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Date 5-12-06
Summer
Program for Academically Talented Youth Application Deadline Extended
Hattiesburg—The
University of Southern Mississippi has extended the application
deadline for the Summer Program for Academically Talented Youth.
The three-week summer residential program for seventh- through 10th-graders
is scheduled for July 9 - 28. Courses offered include precalculus
mathematics; human anatomy and physiology; forensic science, polymer
science; and creative writing. Applications for the program will
be accepted according to order of receipt. Additional information
is available at http://www.usm.edu/gifted,
or you may e-mail gifted.studies@usm.edu
or call 601.266.5236 or 601.266.5246.
Southern
Miss Student Artists Win Awards at Regional Competition
Hattiesburg—University
of Southern Mississippi Department of Art and Design students were
winners at the second annual Student ADDY® Awards, held April
21at the 7th District Spring Convention in Macon, Ga. The American
Advertising Federation honored the most creative student advertising
and design in 2005, including Jared Walters of Laurel with a gold
in illustration; Jessica Sherman, also of Laurel, with a silver
in logo design; and Jon Cornette of Hattiesburg with a silver in
Ad/Insert Campaign design.
A total of 162
entries from 23 colleges and universities in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana,
Mississippi and Tennessee were judged this year by three regional
design professionals: Dale Irvin of Country Roads Magazine, Kevin
Burke of LSU Sports Properties, and Amber Godwin of Watermark Design.
The Student ADDY Awards represent the second tier of a three-tiered
national competition conducted annually by the American Advertising
Federation (AAF).
In all, AAF's
7th District awarded 55 Gold ADDY Awards and 21 Silver ADDY Awards,
along with six Special Judges' Awards and one Overall Best of Show.
Watkins College of Art and Design in Nashville, Tenn., had the most
winning entries with 21 awards. All Silver and Gold ADDY winning
entries will be forwarded to Washington, D.C., for judging on the
national level.
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