Alexia Foundation for World Peace
http://newhouse.syr.edu/alexia/
Is an organization dedicated to helping professional and student photographers produce photographs that promote world peace and cultural understanding. Grants are awarded annually to one professional photographer and one student photographer. There are awards for a second place and honorable mention student as well.

Ohio University School of Visual Communication
http://www.viscom.ohiou.edu/
The goals of VISCOM are to equip students with the skills to be successful in the media, enable them to compete for leadership roles, and provide professional guidance in visual communication to working photographers and other professionals in the communications industry. They set high standards for visual integrity, communication ethics and promote scholarly research while encouraging creativity.

Book designer Tina Ullman
http://www.ullmandesign.com/
Tina Ullman's design talents are obvious when you see the book Down in Dixie. But she is also a gifted illustrator, Assistant Professor of Graphic Arts and the Chair of the Department of Art at Muaietta College in Ohio.

True to their word, Diego and Son Printing
http://www.diegoandson.com
"transforms ideas into printed communications of exceptional quality." A family business in San Diego since 1972, they are more than a highly competent and caring team!