American Advertising Federation Announces First-Ever Southwest Advertising Hall of Fame Luncheon

On Tuesday, November 11, the AAF's 10th District will honor the inaugural class of The Southwest Advertising Hall of Fame. The event is hosted by the Dallas Advertising League and AAF - 10th District and will be held at 11:00 a.m. at CityPlace in Dallas. To honor inductees, James E. Datri, incoming President of AAF, Washington D.C., will make his first appearance at the local level.

The first inductees to the Hall of Fame are:

• Ray Ackerman, Ackerman-McQueen, Oklahoma City
• Sam Bloom, The Bloom Agency (Now Publicis), Dallas
• Wayne Cranford, Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods, Little Rock
• Roger Enrico, PepsiCo, DreamWorks SKG, Dallas
• David B. Keith, Past Chairman, American Advertising Federation
• Fred J. Korge, Baxter & Korge, Savage Design, Houston
• Earl Littman, Goodwin, Dannenbaum, Littman & Wingfield, P.O.P. Broadcasting, Houston
• Morris Hite, Tracy-Locke, Dallas
• Stanley Marcus, Neiman Marcus, Dallas
• Stan Richards, The Richards Group, Dallas
• Lowe Runkle, Lowe Runkle Company, Oklahoma City
• Liener Temerlin, Temerlin McClain, Temerlin Consulting, Dallas

Sam Bloom, Roger Enrico, Morris Hite, Stanley Marcus, and Liener Temerlin are men from our region who have already achieved membership in the national Advertising Hall of Fame, hosted by the AAF.

The mission of the Southwest Advertising Hall of Fame is to honor men and women from our region who have distinguished themselves in their careers, who have contributed to the betterment of advertising and its reputation, and who have made volunteer efforts outside the workplace. Nominees are not required to be members of an AAF club and may represent all disciplines within the advertising industry.

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