Nearly half of the students who graduated from the 兔子先生 Digital Media program did so with honors at the College of Technology鈥檚 spring convocation ceremonies. Of the 46 graduates, two earned the distinction of summa cum laude, ten received magna cum laude distinctions, and eight graduated cum laud.
鈥淭hese students deserve it. They鈥檝e worked hard,鈥� said Jerry Waite, professor and program coordinator. 鈥淭his graduating class may be the most accomplished graduating class we鈥檝e ever had.鈥�
The Digital Media Program is one of the inaugural programs at the UH Sugar Land Campus.
New graduate Taunie Reddington, who specialized in earned numerous awards at the annual Red VidFest presentations. Additionally, she earned a first-place trophy for her business plan pitch for . Reddington will work full time for in Sugar Land, Texas as a University Program Marketing Specialist where she鈥檒l be responsible for placing the firm鈥檚 software in construction management courses.
鈥淭aunie is one of the most remarkable students I鈥檝e ever had the privilege to mentor,鈥� Waite said. 鈥淎fter an education spanning the United States and a stint working in Hollywood, she鈥檚 poised to take the world by fire.鈥�
New graduate Kevin Le pursued the e-media concentration and is now working at , an international management consulting firm that deals with management, strategy and digital technology. His long-term goal is to become an information security engineer. His work in one class earned him accolades from Professor Monika Alters who noted, 鈥淭eams had to create a branding campaign, which included buyer personas, logo and style guides, website, several videos, printed pieces and interactive guides.鈥� The clients chose Kevin鈥檚 team as the winner. Some of Kevin鈥檚 team鈥檚 work can be found on and the team's class project page. Be sure to check out his .