CLA Students End Year with National and International Recognitions
College of Liberal Arts students participated in a range of conferences, contests and tournaments, bringing home nearly 100 state, national and international awards during the 2013-14 academic year.
A snapshot of this year’s award recipients:
2013 California State University Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement
Juana Villa (Graphic Communication)
2014 President’s Diversity Award - Student
Caroline Tambling (Psychology)
Applied Arts Magazine Award
Kevin DeBoer (Art & Design)
Best Concept, Design, Research and Execution (First Place), Phoenix Challenge Flexo Packaging Competition
Natalee Consulo, Mariah Linnett, Giulianna Riso, Lena Haidar, Mishay Murfield, Meredith Stewart and Connor Foltyn-Smith (Graphic Communication)
Cal Poly ASI President
Joi Sullivan (Political Science)
Billy Watson Memorial Award, San Luis Obispo Rotary Club
Shaina Levin and Mark Mendez (Music)
First Place - Journalism, Entertainment Industry Council’s Generation Next Competition
Kyle McCarty (Journalism)
First Place - Adult Marching Band, Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year Parade
Mustang Band
Freestyle Demonstrator Award, 2014 Large-Area, Organic & Printed Electronics Convention
Stephanie Friend (Liberal Arts & Engineering Studies), Karli Sherer (Graphic Communication), Ginny Yan (Graphic Communication), Logan Spittler (Graphic Communication), Greg Bergdoll (Electrical Engineering), Zoey Le (Business),
Errol Leon (Electrical Engineering), Grace Luo (Polymers & Coating Science), Joe Mazzanti (Electrical Engineering), Ryan Moelter (Computer Engineering), Benny Ng (Electrical Engineering) and Haleigh Vierra (Electrical Engineering)
Scholar Athlete of the Year, Big West Conference
Mariah Cochiolo - Softball (Graphic Communication)
First Place - Professional Digitally Displayed Cartographic Award Competition, California Geographical Society
Troy Lawson (Anthropology and Geography)
Mark Twain Award - Student TV Best General News, Associated Press Television and Radio Association
Ed Zuchelli and Lindsay MacLeod (Journalism)
Meritorious Achievement Award, Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival
Ian Billings and Cadence Mitchell (Theatre Arts)
Cal Poly Debate Team
Finalist, UC Davis and University of Miami Tournaments
Debate Champion, Loyola Marymount Debate Invitational, Hawaii Cup, and University of Hawaii’s Pan-Pacific Universities Debate Tournaments
Mustang News
College Newspaper Business and Advertising Managers Convention
Fellowship Winner
Nikole Knak (Graphic Communication)
Rachael Burnham (Journalism)
Marketing/Public Relations Manager of the Year
Taylor Riley (Communication Studies)
Second Place - Designer of the Year
Albert Chang (Art & Design)
Third Place - Advertising Sales Representative of the Year
Rachael Burnham (Journalism)