Silver Medal Award

Deadline is January 31 for nominations.

The American Advertising Federation’s Silver Medal Award Program was established in 1959 to recognize men and women who have made outstanding contributions to advertising and who have been active in furthering the industry’s standards, creative excellence and responsibility in areas of social concern. Annually, our club bestows this honor upon outstanding members of the local advertising community. The award serves to enhance the image of advertising by recognizing a locally well-known person for his or her advertising and community involvement.

To date, AAF Roanoke has awarded the Silver Medal to 39 individuals since its inception in 1966.

Silver Medal Award recipients

2021 – Kris Bailey

2020 – Bruce Jacobson

2019 – Tommy Holcomb

2018 – Katie Wallace and Steve Huff

2016 – Lindy Adams and John Anstey

2015 – Todd Marcum

2011 – Bill Houck (AAF Palm Springs-Desert Cities)

2010 – Tony Pearman

2009 – Terri Jones

2007 – David Hodge

2006 – Richard Boyd

2003 – Robin Chalkley

2002 – Sandy Murray

2001 – Freda Carper

2000 – Greg Vaughn

1991 – Jim Webster

1990 – Howard Packett

1989 ­ – Jan Wilkins

1988 – Larry Bly

1987 – Don Foutz

1985 – Julie McDowell

1984 – William B. Houck, Sr.

1983 – Fred Mugler (Frelantz)

1982 – Mamie Vest

1981 – Dick Burton

1980 – Dale Poindexter

1979 – Claude Harrison

1978 – Wiley Wright

1977 – Herb Weaver

1976 – Burt Levine

1975 – Jerry Conrad

1974 – Bill Snider

1973 – Gordon LeGarde

1972 – John Harkrader

1971 – Cecil Edmonds

1970 – Chuck McKeever

1969 – C.B. Houck

1968 – Clay Ferguson, Jr.

1967 – Shields Johnson

1966 – John Will Creasy

Criteria

Silver Medal recipients are selected by a panel of judges from each local club. Judges use 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.

Deadline: January 31

Nominate

  • The nominee must have achieved success in one of the following areas of work: advertising agency, advertiser, media or advertising service company.
  • The nominee should have shown a high degree of creative, original thinking in whatever phase of advertising he/she works.
  • The nominee should have worked to increase the stature and raise the standards of the advertising profession.
  • The nominee should have been active in civic, religious or other community groups dedicated to some phase of human or social welfare.