On May 22, students from PLNU’s Fermanian School of Business made a significant impact at the 2025 AMA Sandie Awards, hosted by the San Diego chapter of the American Marketing Association. Held at the Town and Country Resort, the event gathered over 300 marketing professionals to honor the region’s most outstanding campaigns, including top student work from universities across San Diego. Out of all participating schools, PLNU students took home the most awards for the second year in a row—11 total, including 4 Golds!
Marketing Club
- Gold: Best Marketing Research & Strategy
Troy Blackford, Riley Gustus, Nikolas Pascual, Oz Rocca
- Silver: Digital Marketing
Abigail Fuentes
- Gold: Best Digital Marketing
- Bronze: Marketing Research & Strategy
Christian Hodson, Lauren Phillips, Anika Poulsen, Braden Tarka
- Silver: Digital Marketing
Hannah Najj
- Bronze: Marketing Research & Strategy
Ian MacKay, Gabby Viorel
- Bronze: Digital Marketing
Evan Olbricht
- Bronze: Creative
Bliss Phan
- Gold: Best Creative
Elle Williams
- Bronze: Digital Marketing Plan
Cameron Winkelman
- Gold: Marketing Video (professional category!)