Students from Gaylord College delivered a strong showing at the 60th Annual American Advertising Awards, hosted by the Oklahoma chapter of the American Advertising Federation on Feb. 21, 2026.
Competing among more than 750 submissions in front of 575 attendees, Gaylord students earned a total of 24 awards, including:
10 Gold ADDYs
6 Silver ADDYs
6 Bronze ADDYs
2 Special Judges Awards
The special honors included the Student Mosaic Award and Student Best of Show in Copywriting.
Bella O’Halloran earned Best of Show in Copywriting for her Tinder “Emergency Contact” ad. Meg Miller and Allie Tracy received the Student Mosaic Award for their Center for Reproductive Rights campaign.
The awards reflected work produced across advertising, public relations and video production, with several cross-area collaborations recognized. Projects ranged from national brand campaigns and video storytelling to alumni features and advanced production coursework.
Gold ADDY-winning projects included campaigns and creative work for brands such as AT&T, Warby Parker and Tinder, as well as video projects including the Distinguished Alumni Video, 2025 Graduation Video and College of Fine Arts Profiles. The Advanced Single Camera Production class also received a Gold ADDY for its Spring 2025 oner video.
Silver ADDYs were awarded for work including the AT&T “Created to Connect” campaign developed by the Gaylord College NSAC Team 2025, along with national brand advertising concepts for Uber, Barnes & Noble, Canvas, Philips and Faherty.
Bronze ADDYs recognized additional campaign and creative work for Lays, CVS Minute Clinic, Zillow, the Woody Guthrie Center, Rate My Professor and Lindsey + Asp for Top Jobs 2025 in the Integrated Campaign: Consumer category.
The American Advertising Awards, commonly known as the ADDYs, are the advertising industry’s largest and most representative competition, attracting thousands of entries each year through local club competitions nationwide.
View the full winner list below:
Student Mosaic Award — Center for Reproductive Rights Campaign — Meg Miller, Allie Tracy
Student Best of Show in Copywriting — Tinder “Emergency Contact” Ad — Bella O’Halloran
Center for Reproductive Rights Campaign — Meg Miller, Allie Tracy
Tinder “Emergency Contact” Ad — Bella O’Halloran
Clutch “Slimmer” Ad — Hannah Wagner
Warby Parker “Buy One, Give One” Ad — Bella O’Halloran, Olivia King
AT&T “Created to Connect” Video — Noah Bryan, Naomi Cichanowicz, Kate Needham, Carson Sanders
Distinguished Alumni Video — Kate Needham, Austin Urbanski, Caleb Vu, Bekah Algaze, Georgia Jones, Diego Fuentes, Jesse Hodgson
2025 Graduation Video — Sunny Foos, Autumn Hudgins, Daden Patterson, Jake Springer
Lisa M: Alumni Profile Video — Keaton Schallhorn, Jesse Hodgson
Spring 2025 Oner Video — Spring 2025 Advanced Single Camera Production Class
College of Fine Arts Profiles Video — Kate Needham, Erika Clayton, Keaton Schallhorn, Diego Fuentes
Canvas “11:59” Ad — Bella O’Halloran
Uber “College Parking” Ad — Bella O’Halloran
Barnes & Noble “Non-stop” Ad — Meg Miller
Faherty “Shouldn’t Cost the Planet” Ad — Hannah Wagner, Carter Parker
AT&T “Created to Connect” Campaign — Gaylord College NSAC Team 2025
Philips “Reclaim Your Breath” Ad — Hannah Wagner, Allie Tracy
Lays Chips “Crunch is a State of Mind” Campaign — Kelly Myrow, Allie Tracy
CVS Minute Clinic “Closer” Campaign — Meg Miller, Olivia King
Rate My Professor “Your Turn” Ad — Kelly Myrow
Zillow “Situationship” Ad — Meg Miller
Woody Guthrie Center Posters — Macie Brown
Top Jobs 2025 — Lindsey + Asp (Integrated Campaign: Consumer)
