Excellence in Education Medal Award Recipients

The Excellence in Education Medal, established in 2016 and sponsored by William C. Miller and Ellen Sontag-Miller, recognizes outstanding contributions to new or unique educational programs that teach the technologies of motion pictures, television, or other imaging sciences, including emerging media technology.

In recognition of her outstanding efforts to promote and foster careers within the broadcast technology industry through her work with universities and accrediting bodies, and the establishment of the Rise Up Academy. The Academy works to expose students as young as nine years old to the media technology industry through hands-on workshops and education, with the ambition to enable the development of a more diverse and qualified workforce entering the industry. To this end, Wooten has also worked to implement the Broadcast and Media Systems Engineering Degree Apprenticeship program at Ravensbourne University, and to develop specific technologist and engineer pathways within the ScreenSkills website. In addition, the award-winning Rise Mentoring Program has helped to promote gender diversity in the industry and has worked to retain female professionals in the field through the invaluable support provided by their mentors.