PIAG names Georgia SkillsUSA graphic communications winners

Apr 29, 2008 4:03 PM

The Printing and Imaging Assn. of Georgia (Atlanta) has announced the winners in its Georgia SkillsUSA graphic communications and advertising design competitions held at Heidelberg's Print Media Demonstration Center in Kennesaw, Ga. Through a grant from PIAG Educational Foundation, the first place contestants and their advisors will travel to Kansas City in June to compete in the national SkillsUSA competition. In addition, the Foundation awarded scholarships to the winners totalling $4,500.

The graphic communications category consisted of five competencies: prepress work, offset press, finishing, a written exam and job interview. Winners received above average scores in all five categories.

• First place: Alyssa Ailion, a senior at Walton High School in Marietta, GA.
• Second place: Victoria Gunnin, a senior at Sandy Creek High School in Tyrone, GA
• Third place: Bryan Shipes, a junior at Appling County High School in Baxley, GA.

The advertising design competitors were given three hours to compose an advertisement for Oreo cookies. AIGA, the professional design association, judged the entries.

• First place: Kyle Colburn, a senior at Sandy Creek High School in Tyrone, GA.
• Second place: Yea Jee Bae, a freshman at Dalton High School.
• Third place: Quinn Hicks, a senior at North Clayton High School in College Park, GA.

"Congratulations to the winners! We were happy to have hosted this year's state competition," says Larry Kroll, vice president, PMA, Heidelberg USA. "Heidelberg is committed to industry education through our Print Media Academy. We strongly believe that a lack of educational and training opportunities should never be the excuse why a student does not choose the graphic arts industry. It is great to see these students show such a strong interest in a career at an early age. It's my hope that they continue down this path."

SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. The organization serves more than 280,000 students and instructors annually and has 13,000 school chapters in 54 state and territorial associations. More than 14,500 instructors and administrators are professional members of SkillsUSA.

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