The Club of the Year Competition honors our chapters while also helping prepare the best possible entries for AAF National’s Ovation Awards.

Clubs are organized into five membership divisions. A Club of the Year is chosen in each division based on overall excellence as clubs earn points for fulfilling certain criteria throughout the year.

Additionally, a National Club of the Year and National President of the Year award is given by AAF National to a club in each division based on National Club Achievement and Ovation Awards points.

Division I 500+ members
Division II 250-499 members
Division III 100-249 members
Division IV fewer than 100 members
Division V Ad 2 Clubs

club achievement rules

  1. All collateral material must have been produced between March 10, 2024 to March 1, 2025.
  2. Each Club of the Year entry must contain a narrative describing the club’s efforts as well as supportive material relevant to the category. The narrative may be at the beginning of the book or integrated with the supporting materials.
  3. Narrative section cannot exceed (8) double-spaced pages and must be typed in 11pt Times New Roman.

club achievement categories

Club Operations

Policies, procedures, and leadership development that contribute to the operations of a club or federation.

Membership Development
& Communications

Activities designed to enhance a local advertising club or federation and its membership recruitment, retention and involvement and the communication collateral materials and/or websites produced and distributed for these purposes.

Programs

Quality programming that fosters actively interested membership, well-attended meetings and membership growth.

Public Service

Projects that effectively use advertising techniques to support local, regional and/or national programs on behalf of public interests and/or for community betterment.

Club Operations

Designed to promote diversity & multiculturalism, advertising education, awareness and activism with regard to government relations and championing creative excellence through the American Advertising Awards.

Deadline:
March 1, 2025
5pm CST

Late Deadline:
March 4, 2025 @ 12pm CST



Late Payment:
$55 first book, $20 ea/add


clubs + presidents of the year

* First Place National  **Second Place National

DIVISION III WINNERS

2023-2024
AAF Baton Rouge
Jay Watson

2022-2023
AAF Baton Rouge
Julia Yarbrough

2021-2022
AAF Birmingham
Mo Al-Kahlout

2020-2021
AAF Baton Rouge
Barbara Braud

2019-2020
AAF Baton Rouge
Jonathan Palmisano

2018-2019
AAF Baton Rouge
Patrick Box

2017-2018
AAF Baton Rouge
Theresa Nguyen

2016-2017
AAF Baton Rouge
Trenton Bland*

2015-2016
AAF Baton Rouge
Rebecca Sadler

2014-2015
AAF Baton Rouge
Jason Broha

2013-2014
AAF Baton Rouge
Brian Rodriguez

2012-2013
AAF Baton Rouge
Hunter Territo

2011-2012
AAF Baton Rouge
Connie McLeod

2010-2011
AAF Baton Rouge
Jason Feirman*

2009-2010
AAF Baton Rouge
Marielle Land-Howard

2008-2009
AAF Baton Rouge
Ace Bourgeois

2007-2008
AAF Baton Rouge
Carol Shirley

2006-2007
Birmingham Ad Fed
Dawn Reeves

2005-2006
Birmingham Ad Fed
Michelle Latham

2004-2005
AAF Baton Rouge
Glen Duncan

2003-2004
Mississippi Gulf Coast Ad Fed
Denise Ladner*

2002-2003
Mississippi Gulf Coast Ad Fed
Amber Goodwin

2001-2002
AAF Baton Rouge
Lee Scioneaux

2000-2001
AAF Baton Rouge
Danielle Chapman*

1999-2000
AAF Baton Rouge
Nicole Latiolais*

1998-1999
AAF Baton Rouge
Elizabeth Perry

1997-1998
AAF Baton Rouge
Jeff English Baton Rouge Ad Fed*

1996-1997
AAF Baton Rouge
Nancy Steiner Baton Rouge Ad Fed*

1995-1996
AAF Baton Rouge
Pierre Guidroz*

1994-1995
AAF Baton Rouge
Karen Gaupp-Wozniak*

1993-1994
AAF Baton Rouge
Charles East, Jr.*

DIVISION IV

2023-2024
AAF Montgomery
McKenzie Dailey

2022-2023
AAF Mobile Bay
Elise Ankerson & Brooke O’Donnell

2021-2022
AAF Mobile Bay
Elise Ankerson & Brooke O’Donnell

2020-2021
AAF Tuscaloosa
Julie Mann*

2019-2020
AAF Tuscaloosa
Rebecca Royen

2018-2019
AAF Montgomery
Kristina Turner*

2017-2018
AAF Montgomery
Kristina Turner

2016-2017
AAF Montgomery
Michelle Leland*

2015-2016
AAF Montgomery
Michelle Leland

2014-2015
AAF Jackson
Yolanda Foster

2013-2014
AAF Jackson
Janet Walker

2012-2013
AAF Jackson
Megan Harris

2011-2012
AAF Jackson
Becky White

2010-2011
AAF Jackson
Jama Killingsworth

2009-2010
AAF Jackson
Mary Lee

2008-2009
AAF Northeast Tennessee
Jessica Bland & Dawn Roller

2007-2008
AAF Jackson
Amanda Fontaine

2006-2007 (Tie)
Tuscaloosa Ad Fed
Lucy Arnold Sykes

Jackson Ad Fed
Karen Johnson**

2005-2006
Jackson Ad Fed
Tammy Smith*

2004-2005
Jackson Ad Fed
Rachel Crews*

2003-2004
Mississippi Delta Ad Fed
Robbie Scucchi

2001-2002
Acadiana Ad Fed
Dana Holladay

2000-2001
Tuscaloosa Ad Fed
Susan Tucker

1999-2000
Greater Mobile Ad Fed
Charlene Patterson

1998-1999
Tuscaloosa Ad Fed
Laura Lineberry and Michele Massey

1997-1998
Acadiana Ad Fed
Nancy Marcotte*

1994-1995
Montgomery Ad Fed*