UNL advertising students in AAF Most Promising Minority Student Program

The American Advertising Federation has selected University of Nebraska-Lincoln advertising students Elise Hernandez of Grand Island and Joan Wortman of Lincoln for its Most Promising Minority Student Program. Hernandez was selected for the 2010 class and Wortman was selected to the honor roll.

AAF's Most Promising Minority Student Program, held in New York City Feb. 2-4, is the premier advertising industry award program to recognize and recruit outstanding minority college graduates.

Hernandez and Wortman dined with leading executives and minority industry pioneers at the Building Bridges for Our Future Awards Luncheon, where they were able to network and seek mentors through the professional development seminar. They will be featured in Advertising Age, USA Today and the Most Promising Minority Student program book. Both had the opportunity to interview with recruiters who were invited to the recruiting expo and their resumes will be available to human resources and media professionals across the nation.

Students are selected for the award based on academic standing, work experience, extracurricular activities, leadership and community service. They must be seniors of African, Asian, Latino, Native American or Pacific Islander descent.