Drake SJMC alumni and students were honored last month at the annual American Advertising Federation of Des Moines contest. Award winners are:
- Caleb Bailey, JO’10, Ad Pro of the Year
 - Hope Waggoner, JO’16, Rookie of the Year
 - Sam Fathallah, advertising senior, two gold awards in the professional video category
 - SJMC students Juan Munoz Dominguez, Autumn Meyer, and Megan Rush, gold award in the student video category.
 - SJMC student Kayla Ferris, silver award in the mobile app category
 
—Kathleen Richardson, School of Journalism and Mass Communication