Winners

The American Advertising Federation - North Central Indiana (AAF-NCI) is pleased to release the 2011 ADDY Award winners that were announced at the ADDY Awards Banquet on February 22, 2012. The ADDYs is conducted annually by the American Advertising Federation (AAF) which is a three-tier, national competition recognizing exceptional advertising and marketing created in the Greater Lafayette area in all media including print, broadcast, out-of-home and public service. To be eligible for consideration of an ADDY, all work must be published or aired between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2011.

Awards Ceremony

This year's ADDY ceremony was held on Tuesday, February 22, 2012 at the Purdue Memorial Union Ballrooms. The winners were announced during a formal banquet for over 160 AAF-NCI members and guests. Gold ADDY award winners will automatically advance to the district competition in March, to be held in Lafayette, IN. Listed below are this year's Gold and Silver ADDY winners (numbers of awards in each category are in parentheses):

Gold ADDY Award Winners:

• Dearing Group (4)
• Right Hat, LLC (3)
• Purdue Alumni Association (3)
• Indiana Design Consortium (2)
• Purdue Research Foundation
• Purdue University Residencies
• Purdue University Marketing & Media
• Creative Inc. Graphics
• Unity Healthcare
• Agency 429 Purdue Calumet (3) - Student Gold Winner

Silver ADDY Award Winners:

• Purdue University Marketing & Media (6)
• Indiana Design Consortium (5)
• Dearing Group (5)
• Purdue Research Foundatin (3)
• Purdue Alumni Association (2)
• ThinkGreen Creative Solutions (2)
• Rest Design
• Purdue Hall of Music Productions
• Lafayette Savings Bank
• Creative Inc. Graphics
• Right Hat, LLC
• Purdue Memorial Union Marketing
• Unity Healthcare
• Katie Butler, Purdue University - Student Silver Winner

Mosaic Award - Promoting diversity in advertising.

• Purdue University Marketing & Media

People's Choice Award

• Lafayette Savings Bank

Judge's Choice Awards - Selected by each judge as their favorite entry during the competition. The winners may or may not have been awarded a Gold or Silver ADDY.

Judge's Choice Award

• Purdue University Marketing & Media
• Right Hat, LLC

Best of Show Awards - Selected from Gold ADDY Winners above.

Best of Show Awards

• Purdue Alumni Association
• Dearing Group

Special AAF-NCI Members Recognized

This year, the AAF-NCI recognized members who have achieved and or contributed much to our organization, their careers and the Greater Lafayette Community.

Lifetime Achievement Award

The Silver Medal Award recognizes lifetime achievement in the marketing, advertising and public relations industry. Criteria for this award are career recognition, duty to community, dedication and involvement in our organization, and the spirit of career accomplishment. This year's recipient is Teri Lucie Thompson, Purdue University Marketing & Media.

Presidential Cup Award

Now in its sixth year, AAF-NCI presented the Presidential Cup to a member who has contributed the most to the organization over the past year. This year's award is now known as the Allison Meadows Beggs Presidential Cup Award for the legacy that Allison, our club's first AAF National President of the Year recipient, has left on our club. Allison has relocated with her new husband to Detroit, MI.

The 2011 Allison Meadows Beggs Presidential Cup Award winner is Tina Parker, Boiler Television.

Rising Star Award

The Rising Star award is presented to an up-and-coming young professional in the marketing/advertising industry. This year's winner is Jamie Proffitt, Unity Healthcare.

Special Thanks!

The ADDY Committee consisted of David Huhnke, Lafayette Savings Bank; Karen Evans, Haywood Printing; Tonya Agnew, Purdue University, College of Education; Rhonda Jones, Wabash Center; Michelle Kreinbrook, Unity Healthcare; Jamie Proffitt, Unity Healthcare; Matthew Hanson, Purdue University Calumet; Co-Chair Tina Parker, Purdue University, Boiler TV; and Co-Chair Scott Horton, Purdue University, Hall of Music Productions.