Baton Rouge ADDY® Awards
ADDY® Awards are the advertising industry's largest and most representative creative competition. Conducted annually by the American Advertising Federation (AAF), the local awards are the first of a three-tiered national competition. Also presented at the Advertising Awards are the prestigious E.A. "Pete" Goldsby and Silver Medal Awards. 2008 ADDY Award Winners.
The E.A. "Pete" Goldsby Award
The highest personal award presented by AAF Baton Rouge is the Pete Goldsby Award, presented each year to the person who has made the greatest contribution to the advertising profession. Nominations are submitted by members, and a selection committee, consisting of seven members in good standing appointed by the President, reviews the nomination letters for the various candidates.The Goldsby Award is named for the late E.A. "Pete" Goldsby. Mr. Goldsby was the advertising manager of the State-Times Morning Advocate and gave most generously of his time and talents to the advertising profession as well as many civic, fraternal, and charitable activities. After his death in 1954, the Board of Directors established the Goldsby Award, to be presented to worthy recepients for outstanding contributions in the interest of advertising.
Basis of the Award
Nomination are accepted in the Winter and announced at the Baton Rouge Advertising Awards.
GOLDSBY AWARD RECIPIENTS
1955 - Foy Bennett
1956 - Roland Caldwell
1957 - Alvin H. Meyer
1958 - Frank Kean
1959 - Vic Ehr
1960 - J.B. Myers
1961 - Charles Garvey
1962 - Lee Herzberg
1963 - Tommy McGuire
1964 - Bob Earle
1965 - Pres Kors
1966 - Allan Brent
1967 - Tom Gibbens
1968 - Jack Sanders
1969 - Annie-Claire Mote
1970 - Roger Davison
1971 - Douglas L. Manship
1972 - Orene Muse
1973 - Ralph Sims
1974 - Charles Manship
1975 - Lamar Simmons
1976 - Charlie Kantrow
1977 - Kevin Reilly
1978 - Jerry Turk
1979 - Mervin Rhys
1980 - Art Root
1981 - Bob Furlow
1982 - Don Stewart
1983 - Jules Mayeux, Grace McElveen
1984 - Don Berlin
1985 - Allen McCarty
1986 - Gus Weill
1987 - Cyril Vetter
1988 - Martin Flanagan
1989 - Sandy Deslatte
1990 - J.H. Martin
1991 - Diane Allen
1992 - Sonny Cranch
1993 - Gus Wales
1994 - Pat Cheramie
1995 - Al McDuff
1996 - Charles East, Jr.
1997 - Gerald Bower
1998 - Rolfe McCollister, Jr.
1999 - Rod Parker
2000 - Otey White, Karen Gaupp-Wozniak
2001-02 - Jensen Holiday
2003 - David Humphreys
2004 - Angela deGravelles
2005 - Gerry Lane
2006 - Greg Milneck
2007 - Jeff English
2008 - Saundra Lane
The Silver Medal Award
The Board of Directors present the Silver Medal Award annually to the member in good standing who has given the most toward the betterment of AAF Baton Rouge and its activities during the previous calendar year.
Current Member in good standing
Nomination are accepted in the winter and announced at the Baton Rouge Advertising Awards.
SILVER AWARD RECIPIENTS
1983 - Sandy Deslatte
1984 - Gus Wales
1985 - J.H. Martin
1986 - Bob Davis
1987 - Kathy Milburn
1988 - Kevin Hebert
1989 - Tracia von Dameck
1990 - Jorli Wales
1991 - Gerald Bower
1992 - Karen Gaupp-Wozniak
1993 - Susan Saurage-Altenloh
1994 - Nancy Glaser
1995 - Jeff English
1996 - Elizabeth Perry
1997 - Nicole Duet
1998 - John Carambat
1999 - Margaret Lisi
2000 - Danielle Chapman
2001-02 - Francelle Theriot
2003 - Curtis Vann
2004 - Carrie Brantley
2005 - Carol Shirley
2006 - Saundra Lane
2007 - Jason Feirman, Colleen Jackson
2008 - Ace Bourgeois
Ralph Sims Award: shaken, not stirred
Ralph Sims has been an active member of AAF Baton Rouge since 1965. He served as President in 1967-68 and was honored with the Goldsby Award in 1973. As a retired Senior Vice President of Marketing at Fidelity National Bank, Ralph continues to keep up with the innovations in the advertising industry through his involvement and activity with AAF-BR. He was recently inducted into the LSU School of Journalism Hall of Fame.
In honor and recognition of Ralph’s achievements and contributions to our club, the AAF-BR will present an annual award of excellence to an advertising professional in the Baton Rouge area who has demonstrated outstanding leadership and mentoring of area college and university students in the fields of advertising, design and related fields. The Board of Directors will solicit nominations in March of each year and vote for the winner – with input from Ralph of course -- at the April board meeting.
RALPH SIMS AWARD RECIPIENTS
2008 - Ralph Sims
Rising Star AwardADDY® Awards are the advertising industry's largest and most representative creative competition. Conducted annually by the American Advertising Federation (AAF), the local awards are the first of a three-tiered national competition. Also presented at the Advertising Awards are the prestigious E.A. "Pete" Goldsby and Silver Medal Awards. 2008 ADDY Award Winners.
The E.A. "Pete" Goldsby Award
The highest personal award presented by AAF Baton Rouge is the Pete Goldsby Award, presented each year to the person who has made the greatest contribution to the advertising profession. Nominations are submitted by members, and a selection committee, consisting of seven members in good standing appointed by the President, reviews the nomination letters for the various candidates.The Goldsby Award is named for the late E.A. "Pete" Goldsby. Mr. Goldsby was the advertising manager of the State-Times Morning Advocate and gave most generously of his time and talents to the advertising profession as well as many civic, fraternal, and charitable activities. After his death in 1954, the Board of Directors established the Goldsby Award, to be presented to worthy recepients for outstanding contributions in the interest of advertising.
Basis of the Award
- Overall contributions to the advertising profession
- Contributions to building a better Baton Rouge, especially through projects
- which promote the civic good through advertising
- Continuing contributions towards the development of young people entering the advertising profession
- Contributions need not have been made in the year of the nomination,
- and should be based on a lifetime accumulation
- The current President of this organization is ineligible during his/her tenure as President
- Need not be a current or past member of this organization to be eligible
- Nomination should be typewritten or neatly handwritten stating your reasons for nominating your choice for the Goldsby Award. Remember that detailed information can help the judges in making their selection. The Goldsby Award winner will be selected on the basis of the facts presented in the written nomination, plus any additional information easily available to the Goldsby Selection Committee.
Nomination are accepted in the Winter and announced at the Baton Rouge Advertising Awards.
GOLDSBY AWARD RECIPIENTS
1955 - Foy Bennett
1956 - Roland Caldwell
1957 - Alvin H. Meyer
1958 - Frank Kean
1959 - Vic Ehr
1960 - J.B. Myers
1961 - Charles Garvey
1962 - Lee Herzberg
1963 - Tommy McGuire
1964 - Bob Earle
1965 - Pres Kors
1966 - Allan Brent
1967 - Tom Gibbens
1968 - Jack Sanders
1969 - Annie-Claire Mote
1970 - Roger Davison
1971 - Douglas L. Manship
1972 - Orene Muse
1973 - Ralph Sims
1974 - Charles Manship
1975 - Lamar Simmons
1976 - Charlie Kantrow
1977 - Kevin Reilly
1978 - Jerry Turk
1979 - Mervin Rhys
1980 - Art Root
1981 - Bob Furlow
1982 - Don Stewart
1983 - Jules Mayeux, Grace McElveen
1984 - Don Berlin
1985 - Allen McCarty
1986 - Gus Weill
1987 - Cyril Vetter
1988 - Martin Flanagan
1989 - Sandy Deslatte
1990 - J.H. Martin
1991 - Diane Allen
1992 - Sonny Cranch
1993 - Gus Wales
1994 - Pat Cheramie
1995 - Al McDuff
1996 - Charles East, Jr.
1997 - Gerald Bower
1998 - Rolfe McCollister, Jr.
1999 - Rod Parker
2000 - Otey White, Karen Gaupp-Wozniak
2001-02 - Jensen Holiday
2003 - David Humphreys
2004 - Angela deGravelles
2005 - Gerry Lane
2006 - Greg Milneck
2007 - Jeff English
2008 - Saundra Lane
The Silver Medal Award
The Board of Directors present the Silver Medal Award annually to the member in good standing who has given the most toward the betterment of AAF Baton Rouge and its activities during the previous calendar year.
Current Member in good standing
- Contributions and accomplishments to AAF Baton Rouge for the current calendar year
- The President is ineligible for the year of presidency served to the organization, as well as past recipients.
- Nomination should be typewritten or neatly handwritten stating your reasons for nominating your choice for the Silver Award and list their accomplishments within the past year. Remember that detailed information can help the judges in making their selection. The Silver Award winner will be selected by the current board of directors, based on the information provided in the nomination letter.
Nomination are accepted in the winter and announced at the Baton Rouge Advertising Awards.
SILVER AWARD RECIPIENTS
1983 - Sandy Deslatte
1984 - Gus Wales
1985 - J.H. Martin
1986 - Bob Davis
1987 - Kathy Milburn
1988 - Kevin Hebert
1989 - Tracia von Dameck
1990 - Jorli Wales
1991 - Gerald Bower
1992 - Karen Gaupp-Wozniak
1993 - Susan Saurage-Altenloh
1994 - Nancy Glaser
1995 - Jeff English
1996 - Elizabeth Perry
1997 - Nicole Duet
1998 - John Carambat
1999 - Margaret Lisi
2000 - Danielle Chapman
2001-02 - Francelle Theriot
2003 - Curtis Vann
2004 - Carrie Brantley
2005 - Carol Shirley
2006 - Saundra Lane
2007 - Jason Feirman, Colleen Jackson
2008 - Ace Bourgeois
Ralph Sims Award: shaken, not stirred
Ralph Sims has been an active member of AAF Baton Rouge since 1965. He served as President in 1967-68 and was honored with the Goldsby Award in 1973. As a retired Senior Vice President of Marketing at Fidelity National Bank, Ralph continues to keep up with the innovations in the advertising industry through his involvement and activity with AAF-BR. He was recently inducted into the LSU School of Journalism Hall of Fame.
In honor and recognition of Ralph’s achievements and contributions to our club, the AAF-BR will present an annual award of excellence to an advertising professional in the Baton Rouge area who has demonstrated outstanding leadership and mentoring of area college and university students in the fields of advertising, design and related fields. The Board of Directors will solicit nominations in March of each year and vote for the winner – with input from Ralph of course -- at the April board meeting.
RALPH SIMS AWARD RECIPIENTS
2008 - Ralph Sims
AAF Baton Rouge Board of Directors presents the Rising Star Award annually to the new member who has been the most actively involved in club activities, given the most toward the betterment of the Federation and set a shining example for other members during his or her first year of membership.
RISING STAR AWARD RECIPIENTS
2002-2003 Catherine Noel
2003-2004 Luther Gooch
2004-2005 Jennifer Maturin
2005-2006 Michael Kraxenberger
2006-2007 Kelley Criscoe
2007-2008- David Conor
American Advertising Federation - Baton Rouge
P.O.Box 1707
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
phone: 225.761.1200
fax: 225.761.1200
email: info@adfedgbr.com
