HU School of the Arts awarded Fort Wayne Advertising Honors

The American Advertising Federation of Fort Wayne acknowledged Huntington University’s School of the Arts with 16 awards at its annual Fort Wayne Advertising Honors event on February 25. The competition recognizes advertising creative excellence from students and area advertising and media professionals. Entries are judged on creativity, originality and creative strategy. Work entered at the local level can become eligible for regional and national judging. HU students and faculty took home one Best of Show award, six Gold recognitions and eight Silver prizes.

“What is so astounding about this year’s Ad Fed awards is the fact that both students and faculty won several Gold and Silver awards for their projects. We are very pleased to be competing at such a very high level with full-time industry professionals in the area,” said Dr. Lance Clark, Associate Dean of the Arts.

Those who received awards include the following:

Digital Media Arts Students

• Karli Melder (Marietta, GA), Haley Wyatt (Woodland, CA) & Mack Mayo (Rolling Meadows, IL) – The Guest, Non Traditional Advertising; Best of Show & Gold Award
• Adam Konger (South Whitley, IN) & Randi Orr (Corunna, IN) – The Julie Amos Story, Non-profit Advertising-Audio/Online/Video; Gold Award
• Kayla Mitchell (Loveland, OH) – Akemi + Tarou, Non Traditional Advertising; Gold Award
• Marissa Pruett (Norman, OK) – Parachute, Non Traditional Advertising; Gold Award
• Karli Melder (Marietta, GA) – Karli’s Emoticons, Online Advertising-Non-traditional; Silver Award
• Adam Konger (South Whitley, IN), Randi Orr (Corunna, IN) & Kelsey Kruse (Auburn, IN) – Huntington University Brand Video, Video-Internet Commercial; Silver Award
• 3D Character Design Class – Re-Imagined Pokémon, Video-Gaming; Silver Award
• Jacob Cross (Jackson, MI ) & Justin White (Clymer, NY) – HU Broadcast Media Promo Film, Video-Internet Commercial; Silver Award
• Hayley Wyatt (Woodland, CA) – Odyssey, Collateral Material-Publication Design; Silver Award

Art Students:

• Josh Matos (Elkhart, IN) – Great Lakes Photo, Elements of Advertising-Photography; Silver Award
• Larkayla Mosley (Kendallville, IN) – Horrors of Genocide, Public Service-Campaign; Silver Award

Digital Media Arts Faculty:

• Steve Leeper – The Temptation of Brother Thomas Promo Teaser, Self-promotion-Print; Gold Award
• Matt Webb – One Year Road Trip Post-Trip Promo – Self-promotion-Online Video; Gold Award
• Bryan Ballinger – Breadwig Coloring Books Vol. 1 & 2, Collateral Material-Publication Design; Gold Award
• Dr. Lance Clark – Generosity Heals, Non-profit Advertising-Audio/Online/Video; Silver Award