2005 international photo contest winners announced









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This photo, taken by Katalin Rabl, Ph.D., garners top honors in the IS&P photo contest.


Katalin Rabl, Ph.D., ophthalmology, is the grand prize-winner in the fifth annual International Photography Contest, sponsored by UNMC International Studies and Programs.

Dr. Rabal’s prize-winning photo, titled “Mid-Summer, Middle-European Dreams,” shows a homeless man lying on a bench while the world races by. The photo was taken in Europe.

Carolyn Nussrallah, pulmonary medicine, captured first-place in the faculty/staff category with her entry, “Morning in Wadi Rum.” In the photo, Bedouin children are featured against the red sandstone hills in Wadi Rum, Jordan.









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Cassie Cash’s photo receives first place in the student/resident category.

Cassie Cash, a second-year UNMC College of Medicine student, took top honors in the student/resident category with her winning photo, “In the Eyes of a Child,” taken in Ibulanku Village outside Iganga, Uganda.

More than 70 photos were entered in this year’s contest. To view all the photos, including 28 honorable mention photos, visit the IS&P office in Annex 4 or visit their Web site at http://www.unmc.edu/isp.

Other 2005 winners are:

Second Prize Winner Faculty/Staff
Margaret Schorn, Respiratory Care, hospital – “Spring Harvest” taken in Anshong, China









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Carolyn Nussrallah’s photo receives first place in the faculty/staff category.

Second Prize Winner Student/Resident
Shawn Skaife, M2 – “Children of Granada” taken in Managua, Nicaragua

Third Prize Winner Faculty/Staff
Betsy Buschkemper, emergency – “Young Artist at Work” taken in Manaus, San Jose, Costa Rica

Third Prize Winner Student/Resident
Pankaj Singh, graduate student, biochemistry — “Dilli Haat” taken in Delhi, India