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2006-07 DSU Award Winners

 

 

Chair of the Year

Jenna Drenten

 

Vice- Chair of the Year

Mike Goldberg

 

Publicity Team Members of the Year

Tawsha Prioleau

Lisa Zarick

 

Bending Over Backwards Awards

Brandy Hughes

Amber Porter

Matt Diegel

 

Support and Encouragement Awards

Shante Brown

Frank Rizzo

 

M. Cristina Grabiel Award

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

Tawsha Prioleau

Kema Gadson

 

Thomas O. Webb Award

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

Glenn Spurlin

 

Pain in the Ass Award

Kevin Vandiver

 

 

 

 Of all the performers, Winthrop‘s DSU Program Board presented during the 2006-07 school year,
the board voted these our favorites in the respective categories…

 

Best Band

5th – The Muckrakers

4th – Angie Aparo

3rd – Mellogroove

2nd – Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band

WINNER – THE LLOYD DOBLER EFFECT

 

Best Comedy Act

5th- Steve Hofstetter

4th – Alexandra McHale

3rd – Roy Wood, Jr.

2nd – Owen Smith

WINNER – DAN AHDOOT

 

Best Performing Arts: Music

5th – The Screaming Orphans

4th – Davis & Dow "Great Jazz Divas"

3rd – Chapter 6

2nd Dominic Gaudious

WINNER – Javier Mendoza

 

Best Performing Arts: Special Attraction

5th – Tales from the Beijing Opera

4th -  Das Puppenspiel's "The Snow Queen"

3rd – Darryl Van Leer's "Power on Earth"

2nd -  The Atlanta Drumline

WINNER -  CHINESE GOLDEN DRAGON ACROBATS

 

Best Lecture

5th - Sharon Lund "Living in the Age of AIDS and Eating Disorders"

4th - Laura Engleby "Dolphins and Whales"

3rd - Mike Shiley "Inside Iraq: The Untold Story"

WINNERS (tie) - Joe & Bil "When the Gays Move into Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood"
and Barry Drake "The 60's: When the Music Mattered"

 

Best Poet

5th - Poetri

4th - Bridget Gray

3rd - Kirk Nugent

2nd - Sekou tha Misfit

WINNER - ASIA

 

Best Novelty/Variety Event

5th   -   Futches Novelties - Mousepads

4th -     Playfair w/ Scott Johnson

3rd -     Tom DeLuca

2nd -    Halloween Drive in Movie "Pirates of the Caribbean"

WINNER – MIKE SUPER

 

Best Coffeehouse Performer of the Year

5th (tie) - Zane Williams & Rudy Currence

4th - Chris Cauley

3rd - Adriano Schiavo

2nd - Tyronne Wells

WINNER - PORTERDAVIS

 

 

The next group of awards, students could vote for any of the acts from all the various categories
( approximately 70) so to be a finalist means you are the best of the best.

 

Nicest Act We Hosted this year

5th -      Rebecca Loebe

4th -      Chapter 6

3rd -      Barry & Pat Drake

2nd -      The Lloyd Dobler Effect

WINNER -  DAVIS and DOW

 

Most Fun Act of year

5th (tie) -    Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band & Poetri

4th (tie) -    Porterdavis & The Lloyd Dobler Effect

3rd -    Mike Super

2nd  -   Barry & Pat Drake

WINNER -  DAN AHDOOT

 

Most Talented Act of year

5th (tie) – Porterdavis & The Lloyd Dobler Effect

4th -  Chapter 6

3rd -  Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats

2nd -  Tyronne Wells

WINNER – DOMINIC GAUDIOUS

 

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

5th (tie) – Porterdavis & Tyronne Wells

4th -  The Lloyd Dobler Effect

3rd  - Chapter 6

2nd -  Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats

WINNER – MIKE SUPER

 

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

10th (tie) - Barry Drake and Joe & Bil

9th - Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band

8th - Sekou tha Misfit

7th - Chapter 6

6th - Asia

5th - The Lloyd Dobler Effect

4th - Porterdavis

3rd - Mike Super

2nd - Tyronne Wells

WINNER - CHINESE GOLDEN DRAGON ACROBATS