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May 10, 2007
Students receive ADDY awards at luncheon
At the Northeast Louisiana Advertising Club luncheon, held May 9 at ULM, several creative students received their ADDY awards and entrance into the American Advertising Federation national competition in January 2008.
The awards presented at the luncheon resulted from a special competition recognizing university students who are attending during ULM's spring semester. 48 entries were received from 18 students, resulting in 14 Gold and 14 Silver ADDY awards.
The following are winners of this special competition:
The Best of Show award went to Frank Sampognaro with "A4 Shipping Service."
The Judges’ Award for Most Visually Appealing went to Kaitlyn Jones for “Augneau’s Campaign.”
The Judges’ Award for Outstanding Graphics went to Alicyn Franks for “Spring River.”
Gold ADDY awards and ad titles
- Frank Sampognaro, "A4 Shipping Service"
- Alicyn Franks, "Spring River – Backpack"
- Breanne Wagner, "Dole"
- Brittany Cummins, "End Poverty" and “Helping Hand”
- Lynlee Wood, “Vintage Wine” and “Roses Perfume”
- Kaitlyn Jones, “Augneau’s Yellow,” “Augneau’s Pink,” “Augneau’s Blue,” and “Augneau’s Campaign”
- Carmen Buckles, “Steve Madden Soles Choice,” “Steve Madden Soles Pain,” and “Steve Madden Soles Shocked.”
Silver ADDY awards and ad titles:
- Frank Sampognaro, "Be Active"
- Alicyn Franks, “Spring River – Diving,” “Spring River – Waterfall,” “Spring River – Pool,” and “Spring River”
- Breanne Wagner, “Match.com”
- Anna Giannobile, “Violet”
- Luke Barton, “Best Florida Resort”
- Lynlee Wood, “Nike: Run Like a Girl”
- Janelle Briggs, “Lucky Jeans – Silly Us” and “Mugshots – Grand Opening”
- Melissa Tedeton, “Borden’s Ice Cream”
- Daniel Neathery, “Cingular Sticky Situation”
- Katelyn Dahl, “Go Big Go Home.”
Anna Giannobile, Janelle Briggs and Daniel Neathery received certificates for $400 textbook scholarships for the fall 2007 semester.
The Northeast Louisiana Advertising Club presented the awards, and the judges were professional individuals from local advertising agencies.
The regular ADDY competition occurs only once a year. ADDY awards are considered very prestigious accomplishments. As stated on the AAF website, "The ADDY Awards represent the true spirit of creative excellence by recognizing all forms of advertising from media of all types."
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