American Marketing Association Honors Outstanding Higher Education Marketers
CHICAGO, IL / AGILITYPR.NEWS / November 13, 2025 / For Immediate Release: November 12, 2025
Contact: Amy Gwiazdowski, agwiazdowski@ama.org
American Marketing Association Honors Outstanding Higher Education Marketers
Awards Presented at the 2025 AMA Symposium for the Marketing of Higher Education
Chicago, IL—The American Marketing Association (AMA) and the AMA Foundation announced the winners of the prestigious AMA Higher Education Marketer of the Year Awards and the AMA Emerging Marketer in Higher Education Award. These awards recognize exceptional creativity and ingenuity within the higher education marketing landscape and celebrate individuals and teams or organizations that have demonstrated outstanding innovation in traditional and/or digital realms. The Best Branded Merch in a University Marketing Campaign Award recognizes the creativity and effectiveness of promotional merchandise in university marketing efforts.
“Congratulations to all our 2025 winners and finalists for their exceptional contributions to higher education marketing,” said Bennie F. Johnson, CEO of the AMA. “By challenging boundaries and inspiring new possibilities, these extraordinary marketers remind us that marketing is not only about strategy. It’s about shaping the future and making a lasting impact. They are driving innovation, sharing knowledge, and shaping a future where excellence is a collective achievement.”
The AMA Foundation Higher Education Marketer of the Year Award sponsored by Yes& Lipman Hearne
Individual Winner:
- Luke Anderson, Emory University
Finalists:
- Justin M. Bell, Fordham University
- Jen Di Sandro, Governors State University
The AMA Foundation Higher Education Marketer of the Year Award sponsored by Yes& Lipman Hearne
Team Winner:
- Creighton University
Finalists:
- Mohawk Valley Community College
- San José State University
The AMA Emerging Marketer in Higher Education Award Winner
- Angelina Denomme, Bryant University
Finalists:
- Toni Maria Perilli, Fordham University
- Amber Zundel Roberts, College for Creative Studies
The AMA Emerging Marketer in Higher Education Award recognizes exceptional creativity and ingenuity in advancing marketing and communications strategies within the higher education landscape. This award celebrates individuals, teams, or collaborations that have demonstrated outstanding innovation in traditional and/or digital realms among project-based, campaign-based, or a collection of projects from the last academic year.
To be eligible for the AMA Foundation Higher Education Marketer of the Year Awards, individual nominees and teams must be currently employed at a higher education institution with focus on the branding, marketing, and communications aspects of a college or university. All nominees are considered regardless of organization size and budget. Two awards are presented—one award recognizing an individual thought leader and one award recognizing an outstanding marketing team.
Best Branded Merch in a University Marketing Campaign Award sponsored by Promotional Products Work! (PPAI) Winner
- Vanderbilt University
Finalists:
- California State University, Fresno
- Rice University
The Best Branded Merch in a University Marketing Campaign Award recognizes the creativity and effectiveness of promotional merchandise in university marketing efforts. This award invites all higher education marketers to showcase their most innovative and impactful branded merchandise used in a marketing campaign.
Learn more about these AMA awards.
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Amy Gwiazdowski
VP, Communications
agwiazdowski@ama.org130 E. Randolph St., 22nd Floor, Chicago, 60601
Phone: 312-542-9076
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