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By Karen Chambless

Dustin Cawood, assistant professor of communication at Lee University, was recently nominated for a Hollywood Post Alliance (HPA) Award in the category of “Outstanding Sound-Television.” He was nominated for his work on Pixar Animation Studios’ “Toy Story OF TERROR!”.

In 2011, Cawood won a Golden Reel Award for his work on “Wall-E.” Cawood has also been nominated for six other Golden Reel Awards for his work as a sound effect editor on “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa,” “Toy Story 3,” “Super 8,” “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol,” “Cars 2,” and “Monsters University.” This is his first nomination for the HPA award.

Cawood joined Lee’s Department of Communication Arts in fall 2013. Prior to Lee, Cawood spent 10 years in California working in the film and television industry at Skywalker Sound and Pixar Animation Studios. His credits as sound effect editor/designer include such productions as “Lincoln,” “Star Trek,” “Star Trek: Into Darkness,” and “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted.” He also served as sound designer on “Chasing Ice.”

Cawood is a native of Cleveland, Tennessee. He earned his master of fine arts from Florida State University and his bachelor of arts from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

HPA is the trade association serving the professional community of businesses and individuals who provide expertise, support, tools, and the infrastructure for the creation and finishing of motion pictures, television, commercials, digital media, and other dynamic media content. The HPA Awards seek to “foster awareness of post-production, promote creative and technical excellence in the field, and recognize the achievement of post-production talent.”

Winners will be announced at the 9th annual awards ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 6, in Los Angeles.

For more information about HPA, visit http://hollywoodpostalliance.org/.