HONORS AND AWARDS
Independent Oil Wins Telly Award Independent Oil DVD “Independent Oil: Rediscovering America’s Forgotten Wells,”—a documentary produced with funding from the Department of Energy, the Stripper Well Consortium (SWC) and New York Energy Research and Development Authority—has received a bronze award in the public relations category at the recent 28th Annual Telly Awards. Produced by Penn State Public Broadcasting, the video “explores the often overlooked potential of the nation’s 500,000 small, independent oil and gas wells and their role in reducing our dependence on foreign supplies.” The Telly Awards recognize the best local, regional and cable television, as well as film and video productions. According to the award’s Web site, the 28th Annual Telly Awards received over 14,000 entries from all 50 states and 5 continents. Since the release of “Independent Oil” in the fall 2005, the SWC has distributed over 4,000 DVD copies. The video has also been the recipient of a Communicator Award in Excellence in the Documentary Video Category.
Joel Morrison, Gary Covatch and John Martin show off the bronze Telly Award
Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering Awards Banquet 2008
2009
Robert and Leslie Griffin Award Jennifer L. Clemons Michael R. Fitzgerald Joshua M. Taron
Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistants Igor Faoro Yu Noda
Frank and Lucy Rusinko Graduate Fellowship Michael R. Fitzgerald Marielle R. Narkiewicz Joshua M. Taron
From left to right, Jean Denis Pone, Yu Noda, Meredith A. Hill Bembenic, Dr. Chunshan Song, Dirk T. van Essendelft, Gregory K. Lilik.
Charles B. Darrow Award Jean Denis Pone C.C. Wright Award Dirk T. van Essendelft Daniel van Niekerk
Charles B. Darrow Award Marielle R. Narkiewicz
Robert and Leslie Griffin Award Meredith A. Hill Bembenic
Graduate Teaching Assistants of the Year Michael R. Fitzgerald Joshua M. Taron
Robert Stefanko Memorial Scholarship William L. Dennis
Chevron Corp. Environmental Systems Scholarship Laura C. Bradley
Frank and Lucy Rusinko Graduate Fellowship Gregory K. Lilik Meredith A. Hill Bembenic
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