Ad Team wins 4th straight district championship

Florida State University’s student advertising team, Arrowhead Advertising, captured its fourth straight National Student Advertising Competition district championship on April 30 in Tampa. The team now advances to the national finals, which will be held next month in Orlando.

In addition to winning the title, the 15-member team won the categories of Best Research, Best Strategy, Best Creative, and Best Q&A. It was the seventh time in the past 10 years that Florida State has won the district championship.

The annual competition is sponsored by the American Advertising Federation. Last year’s Arrowhead team finished seventh at nationals. More than 150 colleges and universities compete each year.

This year’s team members are Jonny Arcila, Emily Asqueri, Nicole Brooker, Arielle Calderon, Courtney Connell, Maria Correa, Jesse Damiani, Danielle Delph,
Michela Fleury, Alysse Goodwiller, Courtney Griffin, Christina Morgan, Gala Pazos, Sydney Perlman, Alexis Perricone and Jordan Rich. Barry Solomon, associate in Communication, is the team’s advisor.