The 2010 National Student Advertising Competition team at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln took 'Best of Show' at the ADDY Awards. The same team placed first in the regional NSAC competition and finished in the top four at the national competition late last spring.
Students' winning entries are eligible for the ADDY's nationwide competition, said Amy Struthers, sequence head for advertising/public relations. The national ADDY winners will be announced at the American Advertising Federation's American Advertising Conference national awards show and gala June 4 in San Diego.
Awards are as follows:
Best of Show: "State Farm: Talk To An Agent," 2010 NSAC team.
Gold ADDY Awards:
Mixed Media Campaign - "State Farm: Talk To An Agent," Aaron Jarosh, creative director, Beatrice; Mike Sammons, associate creative director, Omaha; Daniel Scheyer, art director, Lincoln; Kyle Stebbins, creative director, Lincoln; and Tyler Thomas, account supervisor, LaVista, Neb.
Series - "Native Daughters: Taking Charge," Elizabeth Gamez, graphic designer, El Paso, Texas; Molly Young, writer/archivist, Albion, Neb.; and Clay Lomneth, photographer, Omaha, Neb.
SILVER ADDY Awards:
Interactive, website - "Exploring Science Through Media: The Omaha Science Media Project 2009-2010," Soo Hui-Lee, multi-media, Malaysia; Rebecca Aiken, graphic designer, Lincoln; and Scott Barry, content adviser, Kearney, Neb.
Interactive, website - "Just Sara," Sara Leimbach, advertiser, LaVista, Neb.
The American Advertising Federation of Lincoln ADDY Awards Competition is the first of a three-tiered national competition conducted annually by the American Advertising Federation. The ADDYs® are the advertising industry's largest and most representative competition, attracting more than 50,000 entries every year in local competitions that recognize and reward creative excellence in advertising. AAF Lincoln and AAF Omaha sponsored the 2009-2010 Nebraska ADDYs Awards Competition.
2010 NSAC team: Jessica Williams,; Chelsea Thompson, Woodbury, Minn.; Katie Sorenson, Omaha; Kyle Stebbins, Lincoln; Rich Bailey, adviser; Doug Flegle, Omaha; Phil Willet, professor; Brett Tesmer, Lincoln; Amy Struthers, professor; Kate Stevenson, Lincoln; Erin Sorensen, Omaha; Danny Scheyer, Lincoln; Nicholas Huff, Omaha; Kayla Mosel, Plainview; Shea Samani, Lincoln; Jenny Larson, Lincoln; and Tyler Thomas, LaVista. Not pictured: Aaron Jarosh, Beatrice; Derek Dillon, Hastings; Sara Leimbach, LaVista; Maggie Geist, Lincoln; Andrew Ciaccio, Omaha; Drew Guiney, Omaha; Mike Sammons, Omaha; Will Sharpe, Omaha; Katie Sorensen, Omaha; Michael Taylor, Elmo, Minn.; Jamie Ksieski, Taos, N.M.; and Matthew Bergh, Fargo, N.D.