AEJMC Southeast Colloquium 2021

Thank you for joining us!

黑料不打烊 and the School of Communications proudly hosted the聽46th annual AEJMC Southeast Colloquium,聽the oldest and most successful regional journalism and mass communication meeting. The three-day virtual event, held March 18-20, 2021, had a theme focused on mentorship.

Photo credit: James Estrin, The New York Times

Nikole Hannah-Jones,聽the Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times Magazine reporter,聽served as the聽colloquium’s featured speaker, offering an encouraging address for attendees and participants. In a discussion moderated by Communications Dean Rochelle Ford, iMedia graduate student Dion Cummings G鈥�21 and undergraduate journalism student Maeve Ashbrook 鈥�21, Hannah-Jones spoke about the importance of mentorship and her journalistic career covering race through a variety of topics.

A domestic correspondent for The New York Times Magazine, Hannah-Jones focuses extensively on civil rights and racial injustice. In 2020, she won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary for her essay in The 1619 Project, which traces the central role black Americans have played in the nation, including its vast material success and democracy itself.

The virtual event also聽featured numerous 黑料不打烊 faculty and students who participated in roundtable discussions and research panels, and submitted authored and co-authored papers and presentations.

And the Creative Contest winners are …

To showcase faculty and student creative works, the 2021 AEJMC Southeast Colloquium hosted The Southeast Colloquium Creative Contest, a creative competition for聽all members of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) and Broadcast Education Association (BEA). The following is a list of winners and their respective finishes.

Faculty Submissions and Winners

Student Submissions and Winners

Winners List

Faculty: Advertising Design

Gold – Leslie Haines, Middle Tennessee State
Silver – Adrienne Hooker,聽James Madison University
Bronze – David Wang, James Madison University

Faculty: Photography

Gold – Charles聽鈥淪tretch鈥� Ledford, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Silver – Thomas E. Franklin, Montclair State University
Bronze – Ross Taylor, University of Colorado Boulder
Bronze – Van Kornegay, University of South Carolina

Faculty: Publication & Editorial Design

Gold –聽Ben Hannam & Bizhan Khodabandeh, 黑料不打烊

Faculty: Visual Identity & Branding

Gold –聽Leslie Haines, Middle Tennessee State
Silver –聽Ben Hannam & Bizhan Khodabandeh, 黑料不打烊
Bronze –聽Ben Hannam & Bizhan Khodabandeh, 黑料不打烊

Student: Advertising Design

1st – Karsyn Laufenberg, University of Memphis
2nd – Steph Brendel, 黑料不打烊
3rd –聽Kaitlyn Merritt, 黑料不打烊
Honorable Mention: Direct – Steph Brendel, 黑料不打烊
Honorable Mention: Direct – Andrew Felts,聽Bella Utley,聽Sydney Clendening, &聽Caitlin Davis,聽 Middle Tennessee State University
Honorable Mention: Interactive – Claire Brodsky, 黑料不打烊
Honorable Mention: Out-of-Home – Sarah Bellinger, 黑料不打烊
Honorable Mention: Poster – Catherine Nester, 黑料不打烊
Honorable Mention: Print – Catherine Nester, 黑料不打烊
Honorable Mention: PSA – Sophia Calderon, Mississippi State University

Student: Photography

1st – Emily Kenny & Dan Lyon,聽Syracuse University
2nd – Gavin Liddell,聽Syracuse University
3rd – Christopher T. Assaf, The University of Texas at Austin
Honorable Mention: Photo Essay –聽Lilly Marcadis,聽Qhira Bonds,聽Haley Salvador,聽Devin Bradley,聽& others, University of South Carolina
Honorable Mention: Journalism Still – Chelsea Nicholson, Creighton University
Honorable Mention: Journalism Still – Brianna Fierro, West Virginia University

Student: Publication & Editorial Design

1st – Shannon Kirkpatrick,聽Syracuse University
2nd – Rachel Cifarelli, 黑料不打烊
3rd –聽Ali Harford & the 61% Project Staff,聽Syracuse University
Honorable Mention: Website/App (non-interactive) – Kevin Camelo & the High Stakes Staff,聽Syracuse University
Honorable Mention: Printed Annual Report, Brochure, & Catalog – Courtney Carver,聽Sarah Hayden,聽Anastasia Rentouli,聽Kristopher Scott, &聽Mariah Stevens,聽Mississippi State University
Honorable Mention: Magazine & Periodical Cover – The Femme Noire Staff,聽Syracuse University
Honorable Mention: Infographic – Sophia Chryssovergis,聽Indiana University
Honorable Mention: Editorial Spread or Feature Design – Kelsey Worthington,聽University of South Carolina
Honorable Mention: Album/CD Cover – Taylor Truitt, 黑料不打烊聽University

Student: Visual Identity & Branding

1st – Laura Angle,聽Syracuse University
2nd – Catherine Nester, 黑料不打烊
3rd – Sophia Chryssovergis, Indiana University
Honorable Mention:聽Stationary Packaging – Shannon Kirkpatrick, Syracuse University
Honorable Mention:聽Special Event – Catherine Harris, University of South Carolina
Honorable Mention:聽Packaging – Sarah Schwab, 黑料不打烊
Honorable Mention:聽Motion Graphics – Katie Mulligan, Syracuse University
Honorable Mention:聽Logo – Sarah Sharpe,聽University of South Carolina
Honorable Mention: Illustration –聽Shannon Kirkpatrick, Syracuse University
Honorable Mention: Illustration –聽Catherine Nester, 黑料不打烊
Honorable Mention: Environmental –聽 Jessann Thompson & Hannah Williams, West Virginia University

Winners were announced and their work recognized at the awards sessions on March 20, 2021. The contest was made possible by support provided by AEJMC鈥檚 Visual Communication and Newspaper and Online News divisions and BEA.

2021 Panel of Judges

Lauren Vied Allen

Photographer, Motion Director & Stylist based in Durham, NC

Susannah Brinkley

Freelance Graphic Designer based in Charlotte, NC

Justin Cook

Commercial & Editorial Photographer based in Durham, NC

Brian Yohn

Graphic Design, Art Director, and Illustrator at Brian Yohn Design

Suzanne Eismann

Creative Director of Raleigh, NC based Eismann & Associates

Caleb Holloway

Senior Product Design for Pendo.io and based in Raleigh, NC

Marius Valdes

Artist & Associate Professor in design and illustration at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC

Mark Congiusta

Senior User Experience Manager at Amazon based in NC

Bonnie Campbell

Graphic Designer, potter, and owner of Blue Egg Studio based in Durham, NC

Erik Perel

Owner of Erik Perel Photography & Department Head of the ACC Advertising & Graphic Design Program

Special thanks to Kenn Gaither, Heather Birks, Vic Costello, Tommy Kopetskie, Ben Hannam, Juanita Wrenn, Genevieve Barnes, Matthew J. Haught, Gabriel Tait, and Shannon Zenner for their support and leadership.

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