The Chic Davis Memorial Award was developed to honor Chic Davis, a long time member of the AAF, whose years of service were committed to the success of the American Advertising Awards. We know that there are members in your market who have championed the American Advertising Awards and helped elevate the program’s image, financial success and awareness among entrants and members. Here is your chance to nominate them for their outstanding service to this important program.
The nominee must meet all the following criteria to be eligible:
- Be a member in good standing of a local AAF affiliated chapter or federation
- Serve as a current local American Advertising Awards Chair or local committee member
- Demonstrate extraordinary service and a high degree of dedication to the success of the overall award program and the club (Examples include, but are not limited to an increase in entries, exceeding budget expectations, exceptional awards gala, superior promotional efforts.)
All current members, current chairs and past chairs of the National American Advertising Awards Committee are ineligible to receive this award.
Required Information & Documentation
Nominations must include the following:
- Name and address of nominee
- Name of chapter nominee represents
- Current title of club leadership
- A summary of the significant contributions the nominee has made to the success of the American Advertising Awards
Nominations should be typed, double spaced and three pages or fewer and must be received by 5:00pm ET on March 20, 2026. Any letter of endorsement or support must be included as a part of the three pages.
This year’s celebration of honorees will be held during ADMERICA 2026 in Austin, TX on May 30th.