BROOKS INSTITUTE GRAPHIC DESIGN STUDENTS SELECTED FOR SEMIFINAL ROUND 2008 ADOBE® DESIGN ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

VENTURA, Calif. – (July 1, 2008) – Brooks Institute is pleased to announce that the judging panel for the 2008 Adobe® Design Achievement Awards has selected the work from two of our outstanding Graphic Design students - Jacob Starley and Yoo Hwa (Michelle) Almaraz-Hwang - as semi-finalists in the Print Communications category. Entries were received from more than 33 countries.

The Adobe Design Achievement Awards celebrate student achievement reflecting the powerful convergence of technology and the creative arts. The competition showcases individual and group projects created with industry-leading Adobe creative software and it honors the most talented and promising student graphic designers, photographers, illustrators, animators, digital filmmakers, developers, and computer artists from the world's top institutions of higher education.

In a message to Graphic Design faculty member Barbara Obermeier, the panel stated, "Congratulations on inspiring the creativity, skill, and motivation your students exhibited!"

Jake and Michelle have submitted a printed version of their entries and source files for the final round of judging in New York City. Any semifinal entries not selected in the final round will be forwarded to Adobe's regional offices for exhibits and further publicity, giving our students and school additional opportunities for recognition. Adobe will also publish online the names and school names for all semifinal entries received.

Finalists will be named in August of 2008 at http://www.adobe.com/education/adaa/.

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Brooks Institute celebrates more than 60 years of educating students in the visual and media arts. With campuses in Santa Barbara and Ventura, California, the school offers Bachelor of Arts degrees in fields including Professional Photography, Visual Journalism, Film and Video Production and Graphic Design, and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Photography. Brooks’ graduates are visible nationally and internationally, working for distinguished organizations including National Geographic, Smithsonian, Los Angeles Times and other national media outlets, including Hallmark Publishing, Cousteau Society, HBO, Kodak and other industry leaders in the visual media arts fields. Brooks Institute is a member of the Career Education Corporation (NASDAQ:CECO) network of universities, colleges and schools. For more information about Brooks Institute and the school’s programs, visit www.brooks.edu, or call 805-966-3888.