April 1, 2021 – Millikin University Arts Technology students Claire Eppley, Anne Longman, and Kade Nylen were honored for their creative excellence this March receiving 2021 regional-level American Advertising Awards (ADDY) from the American Advertising Federation.
In addition to the student accolades, Millikin’s English and Arts Technology & Administration Departments received a Bronze ADDY Award for the Spring 2020 issue of BURST magazine–a full-fledged student publication. Millikin student-run venture 1901 Productions also won a Gold ADDY Award for a video art piece centered on the Millikin Percussion Ensemble’s annual Halloween Concert.
The American Advertising Awards is one of the industry’s largest creative competitions, attracting nearly 35,000 professional and student entries each year through local club competitions. The mission of the American Advertising Awards is to recognize and reward the spirit of creative excellence in advertising.
Works submitted for ADDY Awards are judged first at regional competitions and are scored by outside judges on a rubric. Because they received Gold and Silver ADDY Awards, the work of 1901 Productions, Claire Eppley and Kade Nylen automatically moves on to the district competition where they will compete among students from Illinois, Indiana and Michigan. District ADDY winners compete in the national stage of the American Advertising Awards.
