Spring - University of Central Missouri
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PhOtOS PROVIdEd & REPRINtEd by<br />
PERMISSION Of RyaN bROwN<br />
Whatever Brown is doing, it’s<br />
paying <strong>of</strong>f in terms <strong>of</strong> recognition.<br />
In 2010, he pulled down several<br />
prestigious awards while<br />
staying active in six pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
organizations. He was named the<br />
2010 Heart <strong>of</strong> America Regional<br />
Master Photographer <strong>of</strong> the Year,<br />
<strong>Missouri</strong> Master Photographer<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Year and International<br />
Photographer <strong>of</strong> the Year. He won<br />
a Golden Bellows Award from<br />
the Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Photographers<br />
Association <strong>of</strong> Greater Kansas City<br />
and Fuji Masterpiece and Kodak<br />
Gallery awards.<br />
He also earned the 2010 Canon Par<br />
Excellence Award, which came<br />
with an extra bonus in addition<br />
to the sparkling crystal trophy – a<br />
$3,500 lens.<br />
“Canon is the largest camera<br />
manufacturer in the world,”<br />
he notes, “and my work was<br />
considered worthy <strong>of</strong> winning this<br />
honor? What it meant for me is<br />
that I did something correct this<br />
year, and next year I need to do<br />
something different.”<br />
Brown says UCM gave him the<br />
dedication, motivation and<br />
perseverance to pursue success.<br />
“I wanted to be the best and<br />
insisted on doing whatever I had<br />
to do to make it. The university<br />
gave me the intangible education<br />
to keep going.”<br />
— By Matt Bird-Meyer ’97<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Central</strong> <strong>Missouri</strong> | today 11
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