A UALR School of Mass Communication instructor has won an award for his work on a promotional video for Saline Memorial Hospital.

David Weekley received a 2015 Bronze Telly Award for directing, shooting, and editing the video with some of his UALR students helping as crew.

With nearly 12,000 entries from all 50 states and numerous countries, this year’s Telly Awards was one of the most successful and competitive in its long history.

A prestigious judging panel of more than 650 accomplished industry professionals judged the competition, upholding the historical standard of excellence that Telly represents.

Founded in 1979, the Telly Awards is the premier award honoring outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs, the finest video and film productions, and web commercials, videos and films. Winners represent the best work of the most respected advertising agencies, production companies, television stations, cable operators, and corporate video departments in the world.

This year’s winners include companies, agencies, and organizations of all sizes, from large multinational media companies to small ad agencies and local production houses.