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March 27, 2024

18 UK students win at the American Advertising Awards

By Cameron Snyder

Created by 13 students on UK's 2023 National Student Advertising Competition team, this design won a Silver ADDY.

Created by 13 students on UK's 2023 National Student Advertising Competition team, this design won a Silver ADDY.

On Feb. 23, Ad Club Lexington hosted its annual American Advertising Awards (ADDYs) to recognize and reward the creative spirit of excellence in advertising. At the awards ceremony, a total of 18 University of Kentucky students were awarded with either a Gold or Silver ADDY for their group or individual student work.

Similar to the industry professional competition, the student division allows college students at universities across the nation to enter their creative work at the local level to advance to regional and national levels.

The winners include:

Gold ADDY and Student Best of Show (Array Design Conference Campaign)

  • Ashton Payne
  • Josephine Gabbard
  • Isaiah Flannery
  • John Tyler McCaw

Silver ADDY (WTF Candy Co., packaging design)

  • Emma Reilly

Silver ADDY (Indeed “It’s The Start” Campaign)

  • Cailey Bingham
  • Ben Johnson
  • Emme Schumacher
  • Kennedi Beam
  • Lauren Shaffer
  • Madi Rennie
  • Anjana Vedapuri
  • Madeline Davis
  • Megan Fezza
  • Jenna Rampenthal
  • Ashley Fisher
  • Fran Loise
  • Maya Malawi

The 13 students who won ADDYs for the Indeed “It’s The Start” Campaign were part of the 2023 National Student Advertising Competition team, that placed in the top 10 of the national competition last year.

Images of the winning entries can be viewed here.

Lexington Ad Club winners will move forward to the second tier to compete against other local clubs' winners. To learn more about the competition and the American Advertising Federation visit https://www.aaflexington.com/the-addys/.

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