Ringling College of Art and Design Captures 23 District ADDY® Awards and Places 3rd in National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC)

    Ringling College of Art and Design Captures 23 District ADDY® Awards and Places 3rd in National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC)
    April 16, 2012 - Ringling College of Art and Design professional staff and students captured 23 District ADDY® Awards this weekend including three Gold and one Silver in the professional categories for recruitment marketing and orientation materials, as well as 10 Gold and nine Silver Student ADDY® Awards.  All Gold awards will automatically advance to the national competition to be held this June. 


    ABOUT THE ADDYS®
    The ADDY® Awards is the world’s largest advertising completion and represents the true spirit of creative excellence by recognizing all forms of advertising from media of all types, creative by all sizes and entrants of all levels from anywhere in the world.

    NATIONAL STUDENT ADVERTISING COMPETITION (NSAC)
    Ringling College also took 3rd place in the National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC), held at the Rosen Center in Orlando, FL this past Friday, April 13, 2012. It was Ringling's first time in the competition, going up against much larger universities who have been competing for a number of years. Florida State University took 2nd place with a score only 2 tenths of a point above Ringling. And 1st place for the second year in a row went to the University of Miami. Other schools in the competition included the University of South Florida and Miami International School of Art and Design. 

    The NSAC is a premier college strategic communications competition. It provides more than 3,000 college students from across the country with real-world experience by requiring a strategic advertising/marketing/media campaign for a real corporate sponsor. Regional NSAC Competitions are held each spring in 15 districts throughout the U.S. The winning team in each district and one wild card team then advances to compete on the national level at the AAF National Conference in June. 

    This year's corporate sponsor was Nissan, who asked for an integrated campaign targeting African American, Hispanic and Chinese Millennials. To participate, students were required to complete a 32 page plans book outlining their research, strategy, creative and media plan and deliver a 20 minute presentation to a panel of industry judges. Students who compete in NSAC are able to obtain more industry experience and exposure, land interviews and even earn jobs because of the experience. Visit www.aaf.org/nsac for more info.


    Congratulations to the students, staff and faculty in Advertising Design, Business of Art & Design, Graphic & Interactive Communication, Motion Design, Photography & Digital Imaging, and Design Center for their spectacular wins:

    Gold ADDY® Awards

    2011/2012 Recruitment Suite 
    Ringling College Design Center
    Jennifer Mumford Brady, Holly Antoszewski, Benjamin Clark, Benjamin Buysse, Ojai Mitchell, Amy Fischer and Su Byron, Athena Torri, Therese McPherson, Jose Antonio Diaz
    Gold ADDY® Award

    Proof: 84 Reasons why you should study Art & Design
    Ringling College Design Center
    Jennifer Mumford Brady, Holly Antoszewski, Benjamin Clark, Benjamin Buysse, Ojai Mitchell, Brian Okarski, Carina Tous, Chris Golden, Su Byron, Amy Fischer, Athena Torri 
    Gold ADDY® Award

    2011/2012 Orientation Package 
    Ringling College Design Center
    Jennifer Mumford Brady, Holly Antoszewski, Jennifer Miranda, Regan Dunnick, Dr. Jennifer Awe, Karen Krier 
    Gold ADDY® Award


    Silver ADDY® Awards

    2011/2012 Discover Ringling 
    Ringling College Design Center
    Jennifer Mumford Brady, Allen Harrison, Ojai Mitchell, Carina Tous, Holly Antoszewski, Jose Antonio Diaz, Therese McPherson, Benjamin Clark, Benjamin Buysee, Brian Okarski 
    Silver ADDY® Award



    Student Gold ADDY® Awards

    Crafting Worlds 
    Sarasota Film Festival Trailer
    Daniel Moreno & Nathaniel Rothenberger 
    Student Gold ADDY®

    Nouvel Classic Jazz Restaurant 
    Donald Rusimbi 
    Student Gold ADDY®

    If animals could talk 
    Frank Pellegrini & John Dess 
    Student Gold ADDY®

    Neonderthal
    Dina Makarita 
    Student Gold ADDY®

    Honor The Food 
    Jacob Inferrera & Adin Kann 
    Student Gold ADDY®

    Feelm
    Sarasota Film Festival Trailer
    Javier Aparicio Lorente & Yahira Hernandez   
    Student Gold ADDY®

    Diet Coke Measuring Tape 
    Mathijs Bettens & Kasper Janssens
    Student Gold ADDY®

    Diet Coke Loose Label 
    Mathijs Bettens & Kasper Janssens
    Student Gold ADDY®

    Once Upon a Dorito
    Dorito's Commercial 
    Randy Johnson, Kate McGee-Russell, Aaron Goldberg, Sasha Alexandra Sickles 
    Student Gold ADDY®

    Radio Spot for Smashburger's Spicy Baja Burger
    Sasha Alexandra Sickles 
    Student Gold ADDY®



    Student Silver ADDY® Awards

    Art Moves Us 
    Ashley Zych & Katryna Jones 
    Student Silver ADDY®

    American Red Cross - Japan Relief 
    Casey Ligon
    Student Silver ADDY®

    The Bayou Dentist Office 
    Danny Samuels 
    Student Silver ADDY®

    UKIYO
    Deborah Levison 
    Student Silver ADDY®

    Hand Drawn 
    Jacob Inferrera 
    Student Silver ADDY®

    Natural Strength 
    Josh Woolbert 
    Student Silver ADDY®

    Dorito Red Riding Hood
    Doritos Commercial
    Minna Chuong & Louie Zuniga 
    Student Silver ADDY®

    NRML
    Thomas Pregiato 
    Student Silver ADDY®

    Roots of Louis 
    Timothy Carter 
    Student Silver ADDY®



    The NSAC Winning Team Includes:
    Danielle Burke (PDI)
    Courtney Cox (MD)
    Michael Decker (AD)
    Danielle Garone (PDI)
    Chase Gilbert (AD)
    Aaron Goldberg (MD)
    Casey Ligon (AD)
    Sarah McCauley (BOAD)
    Alexandra Orwasky (GIC)
    Devin Ostertag (BOAD)
    Ann Putney (AD)
    Morgana Rees (AD)
    Sadie Stetson (BOAD)
    Alex Terry (AD)
    Vivian Owen (Faculty Advisor)