Silver Medal Award Nomination Form
Nominations for 2025 are now OPEN
The Silver Medal Award was established in 1959 to recognize men and women who have made outstanding contributions to advertising and who have been active in furthering the industry's standards, creative excellence and responsibility in areas of social concern.
We're looking for candidates for the 2025 Silver Medal Award. Your help is needed by submitting a name of an advertising professional you feel should be considered for this most prestigious award. To help in guiding your nomination of a person who has made outstanding contributions to the advertising profession, please review the list of prior Silver Medal Award recipients and necessary criteria here.
The selection committee may not know your nominee, so please provide as much information as possible. You may also submit letters from other individuals to further support your nomination.
Nominees are judged on the following criteria:
Contribution to His/Her Company
The recipient must have achieved success in one of the following areas of work: advertising agency, advertiser, media or advertising service.
Creative Ability
The recipient must have shown a consistent, high degree of original thinking in their field.
Contributions to the General Advancement of Advertising
The recipient must have worked to increase the stature and raise the standards of the advertising profession.
Contributions to the Community
The recipient should be someone who has been active in civic, religious, or other groups dedicated to human or social welfare.
Service to the American Advertising Federation
The honoree should have demonstrated a long-term commitment to the American Advertising Federation Black Hills chapter. Service to the corresponding AAF District and AAF National further solidifies the depth of service.