Windward Community College students brought home several gold awards and one bronze from the National Council for Marketing &338;; Public Relations (NCMPR) District 6 Medallion Awards in November.
The NCMPR Medallion Awards recognize outstanding achievement in design and communication at community and technical colleges in NCMPR‘s seven districts. The UH Community Colleges are members of District 6, which also includes Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands and Territory of Guam.
The gold award winners were:
- Category: Social media post
“Sophia Kaaawa-Aweau commencement speech” filmed and edited by Windward CC alumnus Nakoa Camvel.
- Category: Video shorts, single
“Vintage” promoting Windward CC’s 50th anniversary by students Hunter Ryman (filmmaker) and Aulii Kahalepauʻole (actor). “I was very proud of us! This video was one of our first collaborations, and it solidified us as a creative team,” said Kahalepauʻole.
- Category: Computer-Generated Illustration
“Korean Triplets” illustration for online Imaginarium Star Show created by students Alex Daraban and Abby Worthley. (View a video on the making of this illustration: “Triplets Star Story: The Making of (Art and Visuals)”
- Category: Wild Card
“Chicken Chasers web game” A fun interactive web game that orients students to the Windward CC campus and resources, created by students Alex Daraban, Abby Worthley, Alicia Daraban and Ari Cochran. “Yippee! I was really happy that all of our hard work was recognized by other people,” Cochran said.
The “Sophia Kaaawa-Aweau commencement speech” and “Korean Triplets” illustration are in contention for NCMPR national awards later this month.
The “Aʻo Kahi program sustainable agriculture promotional video series,” featuring Windward CC students, won a District 6 bronze award.
