Full Sail University Graduate Brad Czerkies, Wins National Silver ADDY Award.

Winter Park, FL (PRWEB) June 17, 2011

Full Sail University is proud to recognize 2006 Recording Arts graduate Brad Czerkies, on his nomination and win of a National Silver ADDY Award in Sound Design. Czerkies won for his work on a video for the Harris Corporation highlighting the effectiveness of a haptic robot used for explosive ordnance removal, and received the award at the National ADDY Awards gala held in San Diego on Saturday, June 4, 2011.

The ADDY Awards is a highly respected ad competition produced by the American Advertising Federation (AAF). Those competing for a National ADDY must first be winners at the local and state levels. The video entitled "EOD Haptic Robot" earned seven local ADDY Awards, including Best of Show, and the Sound Design entry went on to win at the state and national levels.

"This is the first project where I was able to test all of the skills that I learned during my education at Full Sail," said Czerkies. "God has blessed me with great talent and I'm glad to put it to good use and to be honored by my peers for this award."

Currently, Czerkies is an audio engineer and video editor for the Melbourne Beach, FL based video company, Coalter Digital. The company specializes in making 3D animations and films for defense contractors.

"As a member of our alumni, Full Sail is proud to congratulate Brad on this tremendous accomplishment of taking home a National ADDY Award," said Jay Noble, Director of Alumni. "It is an honor to share this exciting achievement with our current students and we look forward to Brad's continued success in the future."

About Full Sail University:

Since 1979, Full Sail University has been an innovative educational leader for those pursuing careers in the entertainment industry. With over 34,500 alumni, graduate credits include work on OSCAR(R), Emmy(R) and GRAMMY(R)-winning projects, best-selling video games, and #1 grossing U.S. concert tours. Full Sail's 191-acre campus and online education platform proudly welcomes over 13,000 students from 50 states and 49 countries. Full Sail currently offers a total of 37 Associate, Bachelor, and Master campus degree and online degree programs including: Computer Animation, Creative Writing for Entertainment, Digital Arts & Design, Digital Cinematography, Education Media Design & Technology, Entertainment Business, Film, Game Art, Game Design, Game Development, Graphic Design, Internet Marketing, Media Design, Mobile Development, Music Business, Music Production, New Media Journalism, Recording Arts, Recording Engineering, Show Production, Sports Marketing & Media, and Web Design & Development. Full Sail received the 21st Century Best Practices in Distance Learning Award from the United States Distance Learning Association; was named the 2008 "School/College of the Year" by the Florida Association of Postsecondary Schools and Colleges; The Harvard of Game Schools by Tips & Tricks Magazine; one of the Top Five Game Degree Programs in the world by Electronic Gaming Monthly; one of the Best Music Programs in the country by Rolling Stone Magazine; and one of the Best Film Programs in the country by UNleashed Magazine.

For more information about Full Sail, please visit http://www.fullsail.edu

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