Cal State San Bernardino students came away with 22 awards from the 8th largest advertising student competition in America.
The American Advertising Federation-Inland Empire Student Competition awarded 19 CSUSB students the silver and bronze awards in eight different categories competing amongst seven different schools.
Held in Riverside on March 18, people from across the county attended the regional portion of the national advertising competition at the Mission Inn Hotel & Spa. The CSUSB art department supported the cost of students’ entries this year, and the dean’s office of the College of Arts and Letters purchased tickets for students to attend the awards gala.
“The creative work that CSUSB students submitted this year was extraordinary,” said Jacob Poore, CSUSB Coyote Advertising program manager and education chair for the American Advertising Federation-Inland Empire. “Every CSUSB student who submitted an entry this year won an award. It is a testament to the high-quality instruction they are receiving at CSUSB.”
All students are now eligible to compete in the AAF District 15 Student Competition for a chance to qualify and move forward towards the national stage of the American Advertising Awards. Students graduating in 2016 are still eligible to submit their work for the 2017 student competition.
Conducted annually by the American Advertising Federation, the Inland Empire ADDY Awards is the first of a three-tier, national competition. Concurrently, all across the country, local entrants vie for recognition as the very best in their markets.
“Winning students now have a very impressive award to include on their résumés, which is highly valued and recognizable to employers in our industry — from New York to L.A.,” said Poore.
CSUSB student winners include:
Category: Book Design
- Silver Award: Sara Escoto and Julio Oruña
- Bronze Award: Roxanna Suarez
Category: Illustration
- Silver Award: Tori Jeanette Church
Category: Integrated Advertising Campaign
- Bronze Award: 226 Design Group, members Gracie Berumen, Nely Garcia, Roberto Gutierrez, Joceline Seres, Eddie Villanueva, Ting Yin
Category: Integrated Brand Identity Campaign
- Silver Award: Aracely Muñoz
Category: Logo Design
- Silver Award: Veronica Lee
Category: Packaging
- Silver Award: Sarah R. Bither and Suner Mauerhan
- Bronze Award: Samantha G. Boysen; Samantha Harry; and Cameron Scott Karasek
Category: Poster
- Silver Award: Erica Jean Dostal; Suner Mauerhan; Karli Maxfield; and Jocelyn D. Mireles.
- Bronze Award: Chelsea Conan; Jake Moody; Christina Trejo; and Paige A. Vukovich
Category: Publication Design Spread or Feature
- Silver Award: Aracely Muñoz and Roxanna Suarez
The American Advertising Federation-Inland Empire, a non-profit chapter of the American Advertising Federation, is comprised of professionals in San Bernardino and parts of Riverside and Los Angeles counties from all industry segments, including advertising and media agency owners, marketing directors, sales and media managers, suppliers, radio stations, graphic designers, photographers, webmasters, copywriters and academics.
For more information about the American Advertising Awards or winning CSUSB students, contact Jacob Poore at jpoore@csusb.edu.
Set in the foothills of the beautiful San Bernardino Mountains, CSUSB is a preeminent center of intellectual and cultural activity in inland Southern California. Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2015-2016, CSUSB serves more than 20,000 students each year and graduates about 4,000 students annually.
For more information about Cal State San Bernardino, contact the university’s Office of Strategic Communication at (909) 537-5007 and visit news.csusb.edu.