UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Los Angeles
Masters of Arts studies in Animation - UCLA Dept. of TFT, 1992-93.

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Los Angeles
Bachelor of Arts Degree, Film & TV major, Summa Cum Laude Honors, 1991.
Special studies in Animation, Special Effects Cinematography, & Video Production. 
Dean's Honors, 1987-91.

SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE
Video production, film history, KFTY television internship, 1987.

  

Film Awards & Festivals

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SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS' ASSOCIATION, 1997
Stellaluna, Interactive CD-Rom storybook; Producer.

ALAN JACOBSEN SCHOLARSHIP - UCLA Undergraduate Award, 1991
A Message in Passing, a short dramatic film (live action); Director, writor, editor, Dec. 1990.

CALIFORNIA STUDENT MEDIA FESTIVAL - Theme Award, May 1991
A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go..., A three & one-half minute animated film (rendered in watercolors, narrated by June Foray).  Animator, director, producer.

MELBOURNE CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL - Melbourne, Australia; 1991
A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go...

MEDICINE WHEEL ANIMATION FESTIVAL - Boston , Massachusetts; 1991
A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go...

JERRY COX AWARD FOR ANIMATION STUDIES, 1990
A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go...

CREATIVE ARTS TEMPLE AWARD, 1990
...for Film and Television Studies at UCLA.

CALIFORNIA STUDENT MEDIA FESTIVAL - First place, 1989
Artist's Fancy - An experimental video combining Chroma-key blue screen effects, live action, and Targa computer graphics.

ION PICTURES SCHOLARSHIP, 1989
...for promise and potential in Film and TV studies.

AMERICAN WOMEN IN RADIO & TV, ROSE BLYTHE KEMP SCHOLARSHIP, 1988
...for promise as a woman filmmaker pursuing advanced education.

STUDENT ACADEMY AWARD & SCHOLARSHIP; Production Award, 1987
National Academy of TV Arts and Sciences; Dreams of Flash.

PACIFIC ASIAN AMERICAN BAY AREA COALITION, 1987
...for works and studies by Asian American women.