Posted by Sean Flynt on 2012-02-10
Samford Graphic Design students and alumni were honored with the American Advertising Federation's Birmingham ADDY awards Feb 2.
Daniel Patrino won a Gold ADDY in the editorial design category. Charlotte Wyatt won a Silver Addy in the poster category. 2008 graduate Dana Kaita won the prestigious Designer/Art Director of the Year award. Dana currently works as a graphic designer at Cayenne Creative in Birmingham.
The ADDY Awards is the world's largest advertising competition with over 50,000 entries annually.
 
Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Samford enrolls 5,791 students from 49 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks 6th nationally for its Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.