IGDA Announces 2007 GDC Student Scholarship Recipients

Author: by Beth A.

The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) has announced its 2007 Student Scholarship recipients for full-time university students to receive free access to the Game Developers Conference, which takes place March 5-9, 2007 in San Francisco, California. Student Members of IGDA enrolled full-time in university were invited to apply for the 2007 Game Developers Conference Scholarships. Scholarship applications were then judged by a panel of professional game developers. The primary award is a Classic Pass to the Game Developers Conference, with access to all sessions, roundtables, and keynotes. In addition to being paired with an industry mentor, scholarship recipients will participate in a local studio visit and orientation session on March 6th. 2007 recipients include: Jason Raymond Anderson - Michigan Technological University Lars Augensen - Hedmark University College (Norway) Jeremiah Bond - Devry University Online David Carrigg - Clarkson University Jonatan Crafoord - Royal College of Music, Stockholm (Sweden) Albert Dang - Parsons The New School of Design Camille Dodson - University of Colorado at Boulder Carla Engelbrecht - Teachers College, Columbia University Alexander Gordon - Champlain College Michael Hawker - McGill University (Canada) William Hayward - DigiPen Institute of Technology Whitney Hills - St. Olaf College Cheryl Ann Johnson - Art Institute of California - San Francisco Christopher Kossa - Bloomfield College Michael Lee - Georgia Institute of Technology Elizabeth Lehtonen - University of Art and Design Helsinki (Finland) David McDonough - Savannah College of Art & Design Brandon Mechtley - Arizona State University Cliff Mitchell - Sheridan College Eve Powell - University of North Carolina at Charlotte Christian Schlager - University of Magdeburg (Germany) Joshua Seaver - Carnegie Mellon University Entertainment Technology Center Scott Jon Siegel - Bard College Erik Wesslen - Purdue University Kate Yu - Guildhall at SMU For more information about future opportunities and the IGDA's mission, interested parties can visit the IGDA website.