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A great weekend at the District 8 NSAC Competition

We are so proud of our students! Our seniors captured second place at the Spring 2010 AAF District 8 National Student Advertising Competition on Saturday, May 1. State Farm sponsored this year's competition. They challenged students to develop a campaign that appeals to young adults age 18-25.

The team won two additional awards sponsored by Olson Advertising.

They were recognized for the "Best Creative Strategy and Execution." Presenters Kyle Halgerson, Samantha Stratman, Ashton Hofer, Mary Jo Manning and Michelle Mickelson accepted the award from Olson Advertising President Kevin DiLorenzo and Olson Talent Recruiter Camille Weas. 

Samantha Stratman won the “Best Female Presenter” award. She is shown here with Dr. Dennis Hinde. He advised the team of 27 students during his last semester before retirement. What a great send off!

SDSU Ad Club Wins 5 Hour Energy College Commercial Competition

The SDSU Ad Club is celebrating its win in the 5 Hour Energy College Commercial Competition. And, they are enjoying a bit of fame: KELO TV, South Dakota Public Broadcasting, The Post SD, the Argus Leader, and other blogs, fan pages, radio, newspaper and television outlets have helped spread the news. Thanks for all the mentions.

Team members include (front) Samantha Stratman, of Kennard, Neb.; (middle) Brienna Rogers, of Wauwatosa, Wis.; Megan Pavlow, of Savage, Minn.; Tiffany Oliver, of Newell; Ben Lippert, of Sioux Falls; Brandon DeBoer, of Clear Lake; Alex Johnson, of Sioux Falls; Travis Entenman, of Sioux Falls; and Meghann Rise, of Sioux Falls; (back) Catherine Watkins, of Clark; Stephen Brua, of Brandon; and Tyler Bitner, of Rapid City.

Cheers to a great job.

South Dakota State University Ad Club in 5-Hour Energy Finals

The SDSU Ad Club’s 5-Hour Energy commercial is competing with five other spots for a total of $11,110 in prize money and a supply of 5-Hour Energy.

Go to http://www.5HourEnergy101.com and vote each day until April 5. The club entered the competition with the hopes of raising money for a club trip to New York in the fall.

Team members include Tyler Bitner, of Rapid City; Stephen Brua, of Brandon; Brandon DeBoer, of Clear Lake; Travis Entenman, of Sioux Falls; Alex Johnson, of Hendricks, Minn.; Ben Lippert, of Sioux Falls; Tiffany Oliver, of Newell; Meghann Rise, of Sioux Falls; Brienna Rogers, of Brookings; Samantha Stratman, of Kennard, Neb.; and Catherine Watkins, of Brookings.

The spot shows the talent and creativity of these SDSU students. Great work!

Hourigan Wins Best of Show

Lance Hourigan took top honors in the 2008 South Dakota Advertising Federation’s Student ADDY Awards Competition. He won the overall Best of Show award and a Gold ADDY in the Campaigns Mixed Media category for a Summit Mountain Bikes campaign. The prestigious Best of Show award recognizes the top student entry.

While at SDSU, Hourigan worked in sales and design for the student newspaper, The Collegian; and he was selected as a presenter for the university's 2007 National Student Advertising Competition team. He graduated in December 2007 with a major in journalism (advertising specialization) and a minor in visual arts. He is working as a marketing associate at Daktronics in Brookings, SD. 

NSAC Campaign Wins Additional Awards

The SDSU National Student Advertising Competition Team for Coca Cola (pictured left after their AAF District 8 third place win) entered several of their campaign elements in the South Dakota Advertising Federation Student ADDY competition.

The team won a Silver ADDY award for the “Shape Your World” campaign in the Campaigns Mixed Media category. Primary credit for concepting and copywriting goes to Krista Noren, Katie Sauck and Shillie Fisher. Shari Gannon was the lead graphic designer.

The team also won a Silver ADDY in the Newspaper Ad/Insert Campaign category for the “Shape Your World” newspaper ads. Contributors include John Green, concepting; Katie Sauck, copywriter; and Kristen Lien, graphic design.

Students from any major, ranging from advertising, media production, news editorial, broadcast, and graphic design, can enter the SDAF’s Student ADDY Competition.

Categories of work are extensive, including everything from brochures, posters and sales promotion to electronic media projects and advertising campaigns, logos, photography and illustration.

Save your work this fall and enter! It’s best if you send your entries in December because the deadline is during the Christmas break. The SDAF will post more information about the competition on their website during the fall.

Oolman wins SDAF scholarship

Jen Oolman was awarded the 2008 South Dakota Advertising Federation scholarship at the South Dakota Addy Awards in April. She won the scholarship based on high academic achievement, leadership through extracurricular activities and work experience. She recently graduated with a double major in journalism (advertising specialization) and Spanish, and now works for Daktronics in Brookings, SD, as a regional marketing associate.

SDAF awards up to $2,500 in scholarships each year. The club asks for several reference letters, so scholarship applications usually need to be completed prior to Christmas break even though they are due in early January. To learn more about this scholarship opportunity, check out the SDAF website.

ADS Honor Society

Congrats to the 2008 SDSU Alpha Delta Sigma Honorary Society inductees including, Ariela Bonen, Katie Hendrickson, Daniel Mathiowetz, Mark Morgan and Emily Rooney.

Alpha Delta Sigma is the national advertising honorary society sponsored by the American Advertising Federation. The honor society requires high academic achievement and membership in an AAF student chapter. Induction at our university takes place each April during the SDSU Journalism & Mass Communication awards banquet. Honor society members are listed in the SDSU spring graduation program and recognized at the annual national AAF conference.