The Wayne State University Library and Information Science program has been selected as the winner of the Excellence in Distance Education award in Sonic Foundry\'s 2006 Rich Media Impact Awards at the EduComm conference in Orlando, Fla. ECHO, for Enhancing Courses Held Online, is the LIS program\'s online distance learning instructional project that was developed by implementing Mediasite technology with the goal of providing distance students with access to course content \"live\" and \"on-demand.\" \"The LIS Program at Wayne State University is proving that Mediasite truly is a revolutionary communications medium,\" said Rimas Buinevicius, Sonic Foundry\'s chairman and CEO. \"We\'re delighted to honor how the Wayne State LIS Program is transforming the way they not only communicate, but also compete in today\'s marketplace.\"