The One Club to Induct Five New Members to Creative Hall of Fame

The One Club for Creativity, producers of the prestigious One Show Awards, ADC Annual Awards and Creative Week, today announced that it will induct Rebeca Méndez, Susan Hoffman, David Lubars and Tom Burrell to the Creative Hall of Fame. Diane Cook-Tench will be named to the Educators Hall of Fame.

The Creative Hall of Fame has a rich heritage of honoring the lifetime achievements of creative luminaries in advertising and design, such as Mary Wells, David Ogilvy, Bill Bernbach and Lee Clow. The first inductee was Leo Burnett in 1961.

“The Creative Hall of Fame is the ultimate recognition of a storied career as a creative professional, and our newest inductees are being honored because of their significant impacts on the advertising and design industries,” said Kevin Swanepoel, CEO of The One Club for Creativity. “These are creatives whose work has transcended advertising, influencing pop culture, uplifting African-American culture, laying the groundwork for the next generation of creatives, and even influencing thought and action on climate change. They are titans of our industry."

Rebeca Méndez is an artist, designer, and professor at UCLA, Design Media Arts, where she is director of the CounterForce Lab, a research and fieldwork studio dedicated to using art and design to develop creative collaborations, new fields of study, and methods to research, create, and execute projects around the social and ecological impacts of anthropocene climate change.

Susan Hoffman has created some of Wieden+Kennedy’s most memorable work in more than three decades at the agency, including one Nike spot that pretty much ruined the Beatles for everybody. She famously opened W+K London and W+K Amsterdam, and has intermittently served as executive creative director for the Portland, New York and Delhi offices. As co-Chief Creative Officer, Hoffman currently oversees the entire global network.

David Lubars is Chief Creative Officer, BBDO Worldwide and Chairman of BBDO North America.  In the 13 years since David joined BBDO, he has helped transform the agency into the most creatively awarded in the world and a recipient of more than 15 Agency of the Year recognitions by various industry publications.  His work for BMW Films changed what was thought of as advertising forever.  He was named one of the top ten creative directors of all time in a recent story published in Forbes CMO Network.

Tom Burrell launched what is now Burrell Communications in 1971. By understanding and highlighting the positive aspects of black American culture, Burrell changed the face of American advertising.  A collection of Burrell’s advertisements for Coca-Cola is archived at the Library of Congress for its cultural and historical significance.

Diane Cook-Tench is the Founding Director of Virginia Commonwealth University’s grad school, the Brandcenter. Today, the VCU Brandcenter boasts a league of alumni that lead major brand work across the world. Prior to teaching, Diane won over 100 national and international awards for her creative work.

The Creative Hall of Fame ceremony is a black-tie gala event that will take place on Monday, September 18 in the opulent grand ballroom of Gotham Hall in Manhattan. 

About The One Club for Creativity

The One Club, producer of the prestigious One Show, ADC Annual Awards and Creative Week, is the world's foremost non-profit organization recognizing creative excellence in advertising and design.  The One Show honors the best work across all disciplines, including Advertising, Interactive, Design and Branded Entertainment. The ADC Annual Awards Creative Week takes place in New York City every May and is the preeminent festival celebrating the intersection of advertising and the arts.

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