Students Shine in 2024 Annual Advertising Honors

HU students receive more Ad Fed Fort Wayne awards than any other institution

HUNTINGTON, Ind. — Huntington University students brought home 25 awards from the American Advertising Federation (Ad Fed) Fort Wayne 2024 Annual Advertising Honors on February 24, including the Best in Show and Judge’s Choice student awards. Collectively, HU students earned more awards than any other educational institution in this year’s Fort Wayne competition.

Additionally, Visiting Instructor of Graphic Design Yue Wang received two professional awards, bringing the total number of awards for Huntington University to 27, an increase from 2023.

This year’s award-winning students represent six academic programs from two departments in Huntington University’s School of the Arts. The Department of Art & Design, which includes undergraduates majoring in graphic design, studio art, and visual art education, earned a total of 12 student awards and two professional awards. The Department of Digital Media Arts, encompassing undergraduates majoring in animation, film production, and television production, received a total of 13 student awards.

Awards Summary:

Altogether, Huntington University students and faculty returned from the awards show with a Best in Show, a Judge’s Choice, 10 Gold, 7 Silver and 8 Bronze awards to their credit.

Submitting her entries under the name Yue’s Studio, HU professor Yue Wang received the following professional awards:

Silver Professional
Elements of Advertising: Infographic
“Silkworm to Silk Infographic Design”

Bronze Professional
Cross Platform: Integrated Campaign
“Dunhuang City Brand Identity Design”

Students from the Department of Art & Design received the following awards:

Gold Student
Sales Promotion: Packaging
Wendy Beatriz Mejia
“Espresso Americano Package Redesign”

Sales Promotion: Packaging
Allese DeYoung
“Celsius Packaging Redesign”

Out of Home & Ambient Media: Poster
Leah R. Docea
“Fantasy World Building Infographic”

Integrated Brand Identity Campaign
Morgan Watts
“Brand Design – All Around Bakery”

Elements of Advertising: Illustration
Solomon Rangel
“Space Debris Infographic”

Silver Student
Integrated Brand Identity Campaign
Mallory Carver
“Chick-Fil-A Brand Campaign”

Integrated Brand Identity Campaign
Leah R. Docea
“Adaptive by Design Rebrand”

Elements of Advertising: Logo Design
Wendy Beatriz Mejia
“Espresso Americano Logo Design”

Bronze Student
Collateral Material: Event Materials
Elizabeth Kruse
“These Shining Lives Poster”

Online/Interactive: Social Media Campaign
Josey Reineman
“Huntington University T&F Meet Day”

Integrated Brand Identity Campaign
Solomon Rangel
“Dry Gentlemen Brand Design”

Elements of Advertising: Logo Design
Wendy Beatriz Mejia
“Duli Logo Design”

Students from the Department of Digital Media Arts received the following awards:

Best in Show Student
Elements of Advertising: Animation
Rheanna Jones, Joy Heisey, Rachel Scobey
“Headless Horseman at Conner Prairie”

Judge’s Choice Student
Online/Interactive: Social Media
Elliot Martin
“Cinematography Reel”

Gold Student
Online/Interactive: Social Media
Elliot Martin
“Cinematography Reel”

Television Advertising
Ericka Whitman
“‘In the Beginning’ Promo”

Elements of Advertising: Animation
Rheanna Jones, Joy Heisey, Rachel Scobey
“Headless Horseman at Conner Prairie”

Elements of Advertising: Animation
Cameron Wray, Seth Lecheler, Taylor Stickan
“Subliminal”

Elements of Advertising: Animation
Joy Purcell, Carrie Runyan, Anna Houser, Alyssa Smith
“Jupiter Flights at Conner Prairie”

Silver Student
Online/Interactive: Social Media
Rebekah Steffen
“I Remain”

Television Advertising
Jaron Sustar, Hadlee Mertz, Smey Him
“Ott’s Coffee”

Elements of Advertising: Art Direction
Mason Hyslop, Tyler Bradley, Sam Mann
“Scene Recreation Last of Us”

Bronze Student
Television Advertising
Megan Hostetler
“Gold: Live at Huntington University”

Integrated Advertising Campaign
Ericka Whitman
“‘In the Beginning’ Event Campaign”

Elements of Advertising: Animation
Ericka Whitman
“#UCanCrushHunger FDN Graphics PKG”

About Huntington University:

Huntington University is a comprehensive Christian college of the liberal arts offering award-winning graduate, undergraduate and online programs in more than 70 academic concentrations. Founded in Huntington, Indiana, in 1897 by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, Huntington University has over a century of experience educating graduates who are ready to impact the world for Christ through scholarship and service. The nonprofit university’s locations include the original home campus and the UB Launch in Huntington, a doctoral program in occupational therapy and an accelerated baccalaureate nursing program in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and an undergraduate and doctoral program location in Peoria, Arizona. Huntington University’s home campus offers 18 official men’s and women’s athletic programs, and the university is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU).