05/13/15 lar
Sixteen students in Fort Hays State University's Media Studies Program were recently recognized as media professionals by passing the industry-recognized Avid software certification exam.

The inaugural Avid Media Composer class, taught by Toby Yoshimura, associate professor of informatics, had a 100-percent pass-rate for the Avid certification exam. The students are the first students in Kansas to be certified.

Avid is the industry-standard media platform that connects content creation with collaboration, asset protection, distribution and consumption for feature films, music recordings, television shows and more.

"Avid certified editors are few and far between, it's a very exclusive community," said Yoshimura. "I couldn't be more proud of our students."