SPE Awards

2008 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP AWARD RECIPIENTS

Congratulations to the 2008 SPE Student Scholarship recipients! Twelve student scholarships will be awarded at the 2008 SPE National Conference in Denver.

The Freestyle Crystal Apple Award for Outstanding Achievement in Black and White Photography, sponsored by Freestyle Photographic Supplies, is a $5,000 cash award, a 2008 national conference fee waiver and a one-year membership to SPE. The sponsoring faculty member will be presented with an engraved crystal apple.

The Jeannie Pearce Award is granted to a student working in digital media.

All SPE Student Awards, including the Jeannie Pearce Student Award, include a $500 travel stipend to attend the 2008 SPE national conference, a 2008 national conference fee waiver and one-year membership to SPE.

THE FREESTYLE CRYSTAL APPLE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY RECIPIENT
Tomiko Jones | University of Arizona | Graduate

CRYSTAL APPLE FACULTY RECIPIENT
Sama Alshaibi | University of Arizona

JEANNIE PEARCE AWARD RECIPIENT
Elizabeth Dobson | Antioch College | Undergraduate

SPE STUDENT AWARDS RECIPIENTS
Angelica Munoz Castano | Texas Tech University | Graduate
Andrew Crooks | University of New Mexico | Graduate
Clifford L. Pun | San Jose State University | Undergraduate
Toni Pepe | Rochester Institute of Technology | Graduate
Jeff Rich | Savannah College of Art and Design | Graduate
Joseph Roseberry | California College of the Arts | Undergraduate
Meghan C. Smith |Visual Studies Workshop | Graduate
Jane Tam | Syracuse University | Undergraduate
Karla Turcios | University of Miami | Graduate
Jian Yang | Washington State University | Graduate

The 2008 Awards & Recognition Committee and jurors of the student scholarships include:
Lawrence McFarland, Chair (SPE Board Member, The University of Texas at Austin)
Hannah Frieser (SPE Board Member, Light Work)
Elizabeth Greenberg (SPE Board Member, Maine Media Workshops)
Betsy Schneider (SPE Board Member, Arizona State University)