Awarded annually by the AAPC, the Pollies are the most prestigious awards in the political campaign and public affairs industry. This year, as in several years in the past, Fordham students received more Pollie Awards than any other institution.

Fordham’s Pollie Award recipients are:

•         Shelly Bendit: “Best Campaign Plan” (Silver); “Best Use of Direct Mail” (Bronze); “Best Use of Television Ad” (Silver).
•         Lucas de Aragao: “Best Use of Radio Ad” (Bronze); “Best Use of Television Ad” (Bronze).

“We are so proud of our students and delighted that the AAPC has recognized these students for excellence in political strategy and communication,” said Costas Panagopoulos, Ph.D., director of the master’s program in elections and campaign management (ECM) at Fordham. “The Pollie winners exemplify the standard of excellence that students in the ECM program are trained to achieve.”

Most of the entries that Fordham students submitted were developed as part of the “Strategies of Political Communication” course co-taught during the fall 2012 term by veteran instructors and leading political strategists Joseph Mercurio and Bart Robbett.

The students received their awards on April 4 at the AAPC’s 20th Annual Pollie Awards and Conference in Washington.

The AAPC is a multi-partisan trade association with more than 2,500 members from all 50 states, territories and other countries. Membership reflects a wide range of ideologies, partisan affiliations and professional specialties, and includes students and academics.

Awarded annually by the AAPC, the Pollies are the most prestigious awards in the political campaign and public affairs industry. This year, Fordham students received more Pollie Awards in more categories than any other program.

Fordham’s Pollie Award recipients are:

• Joseph Ferris (writer and producer), John Farrelly and Vincent Azzinaro(producers) for Best Television Ad (Gold): “Send Mr. Smith Back to Washington”
• John Farrelly for Best Website (Gold): “College Democrats”
• Jennifer Burner (writer and producer), Maggie Seidel, Nuria Ferragutcasas andAmanda Martini (producers) for Best Television Ad (Bronze): “It’s Time”
• John Farrelly for Best Website (Bronze): “Bill Stachov”
• Jennifer Burner for Best Radio Ad (Bronze): “The Economy”
• Hailey Wierzbicki (writer and producer), Rich Alicea, Alison Walsh and Sean Jacobus (producers) for Best Television Ad (Honorable Mention): “Main Street”

“We are so proud of our students, and delighted that the AAPC has recognized these students for excellence in political advertising,” said Costas Panagopoulos, Ph.D., director of the master’s program in elections and campaign management (ECM) at Fordham. “The Pollie winners exemplify the standard of excellence that students in the ECM program are trained to achieve.”

Most of the entries that Fordham students submitted were created as part of the “Strategies and Mechanisms of Political Communication” course co-taught during the fall 2008 term by veteran instructors and leading political strategists Joseph Mercurio and Bart Robbett.

“The AAPC Student Pollies are a great way for students to receive national recognition for work in their campaigns,” said Angela McMillen, executive director of the AAPC. “Our entries increased 60 percent over last year, and we hope this continues to grow.”

The AAPC is a multi-partisan trade association with more than 2,500 members from all 50 states, territories and other countries. Membership reflects a wide range of ideologies, partisan affiliations and professional specialties, and includes students and academics.

Awarded annually by the AAPC, the Pollies are the most prestigious awards in the political campaign and public affairs industry. This year, Fordham students received more Pollie Awards in more categories than any other program.

Fordham’s Pollie Award recipients are:

• Joseph Ferris (writer and producer), John Farrelly and Vincent Azzinaro (producers) for Best Television Ad (Gold): “Send Mr. Smith Back to Washington“
• John Farrelly for Best Website (Gold): “College Democrats“
• Jennifer Burner (writer and producer), Maggie Seidel, Nuria Ferragutcasas and Amanda Martini (producers) for Best Television Ad (Bronze): “It’s Time“
• John Farrelly for Best Website (Bronze): “Bill Stachov”
• Jennifer Burner for Best Radio Ad (Bronze): “The Economy”
• Hailey Wierzbicki (writer and producer), Rich Alicea, Alison Walsh and Sean Jacobus (producers) for Best Television Ad (Honorable Mention): “Main Street“

“We are so proud of our students and delighted that the AAPC has recognized these students for excellence in political advertising,” said Costas Panagopoulos, Ph.D., director of the master’s program in elections and campaign management (ECM) at Fordham. “The Pollie winners exemplify the standard of excellence that students in the ECM program are trained to achieve.”

Most of the entries that Fordham students submitted were created as part of the “Strategies and Mechanisms of Political Communication” course co-taught during the fall 2008 term by veteran instructors and leading political strategists Joseph Mercurio and Bart Robbett.

The students will receive their awards on Mar. 29 at the AAPC’s 2009 Pollie Awards and Conference in Washington.

“The AAPC Student Pollies are a great way for students to receive national recognition for work in their campaigns,” said Angela McMillen, executive director of the AAPC. “Our entries increased 60 percent over last year, and we hope this continues to grow.”

The AAPC is a multi-partisan trade association with more than 2,500 members from all 50 states, territories and other countries. Membership reflects a wide range of ideologies, partisan affiliations and professional specialties, and includes students and academics.

Titled “Where Will Tom Go Next?,” Alberty’s ad was created as part of the “Strategies and Mechanisms of Political Communication” course co-taught during the fall 2007 semester by veteran instructors and leading political strategists Joseph Mercurio and Bart Robbett. The ad contrasted U.S. Sen. Susan Collins’s perfect voting attendance record with that of her challenger, U.S. Rep. Tom Allen.

“I am so pleased by this honor, which would have been impossible without the training and encouragement I received from the instructors and my classmates in the campaign management program,” said Alberty. “This is exactly why I came to Fordham.”

Awarded annually by the AAPC, the Pollies are the most prestigious awards in the political campaign and public affairs industry. This is the first year the Pollies opened the competition to students enrolled in campaign management programs across the country.

“We are delighted that the AAPC has recognized Robert for his excellence in political advertising,” said Costas Panagopoulos, Ph.D., the director of the Program. “Robert exemplifies the high standard of excellence that students in the ECM program are trained to achieve, and we are very proud.”

Alberty will receive his award at the AAPC’s annual conference in Santa Monica, Calif., on March 15.