UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Eight Penn State entries earned recognition in a recent nationwide competition that honors faculty- and student-created media projects.
More than 1,500 entries from 300 college and universities were submitted for the Broadcast Education Association's (BEA) Festival of Media Arts. Competitive categories were: audio, documentary, film and video, interactive multimedia, news, scriptwriting, sports, and two-year/small colleges.
Students from the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications drove Penn State’s presence, which included:
- Grace Hayba, second place, Student News Competition/Television News Anchor
- Alyssa Cichy, Olivia Hogan and Alex Bobbyn, second place, Television News Magazine
- Rob Johnson, second place, Television Weathercaster
- Brandon Pelter, Award of Excellence, Television Sports Talent
- Katie Kemmerer, Erin Dolan, Hannah Gelle and Paddy Cotter for “Quiet Sundays,” Award of Excellence, Student Documentary
- Olivia Mullen, Morgon Goranson and Ryan Gebhardt for “Brandi Discovered,” second place, Short Form Video or Film Documentary
- Anya Swanson, Halle Cottle, Corey Ross-Robertson and Tyler Nyquist for “Intrusion,” Award of Excellence, Student Film and Video-Narrative
- Joyce Lim, Jacob Hatfield, James Russin and Lauren Rader for “Core,” Award of Excellence, Student Film and Video-Narrative
BEA is the premiere international academic media organization, driving insights, excellence in media production and career advancement for educators, students and professionals. The organization has more than 2,500 members.