AdPR student receives ABAC Mentorship Award

Hayley Hinson (ABJ '15) from Charlotte, NC, received the Atlanta Broadcast Advertising Club's Mentorship Award at its banquet on April 21. 

"Receiving the ABAC Mentorship Award meant so much," Hinson said. "The program gave me the opportunity to network with such an amazing mentor, and it ultimately landed me a solid job. I feel very privileged and blessed to have been considered.

"I am extremely grateful and appreciative to all the amazing people at ABAC," she added.

ABAC created the $25,000 scholarship to support a student actively involved in the ABAC/AdPR Mentoring Program.

"Hayley embodies both the spirit and dedication that makes ABAC's Mentorship Program special," Sean Jones, regional sales manager at Comcast Spotlight and president post-term at ABAC, said. Jones is also a member of the Advertising and Public Relations Executive Advisory Council at Grady College.

"She is my mentee, my friend and now my coworker. Hayley has embraced the journey and broadened her horizons along the way. I am very proud of her, and she is very deserving of this award," Jones added.

In May, Hinson graduated from The University of Georgia's Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. In addition to receiving ABAC's Mentorship Award, she was recently hired by Comcast Spotlight in Atlanta as its digital sales planner. 

AdPR student to receive first ABAC Mentorship Award

Advertising student Cara Felleman

Congratulations to advertising student Cara Felleman, who will be the first recipient of the ABAC mentorship award.

ABAC (Atlanta Broadcast Advertising Club) created the $25,000 scholarship to support a student actively involved in the ABAC/AdPR mentoring program. For the last two years, over 80 AdPR students have been mentored by ABAC members. Felleman was awarded at this year’s Ad Club banquet and appreciates the honor:

“I had a great experience with the program this past year. I was lucky enough to have the president of the ABAC program, Sean Jones, as my mentor. Sean was a great mentor as he was always willing to help me in any way possible whether that meant meeting for lunch to discuss my future, editing my resume or introducing me to professionals to help kick start my career.The program itself was great for networking as ABAC hosted various events throughout the year, which allowed me to meet professionals in the advertising and broadcast fields.”

Felleman will graduate this May and is currently interviewing with advertising agencies in New York City. She plans to move to there in June to pursue her career in advertising.