From left: David Ives, Rebecca Abbott and Liam O'Brien

The Emmy is for the informational/instructional category.

David Ives, executive director of the institute, produced the documentary, which includes an interview with former President Jimmy Carter. Liam O'Brien, professor of media production, directed and wrote it. Rebecca Abbott, professor of communications, was videographer and editor. All three received an Emmy statue.

Schweitzer was a philosopher and humanitarian who received the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize. "This documentary is the first attempt since 1957 to revisit the thoughts and ideas of Albert Schweitzer using the technological tools of today," Ives said. "It's also an attempt to make Schweitzer understandable to the youth of today using a medium through which they are used to receiving and processing information."

The documentary previously received an Award of Excellence from the National Association of Broadcast Educators and the Silver Award in the biography and public relations category at the World Media Festival in Hamburg, Germany. The documentary aired on Connecticut Public Television in 2007.

"Schweitzer set an unparalleled example of service to humanity," Abbott said. "He gave up international renown as a musician and scholar to become a doctor and devote his life to treating the sick in Gabon, Africa, in a clinic he and his wife carved out of the jungle. It's an example we don't see often in our self-centered contemporary world, and it's one that helps young people understand the great value of service to others."