2020 VIEC Award Winners announced

On behalf of the United States Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association Association (USMCCCA) and Communication Strategy and Operations (COMMSTRAT) we would like to extend our congratulations to the winners of this years' Visual Information and Excellence in Communication (VIEC) Awards for work completed in 2019. Tremendous thanks must go to Paul Mancuso, Awards Chair, MSgt Jeremy Vought, HQMC Communication Directorate, and MSgt Brian Buckwalter, Defense Visual Distribution Service (DVIDS) for the hard work in organizing this contest. Also, we would be remiss if we didn't thank all the judges for volunteering their time to evaluate the submissions. They are: Georgi Hernandez, Samuel Corum, Chas Henry, Charlie Poag' Oliver Peters, Sierra Jimenez, Andrea Olguin, AJ Parsons, Charles Allen, Lucian Read, Samuel Corum, Roman Gray, Gabriel Cruz, Nick Lucey, Ken Melton, Jen Brofer, Rob Wynkoop, Hope Hodge Seck, Andre Dandridge, Shawn Rhodes, Rachel Nolan, Staci Reidinger. So without further adieu, here are the winners of the 2020 VIEC Awards from MARADMIN 328/20

COMMSTRAT Marine of the Year Sgt Brittney E. Vella MCAS Beaufort COMMSTRAT SNCO of the Year SSgt Royce H. Dorman I MEF COMMSTRAT Visual Information Officer of the Year CWO3 Michael K. Kropiewnicki MCB Hawaii COMMSTRAT Officer of the Year Capt Morgan M. Frazer 3rd MAW COMMSTRAT Unit of the Year MCRD Parris Island Marine Corps Videographer of the Year Sgt Antonio R. Campbell MarDiv *Also selected as 2019 DoD Videographer of the Year Marine Corps Photographer of the Year Cpl Jennessa E. Davey MCAGCC Marine Corps Communicator of the Year LCpl Ryan W. Hageali MCRD Parris Island Marine Corps Writer of the Year LCpl Ryan W. Hageali MCRD Parris Island Digital ArtFirst place: Sgt Marimar M. Morales MARFORSOUTH Identity DesignFirst Place: LCpl Armando M. Elizalde 3rd MLG Second place: LCpl Kindo Go MCIPAC Layout and DesignFirst place: Cpl Christopher A. Madero MCIPAC Second place: Cpl J'Vonnta M. Taylor MCAS Iwakuni AnimationFirst place: Sgt Cristian L. Bestul MCAS Iwakuni Second place: Cpl Peter G. Fillo II MIG Photo IllustrationFirst place: Sgt Teagan E. Fredericks MARDIV Second place: Cpl J'Vonnta M. Taylor MCAS Iwakuni Photo SeriesFirst place: Cpl Dalton S. Swanbeck 11th MEU Second place: Cpl William J. Chockey III MCAGCC News PhotoFirst place: Cpl Ashley M. McLaughlin MARFOREUR Second place: Cpl Niles A. Lee MARFORRES Feature PhotoFirst place: Sgt Adam R. Dublinske 11th MEU Second place: Cpl Christian Castro MAW PortraitFirst place: Sgt David Delgadillo II MIG Second place: Cpl Rhita A. Daniel MarDiv Sports PhotographyFirst place: Cpl Stephen T. Campbell MCAS Iwakuni Second place: LCpl Colton J. Brownlee MCAGCC Information StoryFirst place: LCpl Melissa I. Ugalde MCIWEST Second place: Cpl Daniel P. O'Sullivan MCRD Parris Island Feature StoryFirst place: Capt James F. Stenger 11th MEU Second place: GySgt Scott M. Schmidt III MIG Communication Plan (unit award)First place: III MEF Second place: 3rd MAW PhotojournalismFirst place: LCpl Dylan M. Walters MCRD Parris Island Second place: Sgt Andy O. Martinez MARFORRES Short-Form Production Video (unit award)First place: HQMC Second place: MCRD Parris Island Long-Form Production Video (unit award)First place: 11th MEU Second place: MCAGCC B-Roll VideographyFirst place: Sgt Antonio R. Campbell MarDiv Second place: Sgt Devin J. Andrews MARFOREUR Multimedia ProductFirst place: Cpl Mark A. Lowe II 3rd MAW Second place: LCpl Francesca I. Landis III MEF Video StoryFirst place: Sgt Annika C. Moody DMA Second place: Cpl Daniel A. Lobo MCRD Parris Island Video SpotFirst place: LCpl Shane T. Beaubien MCAGCC Second place: LCpl Leslie S. Alcaraz MARFORRES