Cranford Enters Regional Advertising Hall Of Fame
November 17th, 2008
Wayne Cranford was one of twelve of an inaugural class inducted into the Southwest Advertising Hall of Fame at the Gala Luncheon yesterday, held in conjunction with the Dallas Ad League in the Lakewood Ballroom of CityPlace Conference Center. Many advertising professionals, hailing from all over the Southwest, were in attendance to honor the inductees.
Cranford was nominated based on his many years of professional success in the advertising industry as founder of Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods, as well as his outstanding volunteer efforts in Arkansas and with the President¹s Advisory Council on the Arts. He was officially selected as an inductee by his peers during the American Advertising Federation Tenth District Convention this past April.
Other than Cranford, only two others were from outside of Texas: Ray Ackerman, Ackerman McQueen and Lowe Runkle, Lowe Runkle Company. Ackerman and Runkle are both from Oklahoma City. The other recipients were Sam Bloom, The Bloom Companies (Dallas); Roger Enricio, Pepsico and Dreamworks (Dallas); Morris Hite, Tracy-Locke (Dallas); David Keith, Cargill Associates (Houston); Fred Korge, Savage Design (Houston); Earl Littman, POP Broadcasting (Houston); Stanley Marcus, Neiman Marcus (Dallas); Stan Richards, The Richards Group (Dallas) and Liener Temerlin, Temerlin Consulting (Dallas).
The Southwest Advertising Hall of Fame is a creation of the Tenth District of the American Advertising Federation, encompassing Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. 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.
More information about the Southwest Advertising Hall of Fame and the Tenth District of the American Advertising Federation can be found at www.aaf10.org.
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