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2024 ADDY Winners

Four CAT students win 11 ADDY Awards at the Louisville Advertising Awards Gala.

It was a great night for four of our CAT students at the recent American Advertising Awards gala in Louisville.

The American Advertising Federation – Louisville held the ADDY Awards Gala at The Ice House in Louisville on Thursday, February 29th. The theme for the Awards this year was Win City, celebrating Louisville’s Advertising Creative Industry Vegas style. And our students came up Aces.

For the first time ever, our CAT Students submitted to and won in the Animation category. Not only did we win for the first time, but we won a remarkable 6 ADDYs in animation.

Our CAT students won three of the top four awards of the night, sweeping all three of the coveted Judges’ Choice Awards.

One of our CAT students, Jared Barnard won two Judge’s Choice Awards, along with four Silver Student ADDY’s on the night. 

Another CAT student, Petrus Steyn, won the other Judge’s Choice Award, plus a Gold Student ADDY for his outstanding animation for Lotus Photography. 

Here are all of our great students with their winnings from the night.

Jared Barnard

Judge’s Choice Award / Silver Student ADDY – RYE Bar & Cafe Logo

Judge’s Choice Award / Silver Student ADDY – Kentucky Derby Festival Poster Series

Silver Student ADDY – Bleachers Tower Ad Animation

Silver Student ADDY – Lake Street Dive Banner Ad Animation


Petrus Steyn

Judge’s Choice Award / Gold Student ADDY – Lotus Photography Animation

Silver Student ADDY – Travel.com Banner Ad Animation


Cally Hazzard

Silver Student ADDY – Mama Empanadas Package Design


Holly Haas

Silver Student ADDY – Gorillaz World Tour Banner Ad Animation


The CAT students participating in this year’s competition really put on a good show for the advertising community. Their work will go on to compete at the District ADDY Awards competition with results coming in late March.

If you see these students in your classroom, please congratulate them on a job well done.

The District ADDY Competition is a 3-state competition including Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia.

Our congratulations to all the winners of this year’s 2024 ADDY Awards Competition. Way to Roll!

From the left: Petrus Steyn, Cally Hazzard, Holly Haas, and Jared Barnard. Photo by Dang Nguyen.