Southwest Advertising Hall of Fame
October 12 at 11:30am
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The Tenth District of the American Advertising Federation is proud to announce the Southwest Advertising Hall of Fame’s 2010 class of inductees. Each of the seven distinguished inductees has made significant contributions in the advertising industry and in his or her community.
This third class of the Southwest Advertising Hall of Fame will be inducted during a luncheon in Dallas on Tuesday, October 12, 2010. This event is hosted by the Dallas Ad League.
This year's inductees are:
George Arnold of Dallas is the retired CEO of Evans/AFSC, later COO of EvansGroup, in Dallas, and served clients such the Dallas Morning News, Pilgrim’s Pride, Tom Thumb, TexasUtilities and Wendy’s. Arnold, a past president of the Dallas Ad League, now living in Fredericksburg, is a published author of seven books including 5 bilingual books being used extensively in classrooms by language teachers.
Audrey Gilbreath of Houston is the founder and president of Houston’s oldest and largest African-American advertising agency. Clients have included Shell Oil, ConAgra Foods and Waste Management. Her outside achievements include Texas Woman Entrepreneur of the Year, Texas Small Businessperson of the Year of the Small Business Administration and a former director of the American Advertising Federation.
Warren K. “Doc” Jordan (deceased) of Oklahoma City was the founder and former CEO of Jordan Associates, one of Oklahoma’s largest advertising agencies. He is a former chairman of the Southwest Council of the American Association of Advertising Agencies, Chairman of Arts Council of Oklahoma City and a published author.
Herb Kelleher of Dallas is the founder, former president and CEO, and now chairman emeritus of Southwest Airlines. While at the helm of Southwest, he built the company into the world’s largest airline in passengers carried. He has been the driving force behind the brand’s personality, operations and advertising, and appeared in SWA advertising and promotions for twenty years. In 2001 he was named CEO of the Year by Fortune Magazine.
Alex Lopez Negrete of Houston is President of Lopez Negrete Communications, the second largest independently owned Hispanic agency in the United States. Clients served include Wal-Mart, Microsoft, Miller Brewing and Visa. He is the past chairman of the Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies and was appointed by George W. Bush to the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts.
Tom Moroch of Dallas is founder and chairman of Moroch Partners, the largest U.S. agency for McDonald’s franchisees. He also founded Moroch Latino (now INSPIRE!), Moroch PR, and Moroch Urban. Tom is active in Ronald McDonald House Charities International.
Willard Walbridge (deceased) of Houston was first vice president and general manager of KTRK-TV in Houston. Early in his career, he became the first full-time employed television person in Detroit in 1947. He is a former chair of the National Association of Broadcasters and was director of the International Radio and Television Federation.
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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 this 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.
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