Silver Medal Award Winners

Silver Medal Award


The Silver Medal Award recognizes menand women who have made outstanding contributions to advertising and who havebeen active in furthering the industry's standards, creative excellence andresponsibility in areas of social concern. Annually, the AAF bestows this honorupon an outstanding member of the local advertising community.

Silver Medal Award Criteria


Silver Medal recipientsare selected by a panel of judges made up of former Silver Medal winners. Judgesuse the following criteria when making their selections:
  • Contribution to his/her Company- The recipient must have achieved success in one of the following areas of work: advertising agency, advertiser, media or advertising service.
  • Creative Ability- The recipient must have shown a consistent, high degree of original thinking in their field.
  • Contributions to the General Advancement of Advertising- The recipient must have worked to increase the stature and raise the standards of the advertising profession.
  • Contributions to the Community- The recipient should be someone who has been active in civic, religious, or other groups dedicated to human or social welfare.
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Monte ROSENWALD
Edward G. WEBER
Cliff LAMBERT
Marjorie URBAN
G. Don CURPHEY
Ross ROGERS
Robert O. WATSON
Stephan CRAMER
Robert O. MILLS
F.V. WALLACE
Alfred C. KIPP
O. Joe RUSSELL
Van H. ALLM
Allen C. SHIFRIN
L. Ray VAHUE
C.R. "Bob" BOWEN
Dick BROOKS
John R. FORKNER
Eldon "Dude" SIMMONS
Leo MILLER
Lois McSWEENEY
Wayne TARTER
Sondra CURRIE
Royce Bodiford
John BANASIK
A.C. HENNEMAN
George BENTLEY

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Ken PARKER
Betty McDonald WILSON
Lou LETTS
T-Nina COATS
Jim & Jackie REED
Mariwyn DYE
Bill HOLLAND
Richard WARE
Jim CURRIE
Kathy CORNETT
April JOHANNSON
J.W. & Nell FOUST
Marc EISENBERG
Tony FREEMAN
Kris MILLER
Joe LOJEWSSKI
Geraldine McBRIDE
Paul MATNEY
Eric MILLER
Mike LEE
Marsha HUGHES
Blake GOLDSTON
Mary COYNE