School of Media Arts Alumni Take Home 2009 Emmy Awards

School of Media Arts Alumni Will Holst (BFA 04) and Sooyeon L. Johnston (BMA 96) have emerged victorious at the recent Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences 2009 Emmy awards.

Holst earned Emmy awards for "Schools for Sudan" and "Anatomy of Sorrow,” while Johnston received Emmys in three different categories including a feature segment program on photographer Mark Klett, and the programs "Arte 201: Art & Inspirations" and “Retablo: Uncovering the Secrets."

Additionally, former School of Media Arts instructor, Luis Carrión, won an Emmy for the program "Tucson Islamic Community."

For additional information about the prestigious 2009 Emmy Awards of the Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences go to:

http://uanews.org/node/28223

To see shorts of:

Retablo: Uncovering the Secrets

http://tv.azpm.org/kuat/segments/2009/10/16/kuat-retablo-uncovering-the-secrets/

Tucson Islamic Community

http://ondemand.azpm.org/videoshorts/watch/2008/10/1/kuat-islamic-center-of-tucson/

Congratulations to Will Holst, Sooyeon L. Johnston, and Luis Carrión on their creation of award winning programming.