Notable Alumni News
Gaylord wins big in two professional media competitions
Gaylord’s creative media production students took home several prestigious awards in The Telly Awards and The Communicator Awards competitions. Both competitions award entries based on exceptional visual work and storytelling abilities.
Gaylord Hall Productions, Gaylord College’s in-house production team, took home several gold, silver and bronze Telly Awards, as well as three Communicator Awards.
You can find the teams and productions listed below. Congratulations to all. Gaylord is proud of your talent and work ethic.
2019 Gaylord Telly & Communicator Award Winners
“Gail Davis: The Stories We Tell” - Gaylord Distinguished Alumni Profile
Award: Silver Telly - Biography
- Produced by Gaylord Hall Productions
- Producer - Avery Simon
- Director - Davis Kuck
- Editor - Anna Groom
- P.A.’s - Nick Hamster, Karis Konkler
“Karen Rieger: Healthcare Hero” - Gaylord Distinguished Alumni Profile
Award: Silver Telly - Biography
- Produced by Gaylord Hall Productions
- Producer/Editor - Avery Simon
- Camera - Colby Ballard, Logan Webb
Other Biography Winners include: Cal Poly Pomona, Celebrity Branding Agency, Indiana University, LPGA, Sprout Creative, Stone Circle Pictures
“Mirror, Mirror” - Opioid PSA for the
Award: Silver Telly - PSA
Clients: Illinois Department of Public Health & Illinois Broadcast Association
(Part of an $800,000 broadcast campaign)
- Produced in Broadcast Advertising
- Producer - Avery Simon
- Director/Editor - Reilly Freeman
- Crew: Abbi Dedmon, Alé Fuenmayor, Amanda Stephens, Avery A Jouris, Colby Ballard, Dalton Butler, Davis Kuck, Hayley Bledsoe, Jacob Stonecipher, Johnny Fuchs, Keith Oler, Matthew Mudrick, Rachel Porter, Thorpe Mayes, Victoria Fouke, Zackary Hefley
Other PSA winners include: City of Las Cruces, Comcast Spotlight Creative, Georgia Power Company, Guerilla Media, Women in Film Dallas
“OU’s Weitzenhoffer School of Musical Theatre”
Award: Silver Telly - Educational Institution
- Produced in Gaylord Hall Productions
- Producer/Writer - Hayley Bledsoe
- Editors - Aniq Zoha, Jordan Evans
- Ass’t Editors - Rachel Porter, Lily Clegg
- Camera - Reilly Freeman
- Jib Operator - Jonathan Hodgson
- Production Crew - Hunter Foster, Claire McNabb, Matthew Mudrick, Hannah Perry
“What is CASS?” - Promotional Video
Award: Silver Telly - Educational Institution
Award: Communicator Award of Excellence - Educational Institution
Client: OU’s Center for Autonomous Sensing and Sampling
- Produced by Gaylord Hall Productions
- Producer/Editor - Colby Ballard
- Camera - Aniq Zoha, Jon Hodgson
- Ass’t Editor - Kevin Severin
Other Educational Institutions winners include: Boston University, Hawaii Department of Education, LDWW, Syracuse University Marketing & Communications Creative Team, University of Chicago, UChicago Creative, University of Illinois
“First Informers: Hurricanes Florence and Michael”
Award: Bronze Telly - Government Relations
Award: Communicator Award of Distinction - Film, Government Relations
Client: The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)
- Exec. Producer/Director - Scott Hodgson
- Producer - Dr. Chandra Clark, University of Alabama
- Director of Photography / Lead Editor - Davis Kuck
- Associate Producers - Hannah Perry, Avery Simon
- Production Manager - Matthew Mudrick
- Camera Operators - Hannah Perry, Logan Webb
- Drone PIC & Motion Graphics - Jon Hodgson
- Assistant Editors - Carson Grane, Sheila Mood, Salvador Soldi, Josh Romer
“First Informers Series” - 5 mini-docs on Hurricanes Florence and Michael
Award: Bronze Telly - Documentary Series
Award: Communicator Award of Distinction - Campaign or Web Series
Client: The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)
- Exec. Producer/Director - Scott Hodgson
- Producer - Dr. Chandra Clark, University of Alabama
- Editors - Anna Groom, Davis Kuck, Claire McNabb, Matthew Mudrick, Hannah Perry, Logan Webb
- Associate Producers - Hannah Perry, Avery Simon
- Director of Photography/Lead Editor - Davis Kuck
- Production Manager - Matthew Mudrick
- Camera Operators - Hannah Perry, Logan Webb
- Drone PIC & Motion Graphics - Jon Hodgson
- Assistant Editors - Carson Grane, Sheila Mood, Salvador Soldi, Josh Romer
Other Documentary Winners include: AT&T, CNN, FleishmanHillard, LDWW, Marriott International, Operation Smile, Rebel Media Productions, SkidMedia/SkidFilms Inc.
Gaylord alumus honored with bridge named after him in Tennessee
Gaylord alum Dean Stone was honored with a bridge named after him in the Knoxville, TN, area according to a local news station WBIR story.
The bridge was dedicated to Stone posthumously, honoring the work he did serving as a photographer and editor for The Daily Times newspaper. Stone received his journalism degree from Gaylord College in 1949 and published several books of his own photography and six books about Blount County, where the Foothills Parkway Bridge is located. He passed away in 2016 at the age of 92.
You can watch the WBIR story here.
Gaylord alumna honored as one of 2019’s Women on the Move
Jenny Creech was honored at the Texas Executive’s 34th annual Women on the Move luncheon in Houston, TX, on October 28, 2019.
Creech, a former journalism major and current sports columnist for the Houston Chronicle, has had an incredible career in sports journalism. In addition to her role and the Houston Chronicle, Creech was active with the Association for Women in Sports Media, serving as the organization’s president from 2016-2018.
Creech has won several prestigious awards for her reporting, including being honored as one of the top 10 in Investigative Writing by APSE in 2017 for her work uncovering the Baylor University sexual assault scandal.
Congratulations, Jenny! Gaylord is so proud of you and all of the incredible work you do. This award is well-deserved!
