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63rd Annual Inductions |
March 27, 2012 |
The Waldorf = Astoria |
New York City
 The Coca-Cola Company is the world's largest beverage company, refreshing consumers with more than 500 sparkling and still brands. Led by Coca-Cola, the world's most valuable brand, the Company's portfolio features 15 billion dollar brands including Diet Coke, Fanta, Sprite, and more.
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 Rick Boyko, former Chief Creative Officer and Co-President of Ogilvy & Mather North America, joined the VCU Adcenter on July 1, 2003 as its managing director. In addition to teaching, he oversees financial and personnel management, as well as fundraising and outreach to individuals and firms in the advertising industry.
Induction Video Born into the third generation of wildcat drillers, David Kennedy grew up in the oil fields of Oklahoma, Colorado, and every other state along the Eastern front range of the Rockies...the range of the buffalo.
Induction Video Johnathan Rodgers is president and CEO of TV One, the entertainment and lifestyle cable television network targeting adult African American viewers.
Induction Video Leo-Arthur Kelmenson was a visionary in the world of advertising and marketing. He was Chairman of the Executive Committee of Bozell Worldwide (Advertising), Inc. and, previously, was Chairman and CEO of Kenyon & Eckhardt, Inc. (K&E).
Induction Video O. Burtch Drake has had an extensive and celebrated career in advertising spanning 47 years. Most recently, he served as President-CEO of the AAAA (presently referred to as the 4A's), joining the association in 1989 as Executive Vice President-COO.
Induction Video A pioneer in the advertising industry, Tere A. Zubizarreta (also known as Tere Zubi) was instrumental in helping to shift American marketers' perceptions about Hispanics in the U.S.,
Induction Video A.G. Lafley is the former Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Procter & Gamble.
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62nd Annual Inductions |
March 30, 2011
The Waldorf = Astoria
New York City
 David Abbott, Retired Chairman, Abbott Mead Vickers Group, spent almost forty years in advertising. He had worked in four agencies, two of which he had helped to start. On his last day in the business he did what he had done on his first day, he wrote an ad
Induction Video Eduardo Caballero, Founder, Caballero Radio & Television, broadcast pioneer who has devoted more than 40 years of his professional life to blazing new trails that have led to the advancement and growth of Spanish-language media
Induction Video Jack Connors, Jr., Chairman Emeritus, Hill Holliday Connors Cosmopulos, founding partner and Chairman Emeritus of Hill, Holliday, Connors, Cosmopulos, Inc., a full-service marketing communications company
Induction Video Laurel Cutler, Advertising/Marketing Trailblazer, director at Foote, Cone & Belding Communications, Inc., the largest agency in the United States
Induction Video Jack Smith, Former Group President, Deputy Chief Creative Officer Worldwide, Leo Burnett Company, changed the way commercials stuck in our minds by changing talk value to hum value
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61st Annual Inductions |
March 25, 2010
The Waldorf=Astoria
New York City
 Roone Arledge, Former President, ABC Sports ; Former President & Chairman, ABC News, a 1990 Life magazine poll listed Arledge as among the “100 Most Important Americans of the 20th Century.”
Award Presentation Roy Eaton, Former Vice President, Music Director, Benton & Bowles, anyone over 30 will recognize music written or produced by Roy Eaton.
Award Presentation Pat Fallon, Chairman Emeritus, Fallon Worldwide, founded Fallon in 1981 with the single-minded desire to stand for creative excellence—in the people hired, in the partnerships forged, in the work produced, and in the results achieved.
Award Presentation Bob James, Former Chairman & CEO, McCann Erickson Worldwide, as chairman and CEO of McCann Erickson Worldwide, led it to become the largest advertising agency in the world.
Award Presentation William Lamar, Former Chief Marketing Officer, McDonald’s USA, retired with more than 32 years of experience in the quick service restaurant, package goods, and transportation industries
Award Presentation Geraldine B. Laybourne, Founder, Chairman & CEO, Oxygen Media, LLC, founded Oxygen Media and served as its chairman and chief executive officer until she sold it to NBC Universal in 2007
Award Presentation Wally Snyder, President Emeritus, American Advertising Federation, devoted his professional career to establishing the importance of advertising to consumers and to the economy
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59th Annual Inductions |
March 27, 2008
The Waldorf=Astoria
New York City
 Andrea Alstrup, Former Corporate Vice President, Advertising, Johnson & Johnson, industry leader who worked diligently to advance women in advertising, multiculturalism and family-friendly programming
Award Presentation Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet (1906–1996), Founder, Publicis Groupe, international visionary who changed the advertising profession into a reputable industry in France and enhanced the status of American brands in Europe and around the world
Award Presentation Alan M. Pottasch (1927–2007), Former Senior Vice President, Worldwide Creative & Creative Consultant, Pepsi-Cola, renowned advertising executive who shaped the image of one of the world's most iconic brands and spearheaded the "Pepsi Generation" campaign
Award Presentation Keith Reinhard, Chairman Emeritus, DDB Worldwide, creative pioneer whose vision and steadfast determination led him to co-found the first creativity-centric holding company, Omnicom Group, as well as build the image of America globally
Award Presentation Allen Rosenshine, Chairman Emeritus, BBDO Worldwide, legendary advertising leader whose passion for the industry and unwavering devotion led him to co-found Omnicom Group, as well as champion the importance of diversity within the industry
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58th Annual Inductions |
March 13, 2007
The Waldorf=Astoria
New York City
 David Bell, Chairman Emeritus, Interpublic Group, for serving as one of advertising’s most effective ambassadors and tirelessly leading industry organizations including the American Association of Advertising Agencies, Ad Council, Advertising Educational Foundation, AAF and National Advertising Review Council
Award Presentation Vincent T. Cullers (1924–2003), Former President & CEO, Vince Cullers Group, for starting America’s first African-American–owned full-service ad agency and essentially launching the multicultural marketing movement
Award Presentation Billy Davis (1932–2004), Former Music Director & SVP, McCann Erickson, for creating song-form commercials including classics such as “I’d Like to Buy the World a Coke,” “It’s the Real Thing,” and “If You’ve Got the Time, We’ve Got the Beer”
Award Presentation Bruce Gordon, Former President, Retail Markets, Verizon, for establishing one of the most recognized brands in America, and generating $23 billion in annual revenues
Award Presentation Arthur O. Sulzberger Chairman Emeritus, The New York Times Company, for his unwavering commitment to quality journalism and thereby providing an effective and attractive environment for readers and advertisers
Award Presentation Stuart B. Upson, Chairman Emeritus, Saatchi & Saatchi, for perpetually building blue-chip brands including Toyota, Duracell and Wendy’s, as well as creating pro bono campaigns such as McGruff the Crime Dog® for the National Crime Prevention Council
Award Presentation Bob Wehling, Former Global Marketing and Government Relations Officer, The Procter & Gamble Company, for building iconic brands such as Crest, Head & Shoulders, Scope and Secret while impacting the industry and society through family-friendly programming, children’s issues and education
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57th Annual Inductions |
March 14, 2006
The Waldorf=Astoria
New York City
 Robert L. Johnson, founder, BET, for originating the nation's most recognized and successful African-American cable television company
Award Presentation Donald R. Keough, retired president & COO, the Coca-Cola Company, for shaping the advertising image of one of the world's most iconic companies during his extraordinary tenure at its helm
Award Presentation Henry R. Luce (1898–1967), founder, Time Inc., receiving the award posthumously for creating many of the country's most enduring and respected publishing titles
Award Presentation Al Neuharth, founder, USA TODAY & the Freedom Forum, for conceiving of a nationwide newspaper and building the nation's preeminent institution celebrating free speech
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