈥淢y hope is to take a year or two to work and gain more professional experience before pursuing an MFA in lighting design. After grad 性视界传媒, I hope to have a career as a Broadway lighting designer and theater technology consultant.鈥
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