Hobart AWARD School announces Leonie Lai as its top graduating student in its class of 2012
The Australasian Writers and Art Directors Association (AWARD)
announced Leonie Lai (left) as the top student graduating from the
Hobart branch of AWARD School, the ideas program for aspiring art
directors and copywriters on Tuesday, this week.At a graduation ceremony held last week (9th August) at Barcelona Bar, Hobart AWARD school head Marcus Saunders announced that the honours for top AWARD School student went to Leonie Lai.
Commenting on the announcement, AWARD chairman, Craig Davis, congratulated all the students singled out by the judges.
Says Davis: "It's exciting that there's such great talent coming through in our industry and we're delighted to see Bec leading the way among this year's graduates."
Margaret Zabel, CEO of The Communications Council, welcomed the news and
thanked all those involved in making AWARD School such a valuable
introduction to the industry.
Says Zabel: "We are lucky to have such talented professionals willing to give up their time to help guide the next generation of creative talent on their career paths. Congratulations to all the top graduates; we look forward to following your progress over the coming years."
AWARD acknowledges the following people for their involvement in tutoring in Tasmania:
Adrian Bell (Clemenger), Jay Perret (Red Jelly), Nathanael Jeanneret (One Tonne Graphic),
Peter Choraziak (Red Jelly), Kate Owen (Futago), Jimmy Clough (Red Jelly), Holly Webber
(Red Jelly), Bridget van Tiernan (Clemenger), Andrew Timbs (Red Jelly), Marcus Murphy
(Clemenger), Matt Wearne (Red Jelly), Sam Buxton (Clemenger), Amanda Cromer (Red
Jelly).
Says Davis: "The tutors are an imperative part of the AWARD School program and their expertise is a key element of preparing students for a future in the industry. We commend all the tutors, whose roles involve long hours and ongoing deadlines and demands."
Sponsored by Google, AWARD School is a 16-week, part time course which runs from March
to July each year in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Hobart. The course,
which also runs in Auckland and Singapore, consists of a Monday evening lecture and a Thursday evening tutorial, held inside agencies by industry practitioners. To be accepted onto
the course, each applicant must submit a folio of work based on the brief set by the heads of
AWARD School. Students are selected purely on the merit of the ideas in their application.
The judging panel responsible for selection of the top students in Hobart included Peter
Choraziak (Red Jelly), Marcus Murphy (Clemenger) and Mark Ringer (TBWA Tequila).
Says Zabel: "We are lucky to have such talented professionals willing to give up their time to help guide the next generation of creative talent on their career paths. Congratulations to all the top graduates; we look forward to following your progress over the coming years."
AWARD acknowledges the following people for their involvement in tutoring in Tasmania:
Adrian Bell (Clemenger), Jay Perret (Red Jelly), Nathanael Jeanneret (One Tonne Graphic),
Peter Choraziak (Red Jelly), Kate Owen (Futago), Jimmy Clough (Red Jelly), Holly Webber
(Red Jelly), Bridget van Tiernan (Clemenger), Andrew Timbs (Red Jelly), Marcus Murphy
(Clemenger), Matt Wearne (Red Jelly), Sam Buxton (Clemenger), Amanda Cromer (Red
Jelly).
Says Davis: "The tutors are an imperative part of the AWARD School program and their expertise is a key element of preparing students for a future in the industry. We commend all the tutors, whose roles involve long hours and ongoing deadlines and demands."
Sponsored by Google, AWARD School is a 16-week, part time course which runs from March
to July each year in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Hobart. The course,
which also runs in Auckland and Singapore, consists of a Monday evening lecture and a Thursday evening tutorial, held inside agencies by industry practitioners. To be accepted onto
the course, each applicant must submit a folio of work based on the brief set by the heads of
AWARD School. Students are selected purely on the merit of the ideas in their application.
The judging panel responsible for selection of the top students in Hobart included Peter
Choraziak (Red Jelly), Marcus Murphy (Clemenger) and Mark Ringer (TBWA Tequila).
Well done. Good luck with your career.
Go Leonie : )
Thanks Anonymous and Congrats, much appreciated :)