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Lauren Albracht
Drake University
Hometown: Moline, IL
DDB NYC (New York)
Dorothy Pisarski, AAF Advisor:
"Laruen is an exceptionally bright and talented student with great potential in the field of advertising. She provides error-free and beautiful work all the time. She is the total package of scholar, practitioner, and personality."
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Anne Almers
University of South Carolina
Hometown: Pawleys Island, SC
MediaVest
Bonnie Drewniany, AAF Advisor:
"Anne has what it takes to succeed in advertising. She's extremely smart, talented and hard working. She's also a remarkably nice person and is one of the most dependable students I've had in my 17 years of teaching"
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Sarah Bray
University of Oklahoma
Hometown: Edmond, OK
gci NYC (New York)
David Tarpenning, AAF Advisor:
"Sarah is focused on and committed to a career in advertising. Although that commitment consumes a large portion of her time, she still finds the hours and energy to participate in campus and community activities that fulfill her responsibility to society. She is the consummate learner: committed, eager, and responsive."
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Christopher Glaser
Ohio University
Hometown: Louisville, OH
Leo Burnett (Chicago)
Jan Slater, AAF Advisor:
"Chris is excited about every facet of the advertising business. He is a good strategic thinker, an honest, conscientious, hark-working young man. The qualities that Chris possesses are extraordinary for one of his age and experience."
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Olga Gutierrez
University of California at Berkley
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
EnviroMedia (Austin)
Trudy Kehret-Ward, AAF Advisor:
"As a girl who loved to draw and paint, Olga was intrigued by the idea that advertising art has a wide audience. Her strength is her understanding of the power of visual imagery. This year Olga is the leader of UC Berkeley's NSAC team and her sense of humor has made her a particularly effective leader."
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Nancy Jeng
The University of Texas at Austin
Hometown: Saratoga, CA
GSD&M (Austin)
Liza Stavchansky Lewis, AAF Advisor:
"Nancy is a very determined student. She has impressive industry experience, she has the ability to manage many different projects, is able to take her weaknesses and learn from them, and is just a pleasure to work with due to her outgoing and dignified personality."
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Lynda Laurin
University of Texas at Pan American
Hometown: Brownsville, TX
Lopez Negrete (Houston)
Kimberly Selber, AAF Advisor:
"Lynda is clearly the one of the most outstanding students I have ever worked with. She is leading others on just about every front. Her leadership, her willingness to move others along with her, and share the credit when she's clearly done most of the work, and the ability to motivate others to excellence are characteristics that make Lynda unique."
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Maria Muniz
San Jose State University
Hometown: Tracy, CA
La Agencia de Orci (Los Angeles)
Tim Hendrick, AAF Advisor:
"Maria has strong character and a high regard for a comprehensive work ethic. She is well respected by her peers from the many team projects she has worked on. She was not afraid to challenge and question and had the facts to back it up"
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Krystle Nichols
Marshall University
Hometown: East Bank, WV
Newsday (Melville, New York)
Allyson Goodman, AAF Advisor:
"Krystle is a dedicated worker with a great deal of initiative. She has attacked her education with vigor and excitement. Krystle has the abilities to go a long way in this business."
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Krista Noren
South Dakota State
Hometown: Saint James, MN
Valassis (Livonia, Michigan)
Roxanne Lucchesi, AAF Advisor:
"Krista works at a professional level in all that she does. She does an excellent job of juggling classes in both majors and working over 20 hours a week. Krista's work ethic, organizational abilities and professional communication skills are demonstrated again and again in the classroom, extracurricular activities and on the job."
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Jordan Parker
University of Louisville
Hometown: Central City, KY
Saatchi Saatchi NYC (New York)
William Thompson, AAF Advisor:
"Jordan is an introspective and thoughtful student who has created an outstanding academic record. She is among an outstanding core of minority students now moving through our program who have drawn national recognition in the AAF's Outstanding Minority Student Program."
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David Petzold
University of Oregon
Hometown: Stockton, CA
LA Times (Los Angeles)
Deborah Morrison, AAF Advisor:
"David is an outstanding young man: a thinker, a leader, a bright light who will be an industry force to follow in the years to come. His thinking is strategic and insightful. He is conscientious, a wonderful team player, and a dedicated student."
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Allison Platt
University of Georgia
Hometown: Marietta, GA
BBDO NYC (New York)
Kirsten Strausbaugh-Hutchinson, AAF Advisor:
"Allison seeks out hard work, embraces any and all learning opportunities and excels at everything she does. Allison was dedicated to the field of advertising even before she was accepted into our program, playing at active role in the AAF's local chapter."
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Steven Rodich
Indiana University at Bloomington
Hometown: Valparaiso, IN
Southwest Airlines (Dallas)
Walter Gantz, AAF Advisor:
"Steven is bright, a good writer, very articulate on his feet, and level-headed. He listens well, sifts carefully through information, makes good decisions, and then works effectively to bring all on board."
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Jordan Rost
Northwestern University
Hometown: New York City, NY
Slingshot (Dallas)
Helen Wood, AAF Advisor:
"Jordan is known across campus as the "go to" guy for student group advertising needs. He is able to turn around well thought out and provocative campaigns because he knows and understands the NU student population."
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Brian Stout
Syracuse University
Hometown: Rochester, NY
The Richards Group (Dallas)
Ed Russell, AAF Advisor:
"Brian's big strength is idea generation. He is excellent at producing big campaign ideas. Brian has been a tour de force and is a published author. Brian has worked on a local level and had a major positive impact on the community."
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Danielle Vanzandt
Oklahoma State
Hometown: Oklahoma City, OK
Houston Chronicle (Houston)
Roy Kelsey, AAF Advisor:
"Ms. VanZandt has attacked her academic career. Be it academics, campus activities, volunteerism or work experience, she has it all. Another thing I like about Danielle is her curiosity and willingness to go the extra mile to increase her knowledge about a subject."
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Nichjira Witayanonaketavee
Georgia College & State Univeristy
Hometown: Milledgeville, GA
Toyota (Los Angeles)
Joe Schwartz, AAF Advisor:
"Nichi is a hard-working, dedicated, and exceedingly organized person, but she is also one of the most intelligent and naturally gifted students that I've ever taught. Nichi has a glowing academic record and she brings it with a great attitude. Her interests are varied, but her focus on marketing and advertising is at the heart of them all."
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