AAF Nashville
AAF Nashville is a non-profit organization for advertising professionals in the middle Tennessee area. Advertising, marketing, design, and communications firms of all sizes are represented on our membership list, as well as industry-related suppliers and national corporations with Nashville offices.
Board of Directors
Each May, a total of 15 directors are elected to oversee the happenings of AAFN. The really obsessed and gullible directors sign up for terms of up to 3 years. One of the great things about AAF Nashville is that our board is representative of our membership—some of us can spell, and some can’t. (The ones who can’t spell usually donate artwork in our Ads to Art Charity auction.)
President
Lillian Turman, Vanderbilt Law School
President Elect
James Whitaker, Clear Channel Communications
Vice President
Gayle Fuson, BOHAN
Sharon McGinnis, Nossi College of Art
Secretary/Treasurer
Judi Barnes, Advertising Consultants
Immediate Past President see all presidents
Tim McMullen, redpepper
AAF Nashville Past Presidents
*deceased
1940s & 1950s
- 1948–49F. C. Sowell*
- 1949–50Stephen R. May*
- 1950–51James H. Armistead*
- 1951–52Wister H. Ligon*
- 1952–53J. Thomas Dawson*
- 1953–54Charles L. Andrews*
- 1954–55George R. Hill*
- 1955–56Finis Nelson*
- 1956–57George W. Doyne*
- 1957–58Charles E.B. Gordon*
- 1958–59Thomas C. Buntin*
1960s
- 1959–60Charles Andrews*
- 1960–61George W. Doyne*
- 1961–62Thomas C. Buntin*
- 1962–63F.C. Sowell*
- 1963–64Thomas Griscom, Jr.*
- 1964–65J. Thomas Dawson*
- 1965–66Thomas R. King*
- 1966–67William R. Culbertson*
- 1967–68Paul L. Ruhle*
- 1968–69Robert N. McAdams*
1970s
- 1969–70James M. Ward*
- 1970–71Harold Crump
- 1971–72Ed W. Reeves*
- 1972–73Michael Gallagher
- 1973–74Bill Hudson
- 1974–75Robert Clifft
- 1975–76Fred Wright
- 1976–77Tom Cassetty
- 1977–78F. William Satterwhite*
- 1978–79Ralph Langreck
1980s
- 1979–80Jeffrey Buntin, Sr.
- 1980–81Diana Brown*
- 1981–82Carl Sneeden
- 1982–83Charles E. Malone
- 1983–84Bud Chamberlain, Jr.*
- 1984–85Thomas E. Ervin
- 1985–86Irving Waugh*
- 1986–87Eric Ericson*
- 1987–88Jack Pentzer
- 1988–89David Bohan
1990s
- 1989–90Linda Sherman
- 1990–91Janice Wendell
- 1991–92Whit Adamson
- 1992–93Bob Meyer
- 1993–94Bill Johnson
- 1994–95Gerald T. Carden
- 1995–96Chuck Creasy
- 1996–97Rebecca Pierce
- 1997–98Pat McGee
- 1998–99Hank Dye
2000s
- 1999–00John Guider
- 2001–02Timothy N. Templeton
- 2002–03Chris Chamberlain
- 2003–04Art Johnsen
- 2004–05Buddy Jackson
- 2005–06Paul Harmon
- 2006–07Bill Holley
- 2007–08John R. Cherry, III
- 2008–09S. A. Habib
2010s
- 2009–10Phil Martin
- 2010–11Thom Ferrell
Ad2 Co-President
Melissa Douso, Bill Hudson & Associates
Brady Purnell, WhiteHardt
Directors
John Carney, The Buntin Group
Chuck Creasy, Nashville CVB
Tim Earnhart, Werkshop Marketing
David Howe, Parris Printing
Michael Hutzel, GS&F
Laramey Lawson, GS&F
Katie Peninger, DBD Advertising | Marketing | Digital
Kristy Rose, Parris Printing
Tim Templeton, TNT Advertising & Design
Tom Woodard, iostudio
Legislative Representation
Whit Adamson, Tennessee Broadcasters Association
Executive Director
Mark Farrar
American Advertising Federation
We're a local chapter of the American Advertising Federation. What this means is that we're not out here on an island. AAF is out there representing our best interests as advertisers and serving as our united voice. And they also connect us to a much larger, national network of advertising people.
AAF District 7
AAF Nashville is part of District Seven, one of many clusters of AAF chapters that are in the same geographic area. We have annual district conferences and meetings with our fellow district peeps to help us share best practices and learn about the latest happenings within our industry.
DISTRICT 7 REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Nancy Haragan, AAF North Alabama / Inergy
Ad2 Nashville
We also have a young professionals group within AAFN called Ad2 Nashville. It’s for young professionals under the age of 32. (If you’re older than 32, you can still go to their events, but you’ll look, well, old.) Our Ad2 members are full-fledged members of AAFN, but they also have special events and programs that are catered to the younger (and much hipper) generation of professionals in the Nashville market.
AD2 CO-PRESIDENTs
Brady Purnell / Melissa Douso, Whitehardt / Bill Hudson & Associates
President’s trophy winners
AAF Nashville President’s Trophy Recipients
The President’s Trophy is awarded each year to a club member who the President feels has gone about and beyond the call of duty.
*deceased
1950s & 1960s
- 1958–59Robert N. McAdams*
- 1959–60Charles Andrews*
- 1960–61George W. Doyne*
- 1961–62Thomas C. Buntin*
- 1962–63F.C. Sowell*
- 1963–64Thomas Griscom, Jr.*
- 1964–65J. Thomas Dawson*
- 1965–66Thomas R. King*
- 1966–67William R. Culbertson*
- 1967–68Paul L. Ruhle*
- 1968–69Robert N. McAdams*
1970s
- 1969–70James M. Ward*
- 1970–71Harold Crump
- 1971–72Ed W. Reeves*
- 1972–73Michael Gallagher
- 1973–74Bill Hudson
- 1974–75Robert Clifft
- 1975–76Fred Wright
- 1976–77Tom Cassetty
- 1977–78F. William Satterwhite*
- 1978–79Ralph Langreck
1980s
- 1979–80Jeffrey Buntin, Sr.
- 1980–81Diana Brown *
- 1981–82Carl Sneeden
- 1982–83Charles E. Malone
- 1983–84Bud Chamberlain, Jr.*
- 1984–85Thomas E. Ervin
- 1985–86Irving Waugh *
- 1986–87Eric Ericson*
- 1987–88Jack Pentzer
- 1988–89David Bohan
1990s
- 1989–90Linda Sherman
- 1990–91Janice Wendell
- 1991–92Whit Adamson
- 1992–93Bob Meyer
- 1993–94Bill Johnson
- 1994–95Gerald T. Carden
- 1995–96Chuck Creasy
- 1996–97Rebecca Pierce
- 1997–98Pat McGee
- 1998–99Hank Dye
2000s
- 1999–00John Guider
- 2001–02Timothy N. Templeton
- 2002–03Chris Chamberlain
- 2003–04Art Johnsen
- 2004–05Buddy Jackson
- 2005–06Paul Harmon
- 2006–07Bill Holley
- 2007–08John R. Cherry, III
- 2008–09S. A. Habib
2010s
- 2009–10 Phil Martin
- 2010–11 Thom Ferrell
AAFN Silver Medal Winners
AAF Nashville Silver Medal Recipients
The American Advertising Federation’s Silver Medal Awards Program was established in 1959 to recognize men and women who have made outstanding contributions to advertising and who have been active in furthering the industry’s standards, creative excellence and responsibility in areas of social concern. Annually, AAF member clubs bestow this honor upon outstanding members of the local advertising community.
*deceased
1960s
- 1959–60 Charles Andrews*
- 1960–61 George W. Doyne*
- 1961–62 Thomas C. Buntin*
- 1962–63 F.C. Sowell*
- 1963–64 Thomas Griscom, Jr.*
- 1964–65 J. Thomas Dawson*
- 1965–66 Thomas R. King*
- 1966–67 William R. Culbertson*
- 1967–68 Paul L. Ruhle*
- 1968–69 Robert N. McAdams*
1970s
- 1969–70 James M. Ward*
- 1970–71 Harold Crump
- 1971–72 Ed W. Reeves*
- 1972–73 Michael Gallagher
- 1973–74 Bill Hudson
- 1974–75 Robert Clifft
- 1975–76 Fred Wright
- 1976–77 Tom Cassetty
- 1977–78 F. William Satterwhite*
- 1978–79 Ralph Langreck
1980s
- 1979–80Jeffrey Buntin, Sr.
- 1980–81Diana Brown *
- 1981–82Carl Sneeden
- 1982–83Charles E. Malone
- 1983–84Bud Chamberlain, Jr.*
- 1984–85Thomas E. Ervin
- 1985–86Irving Waugh*
- 1986–87Eric Ericson*
- 1987–88Jack Pentzer
- 1988–89David Bohan
1990s
- 1989–90Linda Sherman
- 1990–91Janice Wendell
- 1991–92Whit Adamson
- 1992–93Bob Meyer
- 1993–94Bill Johnson
- 1994–95Gerald T. Carden
- 1995–96Chuck Creasy
- 1996–97Rebecca Pierce
- 1997–98Pat McGee
- 1998–99Hank Dye
2000s
- 1999–00John Guider
- 2001–02Timothy N. Templeton
- 2002–03Chris Chamberlain
- 2003–04Art Johnsen
- 2004–05Buddy Jackson
- 2005–06Paul Harmon
- 2006–07Bill Holley
- 2007–08John R. Cherry, III
- 2008–09S. A. Habib
2010s
- 2009–10 Phil Martin
- 2010–11 Thom Ferrell
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