Vigus' students nab top spots in Nikon-sponsored photo contest

Nine photographers selected as finalists from more than 3,500 entries in a national contest were students in a fall 2010 digital photography class at Texas A&M taught by Glen Vigus, lecturer and senior visualization production specialist for the Department of Visualization.

Finalist in the contest, The Best of College Photography 2011, sponsored by Photographer's Forum magazine and Nikon, included Texas A&M students Kayla Alford, Jared Egli, Jack Eggebrecht, Sarah Eisinger, Bilal Farrakh, Jesus Gutierrez, Brittany Hawthorne, Tyler Hosea and Claudia Rodriguez.