The American Advertising Federation Dayton (AAF-Dayton) hosted its annual Hermes Awards February 17. Thecompetition recognizes excellence in marketing, advertising, and design with selected pieces winning silver, bronze, and gold ADDY awards.

SAA is proud to have had so many faculty, students, alumni, and friends honored at the event hosted at the Marriott at the University of Dayton.

Student Gold/Hermes Award:
Sean Cloonan – Pinchflat Poster

Student Silver Awards:
Hailey Birchfield – Personal Branding
Laura Roberts – Tacos and Whatnot Branding
Emma Geswein – Amaranthine Packaging
Schyler Fehr-Hemmerle – Scoops Branding
Anna Beneke – Sidekick Branding
Catie Burton – Sleeping Bear Packaging
Cesar Escobar – Tres Amigos Branding
Catie Burton – Discover Bar Harbor
Schyler Fehr-Hemmerle – Barios Branding Student

Bronze Awards:
Aryn Landes – Young’s Jersey Dairy Website
Aryn Landes – Passpark
Catie Burton – Star Date Website
Catie Burton – Food Truck Rally Website
Sydney Rose – Humane Society Website and App
Cheyenne Broaddrick – Crafty Trash
Megan Miller – Courthouse
Camryn Newson – Lego Movie Video Game Packaging
Caleb Ritter – Woolly Mammoth Packaging
Jake Rhinehart – Thirsty Monk Packaging
Jake Rhinehart – Doughnuts and Deadlifts
Emily Buerschen – Flower Poster Series
Hunter Rupp – Personal Branding
Catie Burton – Bug ID App
Lucky New – ISFF Event Brochure
Megan Miller – Arrow Flight Packaging

Professional Awards:
Gold – SAA 2018–2019 Catalog and Student Handbook
Silver – SAA Be Campaign Chalk Photo Series
Silver – SAA 2017–2018 Open House Invitation Set
Silver – SAA Reveal32 Invitation
Bronze – SAA 2017–2018 Be Campaign
Bronze – SAA Graduate Story – Caitlin

SAA offers special congratulations to faculty member Kelly Mercer on Boom Crate Studios’ winning of Best of Show as well as five golds, ten silvers, and ten bronze awards. Mercer is co-owner and creative director at Boom Crate, a studio that employs three SAA grads.

Reka Juhasz, a 2009 alum, also received high recognition at the event including two Judge’s Choice awards, three golds, and three silver awards. Two of these awards were for a piece that is an annual collaboration of SAA alums.