Two new officers have been selected for the New England Regional Section. Joseph Donovan is now Chair with Daniel Bilodeau as Vice-Chair. Other regional officers are continuing.

Plans are being made for programs to be held later this year.

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The USITT-Southwest Regional Section wrapped up its Winter 2010 programming with a Symposium January 17 at Frisco High School in Frisco, Texas.

Programming included sessions on puppetry, stenciling, WYSIWYG, and running production classes. The student design exhibit drew its largest number of entries. Winners included: Ben & Liz Shurr (Frisco High School) – Outstanding Volunteers; Abby Barker (Sam Houston State University) for Excellence in Costume Technology; Amy Shuffield (TCU) for Excellence in Costume Design; Angelica Vyushkova (TCU) for Excellence in Lighting Design; Heather Selbe (Sam Houston State University) for Excellence in Make-up Design; Sandra Silea (Frisco High School) for Excellence in Promotion Design; Vilija Tuminas (Sam Houston State University) Excellence in Prop Design; Mayra Guerrero (Univ. of Texas Pan American) for Excellence in Puppetry; Nathan Stanaland (Sam Houston State University) for Excellence in Scenic Design; Seth Bales (Sam Houston State University) for Excellence in Sound Design; Rick Mireles (Univ. of Texas Pan American) for Excellence in Stage Management; Jeff Boomstein (Univ. of Oklahoma) for Excellence in Technology; and Michael Weiss (Sam Houston State University) for Best Overall Presentation.

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Todd Reemtsma, who can be reached at toddr@jtlighting.com, has assumed the chair of the Northern Boundary Regional Section. Northern Boundary draws its members from Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

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