May 2011 MIC Winners

Best of Show

(262 pts.) - "Yo-yo guy" by Tom Zasadzinski, Cal Poly Pomona.

Derek Shu, a communications major, is a master yo-yo expert.

Sports Action

1st place

(234 pts.) - "Release the Tension" by Rick Mickelson, University of Wisconsin @ Eau Claire.

UWEC left hander Emma Wishau appeared in 25 games for the Blugolds this season

2nd place

(232 pts.) - "Decathlon Vault" by Andrew McNeill, University of Wisconsin-Platteville.

On a beautiful spring day, Ian Yenter just clears the bar in the pole vault section of the Decathlon during the WIAC Championships.

3rd place

(220 pts.) - "Vault" by Kelly Gorham, Montana State University.

An athlete vaults during a spring track meet.

4th place

(218 pts.) - "Got it" by Bill Hoepner, University of Wisconsin @ Eau Claire.

A play at 1st Base

5th place

(216 pts.) - "Red Raider, Red Rider" by Martin Vloet, University of Michigan.

A Red Raider baserunner rides a wave of red dirt into third base.

Sports Features

1st place

(241 pts.) - "Our Court" by Mark A. Philbrick, Brigham Young University.

Photo shoot for Volleyball poster

2nd place

(238 pts.) - "Helping Out" by Jim Stroup, Virginia Tech.

Our basketball coach helping one of the players with his homework after practice. Shot for a story on balancing academics and sports. Our basketball coach has a 100% graduation rate.

3rd place

(236 pts.) - "The Eyes of a Champion" by Tony Mastres, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Goalkeeper McKenna Henry is part of new "darker" marketing campaign for Men's and Women's Soccer.

4th place

(227 pts.) - "Triathlon Club" by Peter Jakubowski, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM).

Students from the Triathlon club on their bikes near Bradford Beach.

5th place

(214 pts.) - "Shades of Blue" by Martin Vloet, University of Michigan.

The Wildcats softball team celebrates as Wolverine pitcher Jordan Taylor leaves the field crestfallen. The two-seed Wildcats won the coin flip to play as the "home team" and knocked off the top-seeded host with a comeback in the bottom of the seventh inning on May 22, 2011.

People and Portraits

1st place

(244 pts.) - "Climbing" by Bill Hoepner, University of Wisconsin @ Eau Claire.

An adventurous student poses while climbing

2nd place

(242 pts.) - "ISmile" by Aaron Mayes, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Graduates grab Facebook fodder.

3rd place

(234 pts.) - "Harley-Davidson Museum" by Peter Jakubowski, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM).

Susan Barnett on a tour at the Harley-Davidson Museum for her Art History class on Museum Studies.

4th place

(231 pts.) - "Focused" by Jim Stroup, Virginia Tech.

Portrait of a student athlete, an architect major who competes in the triple jump for the track team.

5th place

(225 pts.) - "The Right Touch" by Mark A. Philbrick, Brigham Young University.

Chamber Orchestra harp player

4th place

(411 pts.) - "Painting Student" by Peter Jakubowski, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM).

Portrait of Fine Arts student Kate Kopp in an art studio.

Campus Environment

1st place

(255 pts.) - "It's a Mag.. Mag.. Mag... Magnolia World" by Martin Vloet, University of Michigan.

The magnolia outside our building is at it's peak for only a day or two before the petals turn brown and the flowers fall apart. For the last three years, it's rained on those days and the wind has knocked the flowers down early. I was happy to have a chance to shoot it this year.

2nd place

(249 pts.) - "Descent into Order" by Martin Vloet, University of Michigan.

The Monroe-Brown Staircase in the Computer Science Engineering Building is an attractive subject that I wanted to show from a new perspective. That's when I found myself hanging out into the open-air column within the spiral to accentuate the repeated geometric elements of the staircase.

3rd place

(244 pts.) - "Aerial A2" by Scott Soderberg, University of Michigan.

Aerial view of Ann Arbor amidst the predominance of the University.

4th place

(221 pts.) - "Early Morning Library" by Kevin Colton, Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

Just before sunrise the moon shines bright over the library and the giant scissors that represent our coordinate colleges.

5th place

(211 pts.) - "Quad Pinhole" by Ken Bennett, Wake Forest University.

Wait Chapel and Hearn Plaza are framed by decorative ironwork in this pinhole image.

News, Spot, & Feature

1st place

(255 pts.) - "Last Dip" by Kevin Colton, Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

Hobart seniors enjoy the warm weather with one last dip in Seneca Lake.

2nd place

(223 pts.) - "Commencement Cowboy" by Kelly Gorham, Montana State University.

A graduate chooses his black Stetson over a mortar board for 2011 commencement.

3rd place

(216 pts.) - "Dancing in the Rain" by Jim Stroup, Virginia Tech.

Our graduation ceremony was cut short by a thunderstorm, but that didn't stop these grads from dancing in the rain.

4th place

(213 pts.) - "Boots Made for Walking" by R. Marsh Starks, University of Nevada Las Vegas.

Students walk across the stage during graduation.

5th place

(212 pts.) - "East meets West" by Mark A. Philbrick, Brigham Young University.

Beijing Dance Academy performing to musical number performed by the Chamber Orchestra

Features and Illustrations

1st place

(248 pts.) - "Beijing Dance" by Mark A. Philbrick, Brigham Young University.

Chamber Orchestra and Beijing Dance Academy joint concert in Beijing. Photo session of dancer

2nd place

(228 pts.) - "Mortar boards." by L. Brian Stauffer, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign.

A graduate's profile in a sea of mortar boards at this May's campus-wide commencement.

3rd place

(202 pts.) - "A Little Corn on the Side." by Donny Crowe, Louisiana Tech University.

Enjoying a plate of Crawfish at Spring Fling

4th place

(196 pts.) - "1928" by Joseph Pallen, University of Idaho.

For a feature in our magazine this scrapbook dates back to the 1928 era, same year this bench on campus was installed.

5th place

(195 pts.) - "Confucius say....Thanks!" by Robert Jordan, University of Mississippi.

An alumni recently donated this collection of 100-year-old hand-bound Chinese books to our library.

Science and Research

1st place

(257 pts.) - "Ron Quinn" by Chris Stacey, Griffith University.

Professor Ron Quinn in the Natural Product Discovery Library

2nd place

(254 pts.) - "A Little Dab 'ill Do Ya'" by Jim Stroup, Virginia Tech.

Shot for our school's trade show display. This photo will be reproduced 12 feet across.

3rd place

(235 pts.) - "Bones" by Chris Stacey, Griffith University.

Bachelor of Medical science students James Powell and Mikaela Seymour

4th place

(220 pts.) - "Networks" by R. Marsh Starks, University of Nevada Las Vegas.

An engineering professor gives a presentation during a faculty competition.

5th place

(208 pts.) - "A Visit to the International Space Station" by Martin Vloet, University of Michigan.

Sarah Schleicher answers a question from a visitor as a planetarium group flies past the International Space Station during an afternoon show (her last before leaving the planetarium staff to lead the summer camp program at the Exhibit Museum).