Hosts Scott Mandziara (left) and Sami Glenn (right) are interviewed by LUTV's Romero Starks and Brie McLemore at the 2018 Lindy Awards. The 2019 awards show will be held on April 18 at 7 p.m. in the Emerson Black Box Theater.
File photo by Tyler Keohane
MEGAN COURTNEY | A&E Editor
TYLER KEOHANE | Reporter
The Emerson Black Box Theater was turned into a ’90s themed room complete with bright colors and puns Thursday night.
Hosts Scott Mandziara and Sami Glenn made references to “Saved by the Bell” and made the “all that and a bag of chips” joke while professors Patrick Longo and Krista Tucciarone mentioned Crystal Pepsi and the Brady Bunch.
With a total of 42 categories, students of Lindenwood were celebrated and awarded for their achievements in the communications school.
Student Allison Hoeffner, a nominee for Best PSA Script, said, “I’m excited that [my script] is a finalist… and the other contestants are all very talented people indeed, but I am honored to be nominated.”
Brenton Griffith was nominated for seven awards and won three. He won Best Music Video, Best Sound Design and Best Short Fiction.
Griffith said he was most proud of his short fiction award because “it was a lot of work writing the script and editing.”
Along with Lindenwood students, high school students from around the St. Louis and St. Charles areas were nominated in their own categories.
High schooler Haley Heitzman won an award for Best Short Fiction.
“I wanted to do a category I’m not comfortable with, and I got my friends to help me … and we ended up winning,” Heitzman said.
Alumni also had a category. Marsha Parker won Alumna of the Year.
“I feel very honored, thank you very much. I was surprised, but I was very pleased to get the award,” Parker said.
Parker has been involved at Lindenwood for over 30 years.
“If I had worked a hundred years, I could never pay Lindenwood back for all she has given me,” Parker said.
Many awards were given and some students even won multiple awards because of some categories only having one nominee.
A full list of winners can be found below.
Short: Best Fiction Short
“A Month Ago” by Brenton Griffith
Short: Best Documentary Short
“Jake Henson: Working Out” by Alex Carlos
Short: Best Music Video
“I Left My Body” by Joyce Techa
Short: Best Sound Design
“A Month Ago” by Brenton Griffith
Short: Best Cinematography
Earth to Sender “Memories” by Brenton Griffith
Short: Best Directing
“Sick Obsession” by Marina Nichols
Short: Best Actor
Alex Carlos in “The Job”
Short: Best Actress
Artima Sakulkoo in “Good Mor-ning”
Graduate: Best Video
“Done Deal” by Cory Mack
Full Program: Best Talk/Interview Program
Artima Sakulkoo for “Thai Cuisine”
Full Program: Best Non-Talk Program
Chris Brueggeman for “LUTV News”
Full Program: Best Studio Direction
Chris Brueggeman for “Corner Gallery”
LUTV News: Best Sports Reporting/Package
Ashley Higginbotham for “LUTV News”
LUTV News: Best Field Reporting/Package
Ashley Higginbotham for “Heroin Meeting”
LUTV News: Best Studio Talent
Ashley Higginbotham for “Demo Reel”
Best Sports Telecast: Best Talent
Tom Hartbeck
Advertising Collateral: stationery (letterhead, envelope, business card), annual report, brochure
Susan Adams
Advertising Digital: websites, social media, apps, web banner (static or animated), blogs and digital publications
Ewa Dymarek
Advertising Out-of-Home: billboard, poster, mass transit including vehicle wraps, guerrilla marketing and events
Ewa Dymarek
Advertising Tradition Media: print (magazine and newspaper), radio and television
Mirella Mosquera
Advertising Visual: Logo Design
Alison Plume
Public Relations: Press Release
Hannah Saputo
Public Relations: Social Media Post
Jennifer Wunder
Alumna Of The Year
Marsha Parker
Print/Online Journalism: Best Published News/Sports Article
“Alumnus returns to take reins of KCLC station” by Matt Hampton
Print/Online Journalism: Best Published Enterprise Article
“Breaking the silence on mental health issues in college” by Essi Auguste Virtanen
Print/Online Journalism: Best Published Opinion Article
“Media’s new minority: Representation of autism in TV shows needs work” by J.T. Buchheit
Print/Online Journalism: Best Published News/Sports Photograph
“Lindenwood table tennis flies past divisional tournament” by Walker Van Wey
Interactive: Best Branding
Sara Link
Interactive: Best App or Website
Ewa Dymarek
Interactive: Best Digital Photograph
Gonzalo Perez
Interactive: Best Digital Art Created
Regina Huesca
Interactive: Best Print Art Created
Ewa Dymarek
Writing: Best Commercial/ PSA Script
“Take a Stand PSA” by Tess Augustyn
Writing: Best Dramatic Script: The Rift Fournier Memorial Writing Award
“Movie Night” by Gavin Lewis
High School: Best Direction
“Lubeley’s Closing” by Ryan Meyers from Affton High School
High School: Best Short Non-Fiction
Producer for Ritenour High School’s KRHS TV news special episode, Izzy Clark
High School: Best Short Fiction
“The Demon in Us” by Haley Heitzman from Francis Howell Central High School
High School: Best Animation
“Visions for Real” by Mary Wachtel, Corinne Vorderstrasse, Nikki Sparks and Teddy Rosen from Francis Howell Central High School
Best of Show
Ashley Higginbotham