Adelaide AWARD school announces Chris Plummer as top graduating student for 2012

At a recent AWARD School graduation ceremony at the Lion Hotel, Adelaide AWARD School head Peter Withy (right) announced that the honours for top AWARD School student went to Chris Plummer.

Commenting on the announcement, AWARD chairman, Craig Davis, congratulated all the students singled out by the judges.

Says Davis: “It’s exciting that there’s such great talent coming through in our industry and we’re delighted to see Chris leading the way among this year’s graduates.”

Margaret Zabel, CEO of The Communications Council, welcomed the news and thanked all those involved in making AWARD School such a valuable introduction to the industry.

Says Zabel:”We are lucky to have such talented professionals willing to give up their time to help guide the next generation of creative talent on their career paths. Congratulations to all the

top graduates; we look forward to following your progress over the coming years.”

AWARD acknowledges the following people for their involvement in tutoring in Adelaide: Roger Keynes (Einstein), Phil Eason (Reedcomm), Geoffrey Reed (Reedcomm) and David Campbell (FNUKY).

Says Davis: “The tutors are an imperative part of the AWARD School program and their expertise is a key element of preparing students for a future in the industry. We commend all the tutors, whose roles involve long hours and ongoing deadlines and demands.”

Sponsored by Google, AWARD School is a 16-week, part time course which runs from March to July each year in Hobart, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane. The course, which also runs in Auckland and Singapore, consists of a Monday evening lecture and a Thursday evening tutorial, held inside agencies by industry practitioners. To be accepted onto the course, each applicant must submit a folio of work based on the brief set by the Heads of AWARD School. Students are selected purely on the merit of the ideas in their application.

The judging panel responsible for selection of the top students in Adelaide included Corey

Swaffer (KWP), Roger Keynes (Einstein), Jim Robinson (Jam Shop), Parris Mesidis

(Showpony), Karl Fleet (Clemenger BBDO) and Geoff Robertson (Nation).