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Each year, the American Advertising Federation of New Mexico bestows our highest honor, recognizing an outstanding member of the local community who has made exceptional contributions to advertising and has been active in furthering the industry’s standards, creative excellence, and social responsibility.
HOW TO NOMINATE
This is your opportunity to commemorate an individual deserving of a standing ovation for the impact they’ve made on our crafts, our clients, and our communities. Nominations will be reviewed and selected by a panel of judges made up of past years’ honorees. The recipient will be announced at the 2026 American Advertising Awards on February 27th, where we will celebrate their achievements together.
Nominations for this year’s Silver Medalist must be submitted by January 26, 2026. Please use the following form to submit your nomination.
Brad Prince, 1965
Mac Bolles, 1966
Max Sklower, 1967
Dorothy Smith, 1969
Tom Tokars, 1970
Chuck Rothschild, 1971
Michael Madanick, 1972
Mickey Toppino, 1973
Art Pinson, 1974
Gene McGehee, 1975
Lee Galles, 1976
Joan Young, 1977
John Airy, 1978
Bruce Gerry, 1979
Jack Lee, 1980
Jim Aubele, 1981
Dave Herman, 1982
Robert McElheney, 1983
Flori Summers-Beauschesne, 1984
Dick Kent, 1985
Patt Howard, 1986
Rick Johnson, 1987
Ron Randel, 1988
Dick Pfaff, 1989
Jerry Danziger, 1990
Julie Golden, 1991
Peter Strascina, 1992
Debbie Johnson, 1993
Mitch Kennison, 1994
John Wagner, 1995
Connie Hargrove, 1996
David O. Roberts, 1997
Rick Huff, 1998
Jim Cooney, 1999
Michael L. Bowlin, 2000
Roger Hunter, 2001
Sterling Grant Jr., 2002
David R. Michelsohn, 2003
Milt McConnell, 2004
Dick Ruddy, 2005
Sally Adams, 2006
Pam Schneider, 2007
Steve Wedeen, 2008
Joanne Fine, 2009
Joan Griffin, 2010
Jim McKenna, 2011
Ron Salzberg, 2012
Mary Lynn Roper, 2013
Steve McKee, 2015
Del Esparza, 2016
Pat Wallwork, 2017
Sam Maclay, 2018
Clark Morris, 2020
Fred Cisneros, 2021
Rebecca Elise, 2022
Richard Keuhn, 2023
Frank Duran, 2025