Cliff Welch, a sophomore in mechanical engineering, has turned drawing into a lucrative hobby. He submitted a winning drawing to Marzetti for the specialty food company’s caramel apple dip packaging design competition earlier this year. Welch designed a caramel wave that splashes over the company’s logo with apple slices floating in the dip. His concept earned him some sweet prizes — a Canon DSLR camera and an iMac computer with Adobe Photoshop, valued around $3,500. Now, that’s delicious.
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