American Advertising Awards (ADDY)
Conducted annually by the American Advertising Federation (AAF), the local American Advertising Awards Student Division is the first of three-tier, national competition. Concurrently, across the country, local student entrants vie for recognition as the very best in their market, At the second tier, local student winners compete with other students winners in one of 15 district competitions, District student winners are then forwarded to the third, the national-tier. Entry in the local student competition is the first step toward winning a national Student ADDY Award.
Total Student Awards/Winners from PXSTUDIO Classes in 2023: 16
• 6 Silver American Advertising Awards (AAF-RGV)
https://addys-aaf-rgv.squarespace.com/2024-student-winners/silver-award
• 4 Bronze American Advertising Awards (AAF-RGV)
https://addys-aaf-rgv.squarespace.com/2024-student-winners/bronze-award
• 6 Honorable Mentions (AAF-RGV)
https://addys-aaf-rgv.squarespace.com/2024-student-winners/honorable-mention
American Advertising Awards (AAF-RGV 2024) – Winner List
| Winner & Award | Entry Title | Category | Instructor / Class |
| Alma Morales Silver | Haven Consumer Campaign | S22B – Branding Campaign | Ping Xu ARTS-4334 Spring 2023 |
| Carlos Revilla Silver | Astro Realm Branding Campaign | S22B – Branding Campaign | Ping Xu ARTS-4334 Fall 2022 |
| Heidy Mendez Silver | ZIZZ App Branding Campaign | S21 – Consumer Campaign | Ping Xu ARTS-4334 Spring 2023 |
| Javier Guerrero Silver | Guitar World BRM | S06 – Direct Marketing | Ping Xu ARTS-3333 Fall 2022 |
| Myrna Campos Silver | ABSOLUT ELIXIR EXPO Brochure | S03 – Printed Annual Report or Brochure | Ping Xu ARTS-4333 Fall 2023 |
| Rianna Torres Silver | FreshFlex Branding Campaign | S22B – Branding Campaign | Ping Xu ARTS-4334 Fall 2023 |
| Rianna Torres Bronze | FreshFlex App Poster Campaign | S09B – Poster Campaign | Ping Xu ARTS-4334 Fall 2023 |
| Adrian Ortega Bronze | Bear Mount Branding Campaign | S22B – Branding Campaign | Ping Xu ARTS-4334 Spring 2023 |
| Jarazmin ibarra Bronze | THUNDR Audio – Branding Campaign | S22B – Branding Campaign | Ping Xu ARTS-4334 Spring 2023 |
| Josie Galvan Bronze | POPS Advertising Campaign | S21 – Consumer Campaign | Ping Xu ARTS-4334 Fall 2023 |
| Alex Ramirez Honorable Mention | Green Bites Logo | Ping Xu ARTS-4334 Spring 2023 | Ping Xu ARTS-4334 Fall 2023 |
| Christalinda Beltran Honorable Mention | Creative Design Virtual Expo Brochure | S03 – Printed Annual Report or Brochure | Ping Xu ARTS-4333 Fall 2023 |
| Christalinda Beltran Honorable Mention | Creative Design Virtual Expo Poster | S09A – Poster Single | Ping Xu ARTS-4333 Fall 2023 |
| Heidy Mendez Honorable Mention | ZIZZ Branding Campaign | Ping Xu ARTS-4334 Spring 2022 | Ping Xu ARTS-4334 Spring 2023 |
| Regina Cerna Matamoros Honorable Mention | Rolas Magazine | Ping Xu ARTS-4338 Spring 2022 | Ping Xu ARTS-3333 Spring 2023 |
| Viviano Gutierrez Honorable Mention | UTRGV MFA Poster | Ping Xu ARTS-3333 Fall 2023 | Ping Xu ARTS-4333 Fall 2023 |