Eliza R. Snow Award for the Performing and Visual Arts

Ryan has made extensive contributions in the animation and film industry, working for such companies as Warner Brothers, Disney, and Columbia Pictures on such well known films as Space Jam,  Quest for Camelot, the Iron Giant, Osmosis Jones, Batman, and Spiderman.  He is currently directing a short film, The Loch, base on a children’s book published by Penny Farthing Press.  Since he graduated from Ricks College, Ryan has continued his studies at BYU and the Academy of Art in San Francisco.  He is currently an assistant professor in the Animation program at BYU.  Most importantly, Ryan and his wife Tiffany are the parents of three little girls:  Camille, Summer, and Indiana.