AAF-Tenth District Announces Inaugural Inductees to Southwest Hall of Fame

It is with great pleasure the Tenth District of the AAF announces the inaugural class of The Southwest Advertising Hall of Fame.

• Ray Ackerman - Ackerman-McQueen, Oklahoma City
• Wayne Cranford - Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods, Little Rock
• 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
• Stan Richards - The Richards Group, Dallas
• Lowe Runkle - Lowe Runkle Company, Oklahoma City

Five additional inductees to be included in the inaugural class are men from our region who have already achieved membership in the national Advertising Hall of Fame, hosted by the AAF.

• Sam Bloom - The Bloom Agency (Now Publicis), Dallas
• Roger Enrico - PepsiCo, DreamWorks SKG, Dallas
• Morris Hite - Tracy-Locke, Dallas
• Stanley Marcus - Neiman Marcus, Dallas
• Leiner Temerlin - Temerlin McClain, Temerlin Consulting, Dallas

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.

The celebration honoring the 2008 Inaugural Class will be held in Dallas on November 11, 2008.

Nomination forms for the 2009 Class and the deadline to receive them will be announced later in the year.