91传媒 art students, professor recognized with advertising awards
Contact: Christie McNeal
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擭ine students and a longtime professor in Mississippi State鈥檚 Department of Art recently were honored with awards from the Tuscaloosa American Advertising Federation.
Formerly the ADDYs, the American Advertising Awards recognize creativity and excellence in advertising.
The art students completed their entries in Assistant Professor Claire Gipson鈥檚 fall 2018 advertising course.
鈥淚 was astonished by the number of Mississippi State winners this year,鈥 she said. 鈥淥ur students won 12 of the 26 total student awards given out by the Tuscaloosa chapter. It proves that the 91传媒 Department of Art has a strong graphic design program, and our talented students should be very proud of the work they鈥檙e producing here.鈥澛
AAF Tuscaloosa is one of 210 member clubs across the nation; local AAA gold winners will advance to 14 regional competitions, and those winners proceed to the national finals.
Student 2019 American Advertising Federation Tuscaloosa AAA winners include (by hometown):
CLINTON鈥擥erald Wicks, fall 2018 graduate, Gold Award, Cross Platform category and Judge鈥檚 Choice Award, 鈥淭ropicana: Your Body鈥檚 Savior鈥 campaign; also a Silver Award, Print Advertising category and Judge鈥檚 Choice Award with teammate Demarques Nevels for 鈥淢aruchan Ramen Through Time鈥 campaign.
GULFPORT鈥擟onnor Booth, fall 2018 graduate, with teammates April Porter and Joanna Bauer, Gold Award, Cross Platform category, 鈥淐elebrate the Small Victories鈥擝&J鈥 campaign.
MADISON鈥擬eredith Morris, fall 2018 graduate, Gold Award, Print Advertising category, 鈥淧ost-It Notes鈥 campaign.
MEMPHIS, Tennessee鈥擜pril Porter, fall 2018 graduate, with teammates Conner Booth and Joanna Bauer, Gold Award, Cross Platform category, 鈥淐elebrate the Small Victories鈥擝&J鈥 campaign; also a Silver Award, Print Advertising category, 鈥淟ogic Ink鈥擪now When You鈥檙e Done鈥 campaign.
MEMPHIS, Tennessee鈥擯arker Webb, fall 2018 graduate, Silver Award, Cross Platform category, 鈥淟.L. Bean鈥 campaign.聽
OLIVE BRANCH鈥擲enior Demarques Nevels, with teammate Gerald Wicks, Silver Award, Print Advertising category and Judge鈥檚 Choice Award, 鈥淢aruchan Ramen Through Time鈥 campaign.
PASCAGOULA鈥擲enior Carly Bond, Silver Award, Cross Platform category, 鈥淥penbook Social Media鈥 campaign.聽
RIDGELAND鈥擲enior Mary Emily Moore, Gold Award, Print Advertising category, 鈥淒r. Martens鈥 campaign.聽
STARKVILLE鈥擲enior Joanna Bauer, with teammates April Porter and Conner Booth, Gold Award, Cross Platform category, 鈥淐elebrate the Small Victories鈥擝&J鈥 campaign; also two Silver Awards, Cross Platform category, 鈥淪quatty Potty鈥擲ome Things Change鈥 and 鈥淭idy Cats鈥擣or Responsible Cats鈥 campaigns.
91传媒 Professor and Graphic Design Coordinator Jamie聽Burwell聽Mixon also was honored in the competition鈥檚 professional category. She received gold awards for her work on Verizon Arena鈥檚 Katy Perry and Avenged Sevenfold concert posters.
Part of the College of Architecture, Art and Design, 91传媒鈥檚 Department of Art is the longtime home of the state鈥檚 largest undergraduate studio art program. For more, visit .
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