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July 22, 2021
Samantha N. Sheppard, associate professor of performing and media arts, has been named a 2021 Academy Film Scholar by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The annual grant is given to established scholars whose projects are focused on some aspect of filmmaking and the film industry. She will receive $25,000 to complete her book project, “A Black W/hole: Phantom Cinemas and the Reimagining of Black Women’s Media Histories.
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“I am thrilled to receive recognition and support from the Academy for this book project, especially as the growing visibility of Black women in front of and behind the camera provides an occasion, if not the imperative, to examine Black women’s cultural production and impact on the past, present, and future media landscape,” said Sheppard.
Marcolongo Stepping Down as President and COO of AOG
On 14 July, 2021, Marty Marcolongo, ’88, president and chief operating officer of the Air Force Academy Association of Graduates (AOG), announced to the staffs of the AOG and the Air Force Academy Foundation that he is stepping down from his position. His last day with the AOG will be September 1, 2021.
Marty has been an integral part of the AOG’s mission since his arrival in 2001. In his varied roles over the years, Marty has been instrumental in the operation of almost every aspect of the AOG’s work. Some of his many roles have included chapter liaison, membership director, vice president of alumni relations, vice president of business development, senior vice president of operations and chief executive officer.
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