Silver Medal Award
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2010 Silver Medal Award. Click here to download a nomination form. The winner of the award will be announced at the AAF-Black Hills ADDY® Awards & Silver Medal Ceremony on February 18, 2010 at the Best Western Ramkota Convention Center.
Nominations will be accepted until December 4, 2009.
AAF’s Silver Medal Award Program
The American Advertising Federation’s Silver Medal Award Program was established in 1959 to recognize men and woman who have made outstanding contributions to advertising and have been active in furthering the industry’s standards, creative excellence and responsibility in areas of social concern. Annually, AAF member clubs bestow the honor upon outstanding members of their local advertising community.
- Contribution to His/Her Company - The recipient must have achieved success in one of the following areas of work: publishing, advertising agency, advertiser, media, broadcasting 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 and is recognized as a person of principle and integrity.
Please complete the nomination form
and return it by December 4, 2009 to:
AAF-Black Hills, Attn: Silver Medal
PO Box 8251, Rapid City, SD 57709
The nomination form may also be emailed by December 4, 2009 to: info@aafblackhills.org
Nominations will be accepted until December 4, 2009.
Click here to download a nomination form.
Past Silver Medal Award Recipients:
| Dan & Kathy Simpson, 2009 | John Thomas Kearns, 1995 | |
| Michelle Lintz, 2008 | Ronda Meyer Oman, 1994 | |
| Gogie Enstad, 2007 | Carolyn Helfenstein, 1993 | |
| Bob Laskowski, 2006 | Michael Derby, 1992 | |
| Debbie Ketel, 2005 | Linda Peterson, 1991 | |
| Kevin Phillips, 2004 | Stan Lieberman, 1990 | |
| Wes Haugen, 2003 | Tom Franklin, 1989 | |
| Lia Green, 2002 | Vern Anthony, 1988 | |
| Kyle Mattison, 2001 | John Derby, 1986 | |
| Carmen Derby, 2000 | Helen Duhamel, 1985 | |
| Bill Honerkamp, 1999 | Verne Sheppard, 1984 | |
| Shirley Stec, 1998 | Morris Hallock, 1983 | |
| Bill Fleming & Susan Turnbull, 1997 |
Dean Nauman, 1982 | |
| Joan S. Martin, 1996 |
