AAF Celebrates Local Advertising Clubs, Achievement Awards Announced
ORLANDO, FL.—The American Advertising Federation (AAF) announced this week the 2010 Club Achievement Award winners. The club achievement awards are presented annually to AAF member clubs who display exceptional accomplishments in club operations. Member clubs comprise the AAF’s grass roots structure, which is essential resource in advancing and protecting the interests of the advertising industry.
“The local advertising clubs and federations are the bedrock of the AAF. Our successes at the national level would not be possible without the strong foundation of our local club network,” said James Edmund Datri, AAF President and CEO. “I am honored to recognize these exceptional club achievement winners, and in doing so affirming that the foundation of the AAF – and of the advertising industry – is strong.”
Each year, the AAF honors top ad clubs in eight categories: advertising education, communications, diversity and multicultural initiatives, government relations, club operations, membership development, programs and public service. In addition, a “club and president of the year” is selected in each membership division based on the cumulative scores of their entries.
2010 Clubs and Presidents of the Year:
Division I – Austin Advertising Federation– Kevin Cassis
Division II – AAF – Houston – Natalie Gonzalez
Division III – AAF – Des Moines – Kathleen Riessen
Division IV – AAF – Raleigh-Durham – Lisa Rondina
Division V – Ad 2 Tampa Bay – Carl Vervisch
This year’s first-place honorees for each category are as follows:
Advertising Education
Division I – Advertising Federation of Louisville
Division II – AAF – Tucson
Division III – Greater Dayton Advertising Association
Division IV – AAF – Greenville
Division V – Ad 2 Madison
Club Operations
Division I – Advertising Club of Metro Washington
Division II – AAF – Houston
Division III – AAF – Cedar Rapids-Iowa City
Division IV – F – Raleigh-Durham
Division V – Ad 2 Honolulu (tie)
Division V – Ad 2 Tampa Bay (tie)
Communications
Division I – AAF – Austin
Division II – AAF – Tucson
Division III – South Dakota Advertising Federation
Division IV – AAF – Akron
Division V – Ad 2 San Diego
Diversity & Multicultural Initiatives
Division I – AAF – Austin (tie)
Division I – Dallas Advertising League (tie)
Division II – AAF – Houston
Division III – AAF – East Central Indiana
Division IV – AAF – Greenville (tie)
Division IV – AAF – Tuscaloosa (tie)
Division V – Ad 2 Tampa Bay
Government Relations
Division I – Advertising Federation of Louisville
Division II – AAF – Lincoln
Division III – AAF – Des Moines
Division IV – AAF – Jackson, Mississippi
Division V – Ad 2 Tampa Bay
Membership Development
Division I – Advertising Club of Metro Washington
Division II – Advertising Club of Cincinnati
Division III – AAF – Des Moines
Division IV – AAF – Jackson, Mississippi
Division V – Ad 2 Cincinnati (tie)
Division V – Ad 2 Honolulu (tie)
Programs
Division I – Advertising Federation of Minnesota
Division II – New Denver Advertising Club
Division III – San Diego Advertising Club
Division IV – AAF – Black Hills
Division V – Ad 2 Tampa Bay
Public Service
Division I – Austin Advertising Federation
Division II – AAF – Houston (tie)
Division II – AAF – Omaha (tie)
Division III – AAF – Baton Rouge
Division IV – AAF – Hampton Roads (tie)
Division IV –Greater Frederick Advertising Federation (tie)
Division IV –Tri-State Advertising and Marketing Professionals (tie)
Division V – Ad 2 Honolulu
