AWARD School has named its top students for 2018, the year of the theme, Big Ideas For a Big Future.
West Australian school head and Marketforce executive creative director, Paul Coghlan, stated, “It was indeed a thorough process – over five and a half hours of passionate, intelligent deliberations by some of Perth’s greatest creative leaders …The standard of work was very strong.”
The five top state students were awarded Gold Pencils by AWARD committee member and M&C Saatchi chief creative officer, Cam Blackley:
- Lucas Fowler (NSW)
- Phoebe Sloane (VIC)
- Edward King (QLD)
- Elizabeth Graydon (WA)
- Shaun McFarlane (SA)
They are now in the running for national top student and will have their books reviewed by the AWARD School international super jury. The finalists will be flown to Sydney for the national announcement on August 7.
The national top student will be flown to Menlo Park, California by sponsoring partner, Facebook Australia, for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity with Facebook’s creative agency ambassador group.
94 tutors from 42 agencies participated in AWARD School. The top tutor agencies who tutored the NSW and VIC Top Student were acknowledged with Gold Sharpener awards on the night.
State Winners:
| State | Top Student | Tutors |
| NSW | Lucas Fowler | Marcel Moniago, Thomas McMullan (Isobar Sydney)
Curt McDonald, Chris Brailey, Chris Ching (M&C Saatchi Sydney) |
| VIC | Phoebe Sloane | Jess Wheeler, Sean Birk (Fenton Stephens Melbourne) Trent Hendrick, Tom Vizard (Cummins&Partners Melbourne) |
| QLD | Edward King | Ryan Petie, Kirsten Twigg (Publicis Worldwide)
Lindsay Thompson (Khemistry) |
| WA | Elizabeth Graydon | Rikki Burns (The Meerkats)
Dean Hunt (303MullenLowe) Nathan Teoh, Melita Masters (The Brand Agency) |
| SA | Shaun McFarlane | David Lawson (Crafty Design)
David Ormston, Corey Swaffer (KWP! Advertising) Becq Hinton, Johnny Velis (Blackbocks Jamshop) Nick Milde, Jordan Hillier (Hybrid Agency) John McLaren (Blacksheep Advertising) Matt Minear, Michael Gagliardi (BAD) Jeremy Egerton (Context Creative) Jason Hollamby (The Agency) Dan Levy (More Space for Light) Paul Stratton (NATION Creative) |
NSW AWARD school heads Karen Ferry, senior copywriter at Leo Burnett Sydney, commented, “Looking at the wide breadth of the best-in-show work selected for the wall, it proves that this thinking doesn’t just live in the top 10, but in a lot of the graduating class.”
Victoria AWARD school head and GTB creative group head, Michael Mulcahy, noted, “I’m always so impressed at how the students’ thinking develops over the weeks of the course. I think that’s the true value of AWARD – producing creatives who have developed real strategic skills and are capable of critiquing their own work.”
Second places were awarded in four states to: Madeleine Livesey (NSW); Andrew Fyfe (VIC); Rubini Gunaratnam (QLD); and Brandon Piggott (WA).
Third places were awarded to: Joel Grunstein (NSW); Joel Wyatt (VIC); Harold McKeon (QLD); and Christopher Luu (WA).
South Australia AWARD school head and Nation Creatives’ creative director, Nick Brz, stated, “The passion and curiosity of the students was fantastic and it is very motivating to see that creative thinking is still the currency for great work, no matter your experience level.”
The state winners of the Social Brief were also announced (see below). In this AWARD initiative, students develop a campaign idea for Australia’s most deserving social causes. In 2018, food rescue charity OzHarvest was selected for the initiative. National winners will be announced at the AWARD School National Graduation in Sydney on August 7.
View all winners here:
2018 AWARD School State Top Students
NEW SOUTH WALES
Top Students
- Lucas Fowler – Gold Pencil
- Madeleine Livesey
- Joel Grunstein
Top 10 (in alphabetical order)
Jake Ausburn
Antoniette France
Allison Glavin
Melissa Jimenez
Daniel Lee
Jack Monro
Domenico Roselli
Brief 5 (Social) Winner
Bridget Dominic
VICTORIA
Top Students
- Phoebe Sloane – Gold Pencil
- Andrew Fyfe
- Joel Wyatt
Top 10 (in alphabetical order)
Xenia Alexander
Damian Asling
Isabel Evans
Monique Horsley
Megan Latter
Mark McCray
Amy Strang
Brief 5 (Social) Winner
Phoebe Sloane
QUEENSLAND
Top Students
- Edward King – Gold Pencil
- Rubini Gunaratnam
- Harold McKeon
Brief 5 (Social) Winner
Harold McKeon
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Top Students
- Elizabeth Graydon – Gold Pencil
- Brandon Piggott
- Christopher Luu
Brief 5 (Social) Winner
Simon Mullins
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Top Student
- Shaun McFarlane – Gold Pencil
Brief 5 (Social) Winner
Shaun McFarlane
Top Tutor Agencies – Gold Sharpeners
NEW SOUTH WALES
Marcel Moniago (Isobar Sydney)
Thomas McMullan (Isobar Sydney)
Curt McDonald (M&C Saatchi Sydney)
Chris Brailey (M&C Saatchi Sydney)
Chris Ching (M&C Saatchi Sydney)
VICTORIA
Jess Wheeler (Fenton Stephens Melbourne)
Sean Birk (Fenton Stephens Melbourne)
Trent Hendrick (Cummins&Partners Melbourne)
Tom Vizard (Cummins&Partners Melbourne)
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