2005-06 DSU Award Winners

Chair of the Year

Brandy Hughes

Vice- Chair of the Year

Doug “ Dougie P” Pearson

Publicity Team Members of the Year

Courtney Jackson

Lisa Zarick

Bending Over Backwards Awards

Angelo Geter

Courtney Jackson

Lisa Zarick

Support and Encouragement Awards

Amber Porter

Bethany Marlowe

M. Cristina Grabiel Award

“for caring enough to make this world a better place”

Angelo Geter

Chad Kee

Thomas O. Webb Award

“DSU member of the year…for going the extra mile” 

Brandy Hughes

Pain in the Ass Award

Kevin Vandiver

Best Band

5th – MC Divinity

4th – Florez

3rd – Virginia Coalition

2nd – Lloyd Dobler Effect

WINNER – RAINING JANE

Best Comedy Act

5th- The Have Nots !

4th – Tim Young

3rd – Roy Wood, Jr.

2nd – The Late Night Players

WINNER – DAN AHDOOT

Best Performing Arts: Music

5th – Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band

4th (tie) – Javier Mendoza Trio

-          Seven Nations

3rd  -       Will Scruggs Jazz Fellowship

2nd -        Dominic Gaudious

WINNER – CHAPTER 6

Best Performing Arts: Special Attraction

5th – Das Puppenspiel’s “ Peter and the Wolf”

4th -  Drums of Polynesia

3rd – “Chocolate on the Outside”

2nd -  Who’s Bad ? – Michael Jackson tribute

WINNER -  RECYCLED PERCUSSION

Best Lecture/Poet

5th ( tie)  -  Jason Carney

-          J. Ivy

4th       -      Dan Buettner  “Africa Trek “

3rd      -       Mayda Del Valle

2nd      -       Barry Drake  “ 80’s Rock “

WINNER -   KIRK NUGENT  “Pursue Your Passion”

Best Novelty/Variety Event

5th   -   Spintacular Giant Slide

4th -     Halloween Drive In Movie

3rd -     Playfair

2nd -     Tom DeLuca

WINNER – CRAIG KARGES

Best Coffeehouse Act

5th  (tie) -  2 Skinny Dorks

-          Beth Wood

4th    -        The Animators

3rd     -       Vienna Teng

2nd     -       porterdavis

WINNER -  CHRIS CAULEY

Nicest Act We Hosted this year

5th -      Raining Jane

4th -      Barry and Pat Drake

3rd -      Recycled Percussion

2nd -      Kirk Nugent

WINNER -  CRAIG AND CHARLOTTE KARGES

Most Fun Act of year

5th -    Raining Jane

4th -    Chapter 6

3rd -    Who’s Bad ?

2nd  -   The Late Night Players

WINNER -  RECYCLED PERCUSSION

Most Talented Act of year

5th – Recycled Percussion

4th -  porterdavis

3rd -  Vienna Teng

2nd  (tie) -  Chapter 6

-          Will Scruggs Jazz Fellowship

WINNER – DOMINIC GAUDIOUS

Act we would most like see become a Winthrop tradition ( besides DeLuca, Drakes, & Futches)

5th – Chapter 6

4th -  Dominic Gaudious

3rd  - Kirk Nugent

2nd -  Craig Karges

WINNER – RECYCLED PERCUSSION

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR ( overall best act we brought to campus this year )

10th Chris Cauley

 9th    -  Mayda Del Valle

 8th ( tie ) – Lloyd Dobler Effect

              -  porterdavis

  7th    -  Raining Jane

  6th   -   Vienna Teng

  5th  -    Barry Drake “ 80’ Rock”

  4th ( tie ) -  Dan Ahdoot

               -  Chapter 6

   3rd    -   Kirk Nugent “ Pursue Your Passion”

   2nd   -    Craig Karges

WINNER  -  RECYCLED PERCUSSION