Villa Maria College took home six awards in the 2015 Western New York ADDY Awards, organized by the Advertising Club of Buffalo, during an event at the Tralf Music Hall on Main Street, on Friday night. Graphic Design students took home five student awards, while SKALD, the college’s student magazine, won a professional Gold ADDY.
“It was rewarding to see many of our former students at the event, associated with major agencies and design studios in the area,” Julie Zack, associate professor of graphic design wrote in a statement. “Quite a number won awards, as well.”
The list of Villa’s student winners is as follows:
- Joseph Carney ’16 – Silver
- Carl Hunley ’15- Silver
- Samantha Lonczak ’17 – Silver
- Lucy Norton ’15- Gold
- Rachel Rising ’15 – Gold
The ADDY Awards is the world’s largest advertising competition with over 5,000,000 entries annually. Unique among other advertising creative competitions, the ADDYs is the only competition that includes local, regional, and national levels. The Advertising Club of Buffalo administers the Western New York awards.