CNN correspondent and JMU alumnus Jim Acosta was the key-
note speaker at the awards banquet, which wrapped up the day
of SMAD events.
“We were frankly flabbergasted
President Linwood Rose addresses
by the response of how eager
alumni , students and faculty
at the event; Director Steve
our alumni were to come back
Anderson, Professor Tom O’Connor
and Professor JoAnne Holman
and see us.”
present the Madison Screenwriting Award to Brandon Over and the Corporate
Communication Award to Hailey Adkisson.
I looked around the studio during the mixer and during keynote speech. Members of the faculty then presented 12
the resume reviews, you could hardly walk through there,” scholarships and 13 additional awards to students who will
Anderson said. “It was packed with students and alumni.” continue to build JMU’s reputation in the professional ranks.
The rebirth of SMAD Day concluded with the traditional “I would say it was beyond a success,” said Kathy Leutner,
awards banquet. student chairwoman of the banquet.
CNN correspondent and alumnus Jim Acosta, gave the — Amy Schlinger

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his video programs,
The funds were earmarked to
His classes have produced videos that are sold to
fund the One Day/One University Scholarship, a unique,
support outstanding efforts
student-funded scholarship named for the documentary
whose sales success launched the fund.
in what was then called the
oW ody is one of a select group named by Apple Corp.
field of telecommunications.
to demonstrate their video technology as an Apple Dis-
tinguished Educator.
oW ody runs his own video production company – Bridgeforth was a member of the JMU Foundation
iEDITHD, and was Manager of Program Development for Board 1980-‘82, and served on the JMU Board of Visitors
the Learning Channel before joining the JMU faculty in from 1982 until 1990. He died in 1993.
1989. Bridgeforth Stadium on the JMU campus is named
iW lliam E. Bridgeforth, Jr. established the endowment for Bridgeforth and his wife, who were significant do-
in 1989 to honor his wife, Ruth. The funds were ear- nors to athletics at the university.
marked to support outstanding efforts in what at the time Four of the Bridgeforth’s five children graduated
was called the field of “telecommunications.” from JMU.
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