| March 11, 2013
COPY BY: Rana McDonald, 806-651-2129, rmcdonald@wtamu.edu WTAMU Students Sweep 2013 ADDY Awards
CANYON, Texas—West Texas A&M University swept the student division of the 2013 ADDY Awards, taking 19 trophies including Best of Show, Best Interactive and Outstanding Execution. The annual event was hosted Saturday, Feb. 14 by Amarillo’s American Advertising Federation to honor and recognize the best in creative advertising. Awards were presented to student winners and area advertising professionals. In student competition, Garrett King, a senior graphic design major from Amarillo, received Best of Show and a gold ADDY in the integrated campaigns/business to consumer category for his work on “Flycycle Factory.” King also received Outstanding Execution and a gold ADDY in the same category for his project titled “Project Don’t Neglect—Internet Security.” The same category also earned King a silver ADDY for “The Remnant Trust Posters.” He also won a silver in the elements of advertising/visual cinematography category for “Inkslingers Tribute—Vermillion.” Drake Taylor, a senior graphic design major from Amarillo, won Best Interactive in the elements of advertising/digital creative technology category for “WTAMU Interactive Map.” Other WTAMU students bringing home ADDY awards are listed by hometown, classification, major and award.
Amarillo
Juleah Nusz, junior graphic design major—gold ADDY for “The Wasp Factory Book Cover,” colllateral material/publication design, cover category; silver ADDY for “Dance of the Machine Gun,” elements of advertising/visual cinematography category Stacy Saultz, senior mass communication major—gold ADDY for “Life Innovated” Nissan Campaign, publication design, book design category Canyon
Anna O’Brien, senior graphic design major—gold ADDY for “The Wasp Factory” and “The Devil’s Cloth” and silver ADDY for “St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves,” colllateral material/publication design, cover category; gold ADDY for “Printing the Panhandle” teaser, digital advertising/online advertising category; silver ADDY for “Virginia,” elements of advertising/visual, photography, digitally enhanced category Caitie Quezada, senior studio art major—silver ADDY for “Devil’s Playground,” consumer or trade publication/single, fractional page or full page category Clarendon
Morgan Wheatley, senior general studies major—gold ADDY for “Sundress Sunday” element of advertising/photography category Columbia
Mateo Pinzon, senior mass communication major— gold ADDY for “Life Innovated” Nissan Campaign, publication design, book design category Ecuador
Carolos Aguirre, senior mass communication major— gold ADDY for “Life Innovated” Nissan Campaign, publication design, book design category Hereford
Christopher J. Brockman, senior graphic design major—gold ADDY for “Event Poster,” collateral material/poster category Lubbock
Darren Darthard, senior mass communication major—silver ADDY for “The Sky’s the Limit” elements of advertising, photography category Rachel Young, senior graphic design major— silver ADDY for “Dance of the Machine Gun,” elements of advertising/visual cinematography category Muleshoe
Daniela Aburto, senior graphic design major—silver ADDY for “Johnny Bravo,” collateral material/poster category San Antonio
Julia Greif, senior mass communication major— gold ADDY for “Life Innovated” Nissan Campaign, publication design, book design category Shallowater
Josh Durham, senior mass communication major—silver ADDY for “Texas Legends” elements of advertising, photography category Wellington
Wilson Lemieux, senior mass communication major— gold ADDY for “Life Innovated” Nissan Campaign, publication design, book design category Wolfforth
Shelby Reynolds, junior graphic design major— silver ADDY for “Dance of the Machine Gun,” elements of advertising/visual cinematography category WTAMU also won ADDY Awards in the advertising professionals category. The University earned gold ADDYs for its "Comprehensive Campaign Website," "Let’s Catch Up Alumni Campaign" and "WTAMU 2012 Homecoming," WTAMU entries winning silver ADDYs were "Distinguished Lecture Series Poster," "WTAMU Theatre Posters," "WTAMU Graphic Design Posters," "SEEWALL 4" and "Spirit Tower" photograph and "I Am WT Photo Booth" photograph.
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