by Andy Lester
1/10/2012 4:09:00 PM
Bob Hammack, a 40-year advertising veteran, has created over 20,000 radio, television and print advertisements, and won all the typical accolades – and, as he says, a few that aren't so typical. He is a recipient of the American Advertising Federation (AAF) Lifetime Achievement Award, which is the highest honor afforded an individual in advertising. He has also received the Promax Award, the Gabriel Award, the RAMA (Retail Advertising and Marketing Association) Award, and the MAC Award, and been a three-time winner of the National Addy competition.
An adjunct professor of advertising at the University of Central Oklahoma and the University of Oklahoma, Bob has also been a guest lecturer at Oklahoma City University. He has testified as an expert witness on advertising in two federal court cases.
He was Club 29's 2010 "Rotarian of the Year", is president of a local nonprofit working with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to improve high school graduation rates, and is an immediate past president of the Oklahoma chapter of the “Alliance for Women in Media.” In 2009, AWM recognized Bob for his service by honoring him as national "Co-member of the Year." Bob has also been active in the zoological world, serving as Chairman of the Oklahoma City Zoological Trust and President of the Oklahoma Zoological Society. He has served on the boards of the Omniplex Science Museum, the Oklahoma City Chapter of the American Red Cross, the Oklahoma City Arts Commission, and the Oklahoma City Advertising Club.
Hammack graduated from Northwest Classen High School and Oklahoma State University, and was a member of Leadership Oklahoma City Class XX and Leadership Oklahoma Class XIX. He is also a published playwright.
Bob and his wife Lauren have been married for 26 years.
Please welcome Bob Hammack to the Rotary Club of Edmond.
Andy