Cap People

Nov. 25/93

Film and Video, Awards, Exhibits and More...

Jon Jessiman, Dean of Student and
Instructional Services, has been
nominated for the second time for
the Master Teacher Award at UBC.
Jon has taught at the UBC Law
Faculty since 1977. The award
winner will be chosen late this term.

Media Re-
sources students A _
Melanie Haines
(producer), Dean
Reca and Sheryl
Rhodes are on
their way toward
big screen success.
The students’
production, X-
Posed, earned two
major prizes at the
BC Student Film
and Video Festival
this spring in Trail.
Beating out over
200 entries from
post-secondary
and secondary
institutions across
the province, X-
Posed received the
awards of excellence for “Best Post-
Secondary Documentary” and “Best
Video Production Overall.” The
production, which deals with the
concerns and perspectives of Genera-
tion X, was completed in the ad-
vanced video production course.
Members of the crew also included
Jason Fischer and Craig McEwen.

Bev Reid, of the Media Resources
faculty, has just received word that
another production by an advanced
video production student is receiving
nation-wide attention. A rock video
entitled A Thousand Miles, produced
by Aisling Chapman, has been play-
listed on Much Music. The video is
being broadcast regularly on the
station.

John Dowler, of Counselling, is
making moves in the screenwriting

business. His adaptation of the
Matthew Decter play, Cyberteens in
Love, has been accepted by the
British Columbia Film and National
Film Board New Wave program. The
program will provide $150,000 in
cash, facilities and services for the

Media Resources students show the awards they won at B.C.
Student Film and Video Festival. Left to right: Melanie Haines,
Dean Reca, faculty member Beverley Reid, and Sheryl Rhodes.

project. John’s brother Brett Dowler
will direct the film, which is slated
for completion March 31. Screen-
writing is only one of John’s inter-
ests. He’s also teaching a course at
Douglas College this month. The
subject? UFOs and related phenom-
ena such as alien abductions and
crop circles. Then again, maybe
cyberteens are aliens. For informa-
tion about the course, call John at
loc. 2744.

Joe Iacobellis, Manager of Athlet-
ics and Recreation, represented the
Canadian Colleges’ Athletic Associa-
tion at the Men’s National Soccer
Championship in Kitchner, Ontario,
Nov. 9 - 14. Among Joe’s duties was
the presentation of the All Canadian
Awards for 1993 to top college
soccer players. One of the recipients

was Cap College student Gareth
Morgan. A strong attacking player
and tenacious defender, Gareth has
been a member of the Canadian
Under 19 National Program and was
on the 1991 Capilano College CCAA
National Championship Team in
Granby, Quebec.

Four former Cap students
have received a number of
scholarships at the Univer-
sity of Victoria. Lisa Krogh
has received the Charles
Howatson Scholarship and
the President's Scholarship
for part-time undergraduate
students. Glenn Whitney
has received a Daisie
Thirlwall Scholarship in
Violin. Lisa Wippich has
received the Robert S. Evans
Memorial Scholarship in
Child Care, the University of
Victoria Faculty Scholarship
and the President's Scholar-
ship. Christine Yoshikawa
has received a University of
Victoria Entrance Scholar-
ship.

Textile Arts Coordinator Ruth
Scheuing has had her work selected
for an international exhibition that
opened in Purchase, New York (one
hour from New York City) earlier
this month. The exhibition, Empty
Dress: Clothing as Surrogate in Con-
temporary Art., will tour the U.S. and
Canada for two years. Ruth’s piece
is entitled “13 Men or Penelope II.”
The exhibition remains in Purchase
until early January.

Do you know someone in the College
who has done something special lately?
Please let the Informer know. Send
submissions for Cap People to the Public
Relations Office. Photos are welcome.
The deadline is 11 a.m., the first Thurs-
day of each month.

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