Kim Rotzoll Award For Advertising Ethics And Social Responsibility   

Submission Deadline: November 15, 2010 

The Kim Rotzoll Award for Advertising Ethics and Social Responsibility recognizes outstanding contributions to furthering the study and practice of ethical and socially responsible advertising.  

The award is accompanied by a plaque commemorating the event and is presented at the annual conference of the Academy.  The award is made by the Awards Committee.  This is not to be considered as an annual award and will be given only to individuals or organizations who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to advertising ethics and social responsibility. One need not be a member of the Academy to be considered for the award; however, preference will be given to Academy members.  Only members of the Academy may submit a nomination. Please refer to the AAA Directory and/or website for more information on each award.

The nomination letter and supporting documentation must provide evidence of the contributions of the nominee. The evidence submitted should be readily identifiable and measurable.  For an academic, such evidence is likely to be exhibited in the form of scholarly publications (e.g., books and/or peer-reviewed articles).  For an advertising practitioner or organization, the results of specific programs or activities that have had a positive impact on society would serve as evidence.  There must be evidence of lifetime achievement in either ethics or social responsibility.   

Note that letters of support along are not be considered as adequate documentation; in fact, support letters without documentation will not be considered by the committee.  A meaningful nomination should include at least three, but no more than five, actual support documents.  All letters should fully explain, with reference to documents and with as much detail as possible, the reasons the person is being nominated. All documents should be submitted only by e-mail in Word or pdf format.  

For a list of past award winners please visit the AAA website.  Nominations and supporting documentation should be sent no later than November 15, 2010 to the Chair of the Awards Committee: 

Dr. Jef I. Richards

Advertising Department

The University of Texas

jef@mail.utexas.edu