Richard Schuessler
professor of art, 308.865.8350
University of Nebraska at Kearney students and alumni recently took 62 awards the Nebraska ADDY competition.
Entries that received a Gold or Silver ADDY in the district competition are eligible to compete in the national competition, in which more than 1,500 finalists will compete. The ADDYs are the largest creative competition in the country with more than 40,000 local entries competing in 200 markets coast to coast.
Listed below are the UNK ADDY award recipients, listed alphabetically by hometown:
Cozad – Allison Kuklis, silver for “Alice in Wonderland” poster
Doniphan – Lacie Wiese gold for “One Nation, Under God” poster
Fort Calhoun – Kat Tinkham, silver for “Bleu clothing” tags
Grand Island – Jennifer Green, gold for “Chocolate: Child Labor” poster
Imperial – Sarah Miller, silver for “Nalu” logo
Kearney – Amy Jacobson, gold for “Mother Daughter” packaging
Julie Polk, silver for “Alice in Wonderland” poster
Aranea Push, silver for “Kearney Catholic 50th Anniversary” logo
Kyle Sayler, silver for “Threshold Performance Wear” tags, silver for “Arizona Outlaws” logo;
Stephen Wolf, special judges citation for “Moo Juice” packaging, gold for “Moo Juice” packaging, gold for “Cruise Night 2010” Tee shirt Lincoln– Nick Bartels, special judges citation for “Gonzo” logo, gold for “Gonzo” merchandise, Silver for “Gonzo” logo
Syracuse – Jessica Blex, silver for “The Next Step, Senior Exhibition” poster
Wahoo – Daniel Dunbar, silver for “Batavia Muckdogs” logo
OUT OF STATE
Wyoming
Cheyenne – Michael Kennedy, silver for “UNK Choral Clinic” poster
The following UNK alumni received ADDY awards in the professional division. The top award is gold, and the second place award is silver. Listed below are UNK alumni, the firms they work for and the awards they received”
Lincoln
Cind Coulter of Swanson Russell in Lincoln, silver
Sean Faden of Bailey Lauerman in Lincoln, gold
Eric Nyffeler & Janelle Reed of Nebraska Book Company in Lincoln, gold
Brandon Oltman of Bailey Lauerman in Lincoln, gold (6) silver (11)
James Strange of Bailey Lauerman in Lincoln, gold (4) silver (5)
Ron Sack of Bailey Lauerman in Lincoln, gold (5) silver (12)
Randy Teet of Bailey Lauerman in Lincoln, silver
Justin Young, of Swanson Russell in Lincoln, silver
Omaha
Andrea Gourley of SKAR Advertising in Omaha, silver
Julie Lingbloom of DD|A in Omaha, silver
Derek McClure of Webster Design Associates in Omaha, silver (2)
Wei Yuan of Webster Design Associates in Omaha, gold