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Six students in the 乐播传媒 were recognized for outstanding work produced in their courses at the American Advertising Awards (ADDYs) last week. The event, organized by the Knoxville chapter of the American Advertising Federation, welcomed entries from across East Tennessee.听

The local awards mark the start of a three-tier national competition. Recipients of Gold Awards are automatically entered into one of 15 district competitions.听

Gold Awards听

• Sprout Pod, Tala Ghezawi听

• Get the Milk Hot Sauce, Tala Ghezawi听

• The Studio Kitchen, Tala Ghezawi听

• Bionade Packaging, Alexander Long听

Ghezawi was recognized with the Best of Student award for her project, Sprout Pod, produced in Professor Cary Staples鈥� Beginning Graphic Design course. Ghezawi transferred into the graphic design program as a sophomore and participated in the school鈥檚 bootcamp in order to graduate within five years.听

鈥淚 came to UT still exploring my options, and the 乐播传媒 instantly caught my eye due to its strong reputation, great resources and some of the best faculty out there. I am very thankful to be able to study what I love,” said Ghezawi. 鈥淚 am extremely honored to receive these awards from the AAF and very grateful for my professors and the UT 乐播传媒 for their constant support and always pushing me to create and strive for more.鈥�听

Silver Awards听

• Ballplayers on Stage! Cover Design, Ciara Chauncey听

• Bridge, Delaney Kohlstedt听

• Bonfire Hot Sauce Package Design, Alexander Long听

• Bonfire Hot Sauce Illustrations, Alexander Long听

Bronze Awards听

• SCOOP Magazine, Tanner Dunning听

• Fast & Fabulous, Kathryne Hirt听听

• SoleSisters App, Kathryne Hirt听听

• SoleSisters Instagram Campaign, Kathryne Hirt听

• SoleSisters Logo, Kathryne Hirt听

• My Daily Inventory, Alexander Long听

SCOOP Magazine is a semester-long product that is mostly student produced with guidance from Steven Friedlander, adjunct lecturer for the School of Journalism and Electronic Media.听

The ADDYs were judged by four professionals from outside the region: Thom Blackburn, Executive Producer at Caravan; Seth Gunderson, Senior Director of Growth at Signal Theory; Katie Bernet, Creative Director at LERMA/; and Mark Abellera, Founder of Gypsies Tramps + Thieves.听