The Television Academy Foundation on Tuesday announced nominees for the 41st College Television Awards, which recognizes excellence in student-produced programs from colleges nationwide, and the recipient of the $10,000 Loreen Arbus Focus on Disability Scholarship.
Wallace
Veal
The Loreen Arbus Focus on Disability Scholarship recognizes and rewards a student-produced project that best portrays disability issues or helps emerging artists with a disability gain recognition. The winning piece for 2022 is titled 20 Over, by Taylor University students Chad Veal (director/writer) of Indianapolis and Brendan Wallace (producer) of Upland. It profiles Indiana track athlete and Hamilton Southeastern graduate Noah Malone, who suffers from Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy and competes in the Paralympic Games. Malone won two silver medals at this Paralympic debut in Tokyo in August.
Loreen Arbus is a two-time Emmy nominee who holds the trailblazing distinction of being the first woman to head programming for a U.S. network, both at Showtime and Cable Health Network/Lifetime, and is a leading advocate for people with disabilities. This is the 11th year for this award, provided by the Loreen Arbus Foundation, which has established and funds scholarships that both enhance and elevate social consciousness around key societal issues.