Art School Makes An Impressive Showing

Faculty, staff, students, and alumni of the Hartford Art School (HAS) won numerous awards at this year’s Connecticut Art Directors Club (CADC) Awards Show and Exhibition held at the Mohegan Sun Casino on June 21. Award winners are listed below.
Faculty
Bill Thomson , Gold and Excellence Awards for Karate Hour (book)
Karate Hour (cover), and “Commemorating 75 Years of the Blue Blazed Hiking Trails” illustration
Mark G. Snyder, Judges', Gold, and Excellence Awards for HAS catalogue and campaign, “The Charged Image” campaign

Staff
Robert Calafiore, and Christine Dalenta, Judges' and Gold Awards for HAS catalogue, campaign, and poster
Zina Davis, Excellence Awards for “The Charged Image” campaign, Hostetler catalogue
Kevin Sepe, Judges', Gold, and Excellence Awards for HAS catalogue, campaign, and poster; Hostetler catalogue
Todd Timney, Judges', Gold, and Excellence Awards for HAS catalogue and campaign; Hartt Community Division campaign
Jessica Pizano [ of The Hartt School], Excellence Award for Hartt Community Division campaign

Students
Chris Piascik,Judges', Gold, and Excellence Awards for Clash poster, “Out of Step” CD sampler
Vaughn Fender, Excellence Award for “Bright Lights and Florals”
Jullien Butterlin, Silver and Excellence Awards for Armilla (book), Brooks/Sinatra posters
Cecil Phillips-Ritchey, Excellence Award for “Type Has History”
Emily Chionchio, Excellence Award for “Autumn Spending” profile
Chad Drobish, Excellence Award for GE Appliance interface
Tim Cohan, Judges', Gold, and Excellence Awards for HAS campaign, “The Charged Image” campaign, Hartt Community Division campaign
Jessica Nemergut, Silver Award for “Adia” illustration
Jillian Portelance, Silver Award for “First Day of sChOOL”
Katie Osowiecki, Silver Award for “In the Woods” illustration
Jessica Wong, Excellence Award for Trimerous 2004 holiday greeting

Alumni
Bahador Pazoki, Gold and Excellence Awards for Homestead Preserve direct marketing campaign, Vivo logo
Nick Healey, Silver and Excellence Awards for Okemo Mountain “Freeze” ad and Okemo logo
Dennis Russo, Silver and Excellence awards for Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) membership direct mail piece, Gerber Scientific Annual Report, MFA Speed, Style, & Beauty campaign, MFA Council brochure, Kimberly Akimbo poster
Brent Robertson, Gold, Silver, and Excellence Awards for Arabella’s Agency Acquisition promotion, YHB Retirement Services brochure, “Mining an Untapped Resource” brochure for Child Health and Development Institute, Speed Reading People website
Dawn Peterson, Excellence Award for J Peterman ad
Bil Jenak, Judges', Gold, and Excellence Awards for Collinsville Factory website, Room 960 website, YHB Retirement Services brochure, Fierston Financial Services website