Great Minds Video Contest

In October 2011, President Hurley announced the winners of a student video contest with the theme of great minds at UMW. The three winning videos were chosen from 14 videos, contributed by 37 students. Grand-prize winner Nathan Dawes received a $500 prize for his video, “A UMW Mind” and runner-up Ria Firth received a $250 prize for her video, “A Dream in the Life of One Mind’s Neuron.”  Second runners-up, Caroline Ebrill, Kat Schenck, Ashleigh Buyers, Lauren Horton and Matt Lamb, received a $100 prize for their video, “I Have a Great Mind Because.” Below are the three winners, followed by all contestant entries.