The work of two bachelor’s in information technology graduates from School of Library & Information Studies received recognition at the 2010 ADDY Awards Gala in Tallahassee on Saturday. The annual event honors the best campaigns and commercials of Tallahassee advertising agencies.

Josh Gonzalez (‘09) and Mike Murray (‘08) both worked on interactive media projects that garnered awards for The Zimmerman Agency. A Gold ADDY was awarded in the category “Website, Consumer HTML, Services” for the work Murray and Gonzalez did for Algonquin Hotel. In addition, Gonzalez’ work won Sliver ADDYs in the categories of “E-mails/E-cards” and “Online Campaign.”

Both Gonzalez and Murray interned at The Zimmerman Agency while earning their degrees at SLIS and were later hired by the agency. Hector Holguin, Digital Developer at the organization, has worked with the school to develop internships.

Holguin said that “SLIS graduates are key to our continuing success at Zimmerman. Gonzalez and Murray, in particular, have done outstanding work since joining us. They are talented, hard-working and integral to the culture of the agency. I have great expectations for them and look forward to working with other SLIS graduates in the future.”

 Ebe Randeree, Assistant Dean and Director of Internships and Outreach, said that “the program with Zimmerman is one of many pipelines we have established to local IT companies.  With 350 current students and more than 50 graduates each semester, we are always looking for new partnerships for our students.”

Each semester five to six SLIS information technology students intern with Zimmerman. Holguin has taken on the role of mentoring talented interns and creating a pipeline for SLIS graduates at the agency.