Baton Rouge – September 19, 2026 -- The Inner Circle has named Asia Alexus Alexander, M.S.M., a Pinnacle Professional of The Year for her work in marketing education. Alexander teaches marketing at Southern University and A&M College, where she structures coursework around live case studies, industry guest speakers, and analytics-driven projects to replicate the pace of modern marketing agencies.
Winter Park, Fla. -- September 15, 2026 -- Full Sail University reported that 124 of its graduates were credited on 52 winning projects across 85 categories at the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, with three alumni also winning individual Emmys for their own work.
Judah Getz won Outstanding Sound Mixing awards in three separate categories for his work as ADR Mixer on "Pluribus" (comedy or drama series, one hour), "Beef" (limited or anthology series or movie), and "Widow's Bay" (comedy or drama series half-hour and animation).
Jerry Lafuente won Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special as Sound Effects Editor on "Beef." Andy Sisul won Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) as Co-Supervising Sound Editor/Sound Designer on "Spider-Noir."
New York – September 16, 2026 -- MatchPoint NYC co-founder Dmitry Druzhinsky is expanding the organization's training infrastructure, using the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games as a benchmark to evaluate a multi-year athlete development strategy.
The organization's strategy focuses on consistent preparation, progressive skill-building, and physical conditioning as athletes advance toward higher levels of competition. Rather than judging success through immediate tournament outcomes, the model tracks what athletes can achieve over several years.