Full Sail University is proud to announce the 14th Annual Full Sail University Hall of Fame induction class, comprised of six graduates recognized for outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment media and emerging technologies. The induction of this new class of honorees will occur during Full Sail’s 14th Annual Hall of Fame Week, scheduled to be held May 19-24, 2024.

Full Sail的名人堂是一个为期一周的虚拟校园活动，包括:

• Guest lectures, panels, workshops, 以及来自行业主要影响者的实际技术演示, experts, and companies.
• 职业社交活动的重点是为学生和毕业生提供就业和指导.
• Technology Expo showcasing the latest in emerging technology trends and interactive experiences.
• 现场音乐表演以各种艺术家和流派为特色.
• 学生和校友互动创意挑战.
• Gaming tournaments, film screenings, and more.

一些活动将通过在线流媒体向公众开放. The week will include an induction ceremony to celebrate and recognize this latest class of inductees.

在第14届年度名人堂周期间，将被授予荣誉的入选者包括:

Natalie Asport

• Senior Prop Artist at NetherRealm Studios
• Natalie Asport is a video game developer, artist, writer, educator, songwriter, and musician.
• Prior to moving to NetherRealm Studios (home of the Mortal Kombat 特许经营)，她现在担任她目前的角色，作为一个高级道具艺术家的工作 Mortal Kombat 1, Natalie worked on AAA titles including Just Cause 3, Just Cause 4, RAGE 2: TerrorMania DLC, and Contraband 作为雪崩工作室的环境艺术家和车辆和武器艺术家.
• 她还曾担任视觉法律的主要3D艺术家, 创建人体解剖的CG医学模型，用于法庭案件, 作为一名自由视觉特效艺术家参与各种创意项目
• 娜塔莉是纽约大学游戏中心的兼职教授，教授游戏的3D建模, a course she co-designed.
• She co-authored the technical book Beginning 3D Game Assets Development Pipeline (Apress, 2022).
• Natalie has been selected as a speaker at various game development events including Playcrafting: Women in Games and NYC ACM SIGGRAPH.
• 2013 Graduate (Computer Animation)

Mark Diaz

• Lead Gameplay Programmer at Insomniac Games
• Mark负责直接的技术贡献和团队管理, balancing programming work with managing, mentoring, and caring for the well-being of his team members.
• Navy veteran, Petty Officer 2nd class, performed physical security, telecommunications installation, 并为夏威夷海军信息作战司令部(NIOC)的潜艇提供直接支持.
• Landed his first industry job as a Gameplay Programmer at id Software where he worked for eight years on the award-winning titles DOOM, DOOM VF, DOOM Eternal, and The Ancient Gods – Part One DLC and The Ancient Gods – Part Two DLC.
• Traveled the country working conventions such as E3, PAX, 和QuakeCon，以支持ZeniMax/Bethesda的VR开发计划.
• 于2022年2月加入Insomniac Games担任首席游戏玩法程序员 Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and is currently working on Marvel's Wolverine.
• 2014 Graduate (Game Development)

Michael La Plante

• Vice President of Technology at Proforma
• 在技术领域拥有超过14年的经验, web designer, front-end developer, 企业家Michael La Plante曾与各种规模的公司合作, 从社交媒体巨头、万亿美元搜索引擎到政府机构.
• Michael runs his own company called LaPlante Web Development where he handles everything from software development to cybersecurity for a variety of tech projects, including the development of a phone app that has garnered more than a million dollars in sales to date.
• Currently, he serves as VP of Technology at Proforma and is the Chief Technology Officer for Ferguson, Santoro and Georgetti高等教育顾问公司.
• Michael is a motivational and conference speaker, 演讲主题涵盖科技、金融和个人教练.
• 2010 Graduate (Web Design & Development)

Nina Lopez-Corrado

• Producer/Director
• 妮娜最近为HBO导演了两部广受好评的历史剧， Perry Mason and The Nevers. Nina还是美国广播公司热门电视节目的制片导演 A Million Little Things. On her slate for 2024, Nina will be directing Mayor of Kingstown for Paramount+; Netflix’s number-one show, The Night Agent; and the final episode of HBO’s hit series The Last of Us.
• Her directorial debut short film, Mindfield, 为Nina赢得了2012年马德里国际电影节最佳新导演奖, 获中美电影节最佳短片奖, 以及刘易斯顿奥本电影节最佳导演奖和最佳短片奖.
• As a founding partner at Broken Toy Works Inc., Nina is currently developing two feature films, three one-hour dramas, a half-hour comedy, 以及根据她姐姐和姐夫的热门YouTube频道制作的DIY真人秀系列, Sail Life.
• 尼娜是WBTV导演工作室的校友成员，曾执导过几集 The Last of Us, Night Agent, Mayor of Kingstown, Perry Mason, The Nevers, A Million Little Things, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Mentalist, Supernatural, S.W.A.T., Manifest, Once Upon a Time, Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, NCIS: New Orleans, FBI: International, Big Sky, Bull, The Purge, The Gifted, The Runaways, and The Flash, to name a few.
• 2007 Graduate (Film)

Benjamin Rice

• Producer, Songwriter, Vocal Producer, Mixer, Engineer
• Benjamin Rice is a Grammy-winning record producer, songwriter, vocal producer, mix engineer, and musician.
• 他的职业生涯始于好莱坞的Record Plant Studios, California in 2012 as an assistant engineer and quickly turned the relationships he cultivated there into a career with Top 40 credits, including artists like Lady Gaga, Selena Gomez, Julia Michaels, Britney Spears, Becky G, Nick Jonas, John Legend, and more.
• 2017年，Lady Gaga邀请本杰明参与她的电影制作 A Star is Born, 他在哪里设计和制作了整个原声, as well as co-producing several of the songs and serving as one of the soundtrack’s overall album producers. Benjamin co-produced (with Lady Gaga) the single Shallow, 这让他获得了2019年格莱美年度最佳唱片提名, as well as his first Billboard #1 song as a producer. Shallow 赢得了多个奖项，包括两项格莱美奖、一项金球奖和一项奥斯卡奖. At the 2020 Grammys, the A Star is Born 《十大菠菜台子》获得了格莱美最佳视觉媒体合集原声奖, giving Benjamin his first Grammy win.
• 2019年，本杰明继续与Lady Gaga合作她的专辑 Chromatica, where he served once again as her engineer, vocal producer, and mixer for the entire album. He landed another Grammy nomination for Best Pop Vocal Production and a second Billboard #1 song with the album’s single, Rain On Me, featuring Ariana Grande.
• 他最近与Lady Gaga的合作是共同制作和混音 Hold My Hand from the Top Gun: Maverick 在这部电影中，他获得了第一个金球奖最佳原创歌曲提名. Hold My Hand was also Oscar-nominated for Best Original Song.
• 本杰明最近的工作是与多白金合作, 格莱美提名艺术家和词曲作者茱莉亚·迈克尔斯, with whom he co-wrote, co-produced, vocal produced, engineered, 并为迪士尼100周年纪念动画电影混合了所有原创歌曲 Wish, which was released November 22, 2023. Benjamin was also a featured musician and vocalist, contributing drums, guitars, keys, programming, and background vocals for the film.
• Benjamin is a veteran of the Army and joined in 2008. 他的梦想是加入陆军特种部队绿色贝雷帽. His Army career first started at Fort Benning, Georgia, 在那里他成功地完成了步兵和空降训练, becoming an Infantry Airborne Paratrooper. Transferring immediately to Fort Bragg, 北卡罗来纳开始特种部队的选拔程序, Benjamin was successful in being selected into the Special Forces Green Beret program where he began training as an 18D, Special Forces Medic. In 2010, Benjamin suffered a career-ending injury and received an honorable medical discharge.
• In the fall of 2010, following his medical discharge, Benjamin decided to study recording arts at Full Sail and later graduated as valedictorian in 2012.
• 2012 Graduate (Recording Arts)

Nadine Santos

• Vice President of Programming & Artist Relations at Music Choice
• Nadine Santos is an accomplished music executive who began her career at iHeart and CBS Radio, excelling as an Assistant Program Director and Music Director for both companies with a talent for curating captivating music experiences.
• Nadine currently oversees all music curation and artist partnerships for a music service available in more than 40 million homes across the US.
• Her visionary leadership has helped to elevate Music Choice as one of the premier destinations for breaking new artists and exposing new music to vast audiences across the country
• 纳丁在扩大Music Choice的服务组合方面发挥了关键作用. 她带头编写了几个新产品的发布程序，比如卡拉ok服务, an ambient music service (MC Relax), and a DSP music streaming service (MC Plus). Leading a skilled programming team, 她设计并推动每项服务的音乐策划, 确保为独特的受众量身定制身临其境的体验.
• In 2023, Nadine served as one of the key driving forces behind Music Choice’s successful expansion into the commercial business, developing highly effective music strategies that have helped to secure accounts with many renowned brands.
• She successfully forged impactful partnerships with industry giants such as Mediabase and Billboard, solidifying Music Choice as one of the most influential music platforms in existence today.
• 她熟练的人际关系建立延伸到主要唱片公司，如共和国唱片公司, Disney Music/Hollywood Records, Interscope, RCA, and Warner Records, where she’s effectively leveraged partnerships into valuable artist collaborations and promotional opportunities with music icons like Mariah Carey, Taylor Swift, Meghan Trainor, and many more.
• 2001 Graduate (Recording Arts)

Since 2009, Full Sail University has celebrated the now time-honored tradition that is the Full Sail University Hall of Fame. Its purpose is to acknowledge those graduates who have made outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment media and emerging technologies throughout the university’s 40-plus-year history.

这一荣誉是对创作灵感的褒奖, technical brilliance, and determination of each inductee, their unyielding dedication to more than a decade of excellence in their professional career, and their heartfelt commitment to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of Full Sail University.

Additional information regarding events and special guests will be announced closer to Hall of Fame Week.