Awards Nominations 2009

The Billy I. Ross Advertising Education Award
Submission Deadline: January 2, 2009

The American Academy of Advertising is proud to announce its call for applications or nominations for the Billy I. Ross Advertising Education Award.  The primary purpose of the award is to recognize innovative work that advances the field of advertising education.  It is given to people who have completed projects or other innovative efforts in teaching. The award is presented at the annual conference of the Academy and is accompanied by a cash award and a plaque commemorating the event.  Please refer to the AAA Directory and/or website for more information on each award:  http://www.aaasite.org

Any member of the Academy may apply or nominate an individual for the award and preference will be given to Academy members.  The award is not intended to be an addition to a project that has already been underwritten by another source. The application or nomination letter should include documentation and other evidence of how the project is an outstanding accomplishment or innovation in the field of advertising education.  Examples of projects might include (but are not limited to) the following:

  • Innovations for teaching a new advertising course
  • Published work about innovative class projects in advertising
  • Published research that advances advertising education
  • Support for materials (such as visual aids) for conference presentations about advertising education
  • Dissemination of information to advertising educators that is helpful in the classroom

Note that letters of support alone are not adequate documentation; in fact, support letters without documentation will not be considered by the committee.  All letters should fully explain, with reference to documents and with as much detail as possible, the reasons the person is being nominated.  Documentation or a copy of the project/innovation should be e-mailable, in Word or .pdf format.

More than one award may be made in any given year, but the AAA is not obligated to make an award every year.  The Awards Committee will determine the amount of the cash award.
For a list of past award winners please visit the awards page. Nominations and supporting documentation should be submitted no later than January 2, 2009 to the Chair of the Awards Committee:

Mary Ann Stutts
Texas State University-San Marcos
McCoy College of Business Administration
Department of Marketing
San Marcos, Texas 78666
Phone:  512-245-3190
Fax:      512-245-7475
Email:    ms04@txstate.edu