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 01/30/2008
SCADDY Awards honors the best in student advertising
 SAVANNAH, Ga. — The SCADDY Awards, held Saturday, Jan. 26 at the Lucas Theatre in Savannah, Ga., honored SCAD student advertising and advertising-related work in 16 categories. Nearly 1600 entries were received and judged by select faculty and industry professionals, including best-selling author and copywriter Luke Sullivan.
A Special Judges Award for Copywriting, handpicked by Sullivan, was awarded to Ken Zeigler for his entry ”Datecam.com.”
Now those winning works will go on to compete in the professional arena as entries in the ADDY Awards, the advertising industry’s largest creative competition, first at the local level and then at the regional and national levels.
“The advertising design department at SCAD is devoted to preparing students for careers in the advertising industry,” said David Foote, SCAD-Atlanta advertising design professor. “That means encouraging collaboration and rewarding creative excellence. That’s why we host the SCADDY Awards.”
The following are best in show winners:
- Poster — “RST Poster,” Jesse Walker
- Newspaper · Single Ad — “Miracle-Gro Outdoor,” James P. Nelson
- Film Title, Trailer or Promotion — “Concrete Poetry,” Amy Soon
- Animation — “Culinary Work of Art,” Alex Davidson, Phil Guthrie and Philipp Bichsel.
Images are available upon request.
Named one of Kaplan’s “25 cutting-edge schools with an eye toward the future,” the Savannah College of Art and Design is a private, nonprofit, accredited institution with locations in Atlanta and Savannah, Ga., and in Lacoste, France. Undergraduate and graduate degree programs also are offered online through SCAD-eLearning. The college offers Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Master of Architecture, Master of Arts, Master of Arts in Teaching, Master of Fine Arts, and Master of Urban Design degrees.
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