Annual Leadership and Technology Awards

Department of Business Administration (2013-present)
Computer Science, Organizational Leadership, and Technology (CSOLT ) (2011-2013) 
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) (2004-2010)

ED Tech and MS Management Awards 2019

Standing, left to right: Jesse Fobare, Nicole D'Angelo, Nate Skidmore, Ben Rawdon, Zerrouk Bessa, Rob Simpson, Anthony Betrus

Outstanding Interactive Media Production: Jason Snyder “House of Yards (Instructional Web Site)”

Outstanding Instructional Design: Nate Skidmore and Rob Simpson “Off-Season Strength and Conditioning System”

Outstanding Video Production: Chris Mayville “Snowmobile Alignment”

Outstanding Research Project: Nicole D’Angelo, Chris Coughlin, Ben Rawdon, Zerrouk Bessa “Esports Student Interest Survey”

Annual Fund: Jesse Fobare

Project Leader Award

Description *New in 2019: “Awarded to a student who demonstrated outstanding team leadership by motivating team members, ensuring deadlines are met, creating an atmosphere of openness and transparency, and facilitating excellent communication.”

Winner: “Jesse Fobare” for his team leadership in “Esports” and “Sophomore Year Experience”

OPT Awards 2018

Annual Fund: Mallory Norton

Award for Outstanding Research
Zachary Bower
Sara DeBerry
Shawn Ramos
Jennifer Yeager
"SUNY Potsdam Fitness Center Social Media Usage"

Award for Outstanding Video Production
Tom Benedetto
"Introduction to the Center for Graduate Studies"

Award for Outstanding Interactive Media Production
Justin Toombs
"When Amongst Friends"

Award for Oustanding Instructional Design
Donnita Firnstein
"Bridges Program Peer Mentor Program"

OPT Awards 2017

Annual Fund: Megan Burke

Award for Outstanding Research
Megan Burke
Zach Bower
Dakota Farley
“Librarians Attitudes Toward Non-Traditional Media”

Award for Outstanding Video Production
Megan Burke
Meghan Gabri
Courtney Johnson
“How To Make Cinnamon Free Monkey Bread”

Award for Outstanding Interactive Media Production
Carole Shattuck
“Interactive Math Lesson Using the Parrot Mini-Drone”

OPT Awards 2016


Pictured Above: Dr. Betrus, Lamya Almomani, Caitlyn Dean, Courtney Johnson, Cleann Davis, Ryan Hewer, Emily Fritz

Annual Fund: Britney Mulvaney

Award for Outstanding Interactive Media Production
Lamya Almomani
Abjad Hawaz: An Early Learning Game to Teach Arabic

Award for Outstanding Research
Shawn Grant, Cleann Davis, Courtney Johnson, Caitlyn Dean
“Where Are All the Fans To-Knight? What Affects Attendance Levels at Clarkson University Men’s Hockey Games?"

Award for Outstanding Video Production
Ryan Hewer
"Social Studies Regents Exam Review"

 

School-Wide Award for Outstanding Research

Graduate Coordinator Josh LaFave with winning studentsLamya Almomani and Mohammed Alaqil

"Students' Perceptions of Technology at SUNY Potsdam"

 

OLT Awards 2015

Gradaute Student Award
Nate Turcotte

Award for Outstanding Interactive Media Production
Gisele El Khoury
Telling the story of the Arab Spring through Grafitti

Award for Outstanding Research
Joseph Hargrave
"International Recruitment at SUNY Potsdam"

Award for Outstanding Video Production
Sam DiPietro and Victoria L'Abbe
"Zentangles"

OLT Awards 2014

Award for Outstanding Interactive Media Production
Eric Ochranek
"Library Quest"
ICT Award Winners 2014
Award for Outstanding Research
Natalie Cainaru, Hong (Cathy)Yang, and Alaa Alfarooqi
"Students' Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Technology Use by Professors at SUNY Potsdam"
2014OutsandingResearchAwardWinners
Paper link ------- Presentation link

Award for Outstanding Video Production
Brandon Horishny
"SUNY Potsdam Annual Athletics Banquet Highlight Video"

 

OLT Awards 2013

Award for Outstanding Interactive Media Production
Trevor Dugan
Puzzletopple

Award for Outstanding Video Production
Mary Simon and Lindsay Barkley
Marble Magnets

Award for Outstanding Research
Melissa Evans, Bryan O'Connor, Mary Simon
Paper link ------- Presentation link

 

OLT Awards 2012

Award for Outstanding Interactive Media Production
Chris Chapin
Social Geography Interactive Flash Application

Award for Outstanding Video Production
Tiantian Li and Jin Heui Kim
First Saturday Festival, Potsdam, NY 2011: International Students' Perspectives

Award for Outstanding Research
Abigail Lee, Jennifer Stokes, Anna Thompson, Yingying Xu
What Drives Electronic Textbook Usage at SUNY Potsdam?

 

OLT Awards 2011

Award for Outstanding Interactive Media Production
Marshall Hughes
659 - Online Professional Portfolio

Award for Outstanding Video Production
Janel Smith
Janel Smith with Beth Hoey holding Janel's Award for oustanding video production
SUNY Canton Technology Enhanced Classrooms Website with Instructional Video Support

Award for Outstanding Research
Olajiwon McCadney
"Geary Rummler: Contributions and Conflicting Ideologies in the Field of Performance Improvement."


ICT Awards 2010

Award for Outstanding Video Production
Brandon Scharf
"Lost Link" (part 1, part 2)

Award for Outstanding Interactive Media Production
Tracy Jeror
"Hiking Adventures"

Award for Outstanding Research
Brittany Williams
"Outside the Uncanny Valley: Assessing the relationship between humanoid appearance atraction in virtual characters" and
"The Value Added of Improved Narrative, Graphics, Feedback and Game-play in Instructional Games"

Annual Fund Scholarship (1 student per department)
Michele Treinin


From Left ot Right: Michelle Treinan; Brittany Williams; Tracy Jeror

ICT Awards 2009

Award for Outstanding Research
"Needs Assessment and Evaluation Committee"
Alden Bashaw, Deidre Kelly, Joshua Stokes, Molly Brennan

Award for Outsanding Video Production
"Copacabana"
Lisa Brown, Tanya Hewitt, Robert Randall, Stacia Dutton

Award for Outsanding Interactive Media Production
"3-Miles Island America's Army Map"
Andrew Burgess, Brandon Scharf, David Wells, Phil Creighton, Haifeng Su

ICT Awards 2008

Award for Outstanding Video Production
"Bear Express Off Campus Program" Paul Bevins, Deidre Kelly, Irene Wilder

Award for Outstanding Interactive Media Production
"Practice Makes Perfect" "Heather Kiefer, Michael Sovay, Janel Smith, Jie Zhao

Award for Outstanding Research
"William Heard Kilpatrick: His Contributions to Problem- and Project-Based Learning." Irene Wilder

ICT Awards 2007

Award for Outstanding Video Production
Yifan Wang
"Miyazaki Restrospective (Quicktime .mov) (51mb)"

Award for Outstanding Interactive Media Production
Wu Cao, Kai Zheng, Xiaofeng Sun, ShanShan Yang
"Quake 3 Game Engine Modification"
Virtual Museum (downloadable .rar and .exe file, windows only) (11.6mb)

Award for Outstanding Research
Justin Cooper, Wanghui Shen, Lining Zhou
"SUNY Potsdam/Clarkson University ESL Needs Assessment"

IT 666 Simulations and Games Projects (Spring 2007)

Chinese Water Village (.avi) (121.6mb)
CryEngine ShanShan Yang (Andrea)

ZhenKai
Kai Zheng
Yifan Wang (Camio)


Sudoku Solver (Java App)(<100K)

CauWu(Five)
Wu Cao (Five)


3D Tetrix (.swf) (232K)
Xiaofeng Sun (Birdie)
 

IT 656 Multimedia Production Projects (Spring 2007)

Yandeau Featherweight Tents (.pdf, 11.7mb)

BenYandeau
Ben Yandeau
 

ICT Awards 2006

Award for Outstanding Video Production
Jason Hubbard & Nicole Charleson

Award for Outstanding Interactive Media Production
Kim Coleman

Award for Outstanding Research
Bridget Walters

Alfred W. Santway Scholarship
Jason Hubbard

ICT Awards 2005

Award for Outstanding Video Production
Nicole Charleson & Jason Hubbard

Award for Outstanding Interactive Media Production
Kimberly Coleman

Award for Outstanding Research
Bridget Walters

ICT Awards 2004

Award for Outstanding Video Production
"Rebekah Billings, Anne Moore, Megan Sovie."

Award for Outstanding Interactive Media Production
"Warren Bullock, III"