2013 ADCOLOR® Honorees Announced at ADCOLOR Live!

NEW YORK, May 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Honorees for the 2013 ADCOLOR Awards were announced last night at ADCOLOR LIVE! 2013. The event was streamed live from The Time Warner Center in New York City, and was hosted by fashion icon and stylist to the stars June Ambrose of Styled by June on VH1 and Film, TV and Broadway star Wilson Cruz.   ADCOLOR LIVE! was sponsored by ADCOLOR, Time Warner and Publicis Group.

ADCOLOR celebrates and champions diversity in the advertising, marketing, media, and public relations industries. By highlighting the achievements of African-American, American Indian/Native American, Asian Pacific-American, Hispanic/Latino, LGBT and other diverse professionals, students, and diversity and inclusion champions, ADCOLOR aims to inspire the next generation of diverse professionals.  The ADCOLOR Awards will take place on September 21^st at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.  To register for the 2013 ADCOLOR Awards, Industry Conference and/or ADCOLOR® University, please visit: http://adcolor.org/. 

As previously announced, Nick Cannon will be honored with the ADCOLOR All-Star Award for his achievements in music, movies, television and radio and charitable endeavors, Nick embodies the "Rise Up. Reach Back," mission of ADCOLOR.  

"The ADCOLOR® Board of Directors and Advisory Board are humbled by not only the immensity of their talent and achievement but the incredible ways this year's honorees have given back to their respective industries and the world," says Tiffany R. Warren, Founder and President of ADCOLOR® and SVP, Chief Diversity Officer, Omnicom Group.

Following please find a list of the ADCOLOR 2013 Award Honorees:

The Catalysts

• Janet Mock
  Writer & Founder of #GirlsLikeUs Project
• Wendy Lewis,
  SVP of Diversity and Strategic Alliances,
  Major League Baseball

The Advocates

• Torrence Boone
  Managing Director, Agency Business Development
  Google
• Ryan Tarpley
  Executive, CAA Foundation
  Creative Artists Agency

The Legends

• Pam El
  VP, Marketing & Advertising
  State Farm
• Joe Lam
  President
  L3 Advertising

The Innovators

• Perry Fair
  CCO/President
  JWT
• Brandice Henderson
  CEO/Founder
  Harlem Fashion Row

The Change Agents

• Singleton Beato
  EVP, Diversity & Inclusion and Talent Development
  4A's
• Loren Monroe-Trice
  Partner, Director of Diversity & Inclusion
  Ogilvy & Mather
• Shanita Akintonde
  Associate Professor and Advertising Program Coordinator
  Columbia College

The Rising Stars

• Julius Dunn II
  Industry Education Liaison
  4A's

The Rising Stars cont.

• Ashley McGowan
  Senior Account Executive
  Energy BBDO
• Monse Huerta,
  SMG Hispanic Connections Manager
  Starcom Media Group

The One Club/ADCOLOR Creatives

• John C. Jay
  Partner and Global Co-Executive Creative Director
  Wieden + Kennedy
• Geoff Edwards
  Executive Creative Director
  Dojo Advertising

The Lifetime Achievement Recipients

• Byron Lewis
  Founder
  Uniworld Group
• 4A's Multicultural Advertising Internship Program (est.1973)

The MVP (Most Valuable Partnership)

• Saatchi & Saatchi w/ The Martha's Vineyard African-American Film Festival

Also announced at ADCOLOR LIVE! were the kickstarter campaign and photo project "ADCOLOR presents TAGLINES" which is a TBWA\ project supported by DDB Studio 8 and the Studio NYC. TAGLINES captured 55 ADCOLOR Alumni and supporters over 6 days will launch in June with proceeds benefitting the ADCOLOR® FUTURES program and the members of the ADCOLOR® FUTURES Class of 2013. In its second year, ADCOLOR® FUTURES is a program in partnership with the member organizations of the ADCOLOR® Diversity Summit (ADS) which hosts two alumni from each member organization to participate in The 2013 ADCOLOR® Awards, Industry Conference, University and related events.

About ADCOLOR®
ADCOLOR® is a nonprofit 501(c) (6) organization whose mission is to celebrate and champion diversity in the advertising, marketing, media, and public relations industries. ADCOLOR® strives to create a network of outstanding diverse professionals and champions of diversity and inclusion by honoring their accomplishments and leveraging their stories as a road map for others to follow. By highlighting the achievements of African-American, American Indian/Native American, Asian Pacific-American, Hispanic/Latino, LGBT and other diverse professionals, students, and diversity and inclusion champions, ADCOLOR® aims to inspire the next generation of diverse professionals.

Sponsors
The 2013 ADCOLOR Awards and Industry Conference is brought to you by Omnicom Group, Pepsico, The Advertising Club of NY, Draftfcb, JWT and sponsored by BBDO NY, DAS Global, DDB Worldwide, Deutsch, DIAGEO, TBWA\ and Wieden & Kennedy. Additional support provided by ADWEEK, 4A's, American Advertising Federation, DDB Studio 8, GLAAD, GSD&M, OmnicomMediaGroup, The One Club, Publicis Groupe, St. John & Partners, The Studio NYC and Time Warner.

http://adcolor.org/sponsors-page/

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