For Immediate Release
November 19, 2015
Contact: Renee Simpson, SGIA
703.359.1310
renee@sgia.org
Fairfax, Virginia — Student submissions in the Tom Frecska Student Printing Competition were honored at the 2015 SGIA Expo for displaying advanced printing ability and knowledge of their craft, and proved the upcoming wave of imaging professionals will make a mark on the industry.
The entrants of the competition represent secondary and post-secondary students over 25 printing categories. Submissions were entered on behalf of the students by their graphic instructors for the 2014–2015 school year, and were eligible to win an Award of Excellence for first place in their category or a Certificate of Merit for an honorable mention. Congratulations to the 2015 ASPDT Tom Frecska Student Printing Competition award winners:
Best of Show
Secondary School Division “Most Wanted Poster” by Jade Ochoa
Category: Poster, Digital
School: Eagle Rock High School
Instructor: Glenn Laird
Post-Secondary School Division “Screen Print Sample” by Khake Pawan, Kharat Shubham and Khade Ashok
Category: Unique Applications, Single/Multicolor
School: PVG’s College of Engineering & Technology
Instructor: Laxmi D. Sapkal
Secondary School Division
School: Des Moines East High School
Instructor: Richard Bright
- Award of Excellence Untitled by: Daniel Madison
Category: Decals/Pressure Sensitive, Digital
- Award of Excellence “Hamsa” by: Citlali Gonzalas
Category: Heat Transfers — Textile, Digital
- Award of Excellence “Music Brings Love to Life” by: Jodi Gosch
Category: Finished Garments (Dark), Single/Multicolor
- Award of Excellence “Arctic Monkeys” by: Heather Wininger
Category: Finished Garments (Dark), Digital
- Certificate of Merit “Fashion Show 2015” by: Heather Wininger
Category: Textile Products (Other); Subcategory: Single/Multicolor
- Certificate of Merit “Summer Time” by: Melisa Nouchanthavong
Category: Decals/Pressure Sensitive, Digital
- Certificate of Merit “DMI Savages” by: Wilfredo Reyes
Category: Finished Garments (Light), Single/Multicolor
School: Eagle Rock High School
Instructor: Glenn Laird
- Award of Excellence “Pete’s Blue Chip” by: Robert Bailon
Category: Finished Garments (Light), Digital
- Award of Excellence “ERHS Graphics Program” by: Uriel Contreras
Category: Finished Garments (Light), Single/Multicolor
- Award of Excellence and Best of Show “Most Wanted Poster” by: Jade Ochoa
Category: Posters, Digital
- Certificate of Merit “Team Sponsor Shirt — Sublimation” by: Christian Martin
Category: Finished Garments (Light), Digital
Post-Secondary School Division
School: Clemson University
Instructor: Patrick Rose
- Award of Excellence “Painted Lion” by Sara Martinez
Category: Fine Art, True Process
- Certificate of Merit “Hot Air Balloon” by Theresa Campbell
Category: Fine Art, True Process
School: Kroschke Sign International GmbH
Instructor: Frank Gunkel
- Award of Excellence “Eagle of Atlanta” by: Larissa Riedel, Moritz Porcher, Svenja Viedt, Christian Sukkau, Marvin Lohre, Florian Geisler, Danielle Vaanholt, Emir Karovic and Alexandro Kahnert
Category: Glass/Mirrors, Flat, Digital
School: Los Angeles Trade Technical College
Instructor: Bert Johnson
- Award of Excellence “Electrolee” by: Amanda Adkins
Category: Piece Goods, Single/Multicolor
- Award of Excellence “Electrolee” by: Amanda Adkins
Category: Finished Garments (Light), Single/Multicolor
School: Pasadena City College
Instructor: John Miner
- Certificate of Merit “B Pointless” by: Brenda Barrios
Category: Posters, Single/Multicolor
School: Pasadena City College
Instructor: Kris Pilon
- Award of Excellence “Fresh Til’ Death” by: Miguel Lopez
Category: Textile Products (Other), True Process
- Award of Excellence “Friends” by: Norbert Ngu
Category: Decals, Water-Slide/Lacquer/Ceramic, Single/Multicolor
- Award of Excellence “No Love Lost” by: Trevor Tipton
Category: Posters, Single/Multicolor
- Award of Excellence “Dodger Fan” by: Miguel Lopez
Category: Metal Signs/Products, Single/Multicolor
School: Pasadena City College
Instructor: Erika Ruvell
- Award of Excellence “Abstract Reasoning” by: Evynne Torres
Category: Textile Product (Other), Single/Multicolor
- Award of Excellence “Hand Cut Shirt” by: Santos Cortez
Category: Special Effects -Textile, Single/Multicolor
- Award of Excellence “Plus One Threads” by: Rogelio Montenegro
Category: Finished Garments (Dark), Single/Multicolor
- Certificate of Merit “Lightspeed” by: Victoria Aguilar
Category: Glass/Mirrors, Flat, Single/Multicolor
- Certificate of Merit “Faces” by: Chynna Monforte
Category: Finished Garments (Light), Single/Multicolor
School: PVG’s College of Engineering & Technology
Instructor: Laxmi D. Sapkal
- Award of Excellence and Best of Show “Screen Print Sample” by: Khake Pawan, Kharat Shubham and Khade Ashok
Category: Category: Unique Applications, Single/Multicolor
SGIA — Supporting the Leaders of the Digital & Screen Printing Community “Specialty imaging” comprises digital imaging, screen printing and the many other imaging technologies SGIA members use, including those they’ll tap in the future. These are the imaging processes and technologies employed to create new products and to enhance existing products including point-of-purchase displays, printed electronics, membrane switches, signs, advertisements, garments, containers and vehicles. Make the most of your specialty imaging business.
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