Tell us your story in six words: That’s what the UAB campus community was challenged to do for UAB Graduate School’s third annual Say It In 6 competition. Participants submitted an image and six words depicting any story they wanted to tell—about their life, their experiences, things they love or have learned. And the submissions were amazing!
The Graduate School received 214 creative, moving entries from UAB students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty and staff. Images ranged from photographs to drawings and paintings that all complemented their six-word stories perfectly.
A preliminary judging panel comprised of local artists, community and business leaders and UAB faculty picked a finalist and an honorable mention for each category in both the student and faculty/staff divisions, which was no easy task. The categories were Birmingham, Happiness, Strength, Tradition and UAB. The first and second place winners were chosen by a final judging panel, which included Katherine Billmeier, chief executive officer of the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Alabama; J.W. Carpenter, executive director of the Birmingham Education Foundation; Will Pearson, co-founder of Mental Floss and SVP Podcast Operations at HowStuffWorks/iHeart Media; Wellon Bridgers, local artist and U.S. Director of Mwana Villages; and Anthony “Tony” Bratina, art director at Eternal World Television Network. The UAB community voted online to pick a People’s Choice winner. The top three student winners received cash prizes: $1,000 for first place, $750 for second place, and $500 for People’s Choice. The top three faculty/staff winners received gift baskets.
Finalists’ entries were displayed in the 2019 Say It In 6 Reception at Abroms-Engel Institute for Visual Arts (AEIVA) on February 28. Entries will soon be moved to the Hill Student Center where they will be displayed in a permanent Say It In 6 section, which will feature the current year’s winning entries.
This year’s winners include:
